The concrete lighting columns in Church Road are due for replacement. In addition to this their overhead cables and locations do not meet current design standards. This means Council Officers have decided to take the opportunity of redesigning the layout and converting the lights to LED ahead of the rest of Frampton Cotterell which is […]

Avon Wildlife Trust are holding a Family Nature Day and Picnic at Says Court Solar Farm from 10am to 12 noon on Tuesday 30th August. The event will offer a morning of nature based exploration including bug hunting, blackberry painting and much more. You can bring a picnic to enjoy in the wildflower meadow that’s […]

Time is running out for households without central heating to apply for a grant of up to £4,500 to have a system installed. The funding is only available until the end of August and will cover the complete installation, including the heating source, pipework and radiators. To see how you could benefit contact the Warm […]

Wapley Bushes has just won the Green Flag Community Award, the only such award in South Gloucestershire. Wapley Bushes Local Nature Reserve, Wapley Common and the Orchard for the Future form one of the very best green spaces in the UK – and that’s official. The green space is among a record-breaking 1,686 places that […]

On Wednesday, the Conservatives and Labour voted to go ahead with the new waste strategy. Your Focus Team welcomed the weekly recycling collections and the flexibility that residents will be given to choose boxes or bags for keeping their recycling in. When the draft strategy proposed switching everyone to boxes we raised concerns about people […]

Unfortunately there have been reports this week of odour problems in Westerleigh village. Tulip are investing in a new effluent treatment plant at the abattoir to be installed this autumn/winter. They hope it will be up and running by the end of 2016. They are currently investigating measures to minimise odour release in the meantime. […]

As part of electrification, Network Rail not only have to cut back vegetation along the track, 6 metres back either side of the line, but they will also be installing overhead gantries around every 50 metres to carry the wires. Would you want gantries like the ones pictured above on our iconic viaducts, dominating our local landscape? […]

Would you like to help people save energy and money? The Centre for Sustainable Energy is looking for people to become local energy advice volunteers. The Centre for Sustainable Energy is a charity working across the former Avon area, Somerset and Wiltshire to support people living in cold homes or having difficulty managing their energy […]

If you live in fuel poverty, don’t have a central heating system and your property has an Energy Performance Certificate Rating of E, F or G, you could be eligible for a grant of up to £4,000 to have a new central heating system installed. The funding is available until 31st August 2016. You can read […]

You now need to register if you want to use the Sort It recycling centres. This has been introduced to cut the number of commercial users and those from outside South Glos using the sites. You don’t need to sign up straight away, but must do so at least 24 hours before your next visit. You […]