If you own a small to medium size business (SME) locally that is struggling with slow broadband, you may be entitled to take advantage of the Government’s Broadband Connection Voucher scheme. The scheme has been extended to include eligible SMEs within South Gloucestershire – but you only have until the end of March this […]

Are you starting a new business, or thinking of working for yourself? Cool Ventures offer introductory sessions to help you understand what it means to work for yourself or start a new business. Starting with an enjoyable and interactive two hour session they introduce you to the basic concepts of running a business and help […]

This Saturday (6th December) is Small Business Saturday UK. In South Gloucestershire, participating traders and independent shops will be getting involved, including in Yate, and you can win £100 to spend at one of the businesses. To be in with a chance of winning, simply tweet the South Gloucestershire Council Twitter account @sgloscouncil on Saturday […]

Regular readers will have noticed that every week there are new proposals coming out for ways to save money from South Glos Council’s budget. By April next year, the council will have saved £43m from its annual budget – with around another £36m to be cut by 2020. We have to make these savings because […]

Plans to build a Sainsbury’s Local Store in the car park of the Badminton Arms pub in Coalpit Heath were given the go ahead today by the DC (East) planning committee. Despite impassioned pleas from local traders and residents to turn it down because of the impact it would have on the existing village shops, […]

South Glos Council has teamed up with Jobcentre Plus to host two job fairs aimed at young people leaving school, college or university. One will be held on Wednesday 26 February at Yate Library and another on Thursday 6 March at Kingswood Library, between 10am and 2pm. Young jobseekeers will be able to meet with […]

Wheels to Work West offers three schemes to help people get transport to work or training – a Bike Loan Scheme, a Bus Ticket Scheme and a Loan to Buy Scooter Scheme. More information is available on the South Glos website.

South Glos Council and its partners are inviting small businesses on three Yate trading estates to sign up for free health and safety training and advice as part of a national scheme to reduce workplace accidents. The Estates Excellence scheme brings together local businesses and other organisations including councils to offer free health and safety […]

Energising Communities is an event where you can find out why communities are generating their own energy and what groups are doing elsewhere. The event runs from 11am to 3.30pm on Saturday 16th September in Windhager UK offices, Marshfield, SN14 8SR. The keynote speaker will be Dr Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation […]

South Glos Council has recently launched an energy loan scheme to help homeowners carry out a range of projects, including installing solar panels, biomass boilers or upgrading their existing heating. For further details call the energy advice line for free on 0800 500 3076.