Despite the opposition of your Focus Team, on Monday South Glos Council voted to go into the new devolution deal, where a single Mayor will make decisions covering a wide area of the West of England, but without North Somerset. The Metro Mayor will be elected on the first Thursday in May next year. We were […]

South Glos Council is asking for your views on its budget and council tax for 2017/18. You can view the consultation and have your say here until 23rd January 2017.  

The Westerleigh Parish Council meeting that was due to be held on Monday 12th September was cancelled. Instead the Finance and GP Committee meeting that was due to be held on Monday 19th September has been replaced by a Full Council meeting, preceded by a Planning Committee meeting at 7pm. More information about meetings can […]

The council’s Street Care team are going to be using the end of the Road to Nowhere nearest the Badminton Road offices as a temporary storage and compound area to support the implementation of the new waste strategy. Initially the site will be used to store vehicles overnight while the existing yard at Dean Road […]

Earlier this year, we reported that the Conservatives were considering closing the Kingswood Civic Centre and extending Badminton Road to accommodate a council chamber and extra staff. They are now proposing to keep the council chamber at Kingswood but move the staff to Nibley, which still requires the car park to be extended. Your Focus […]

Increasingly South Glos Council is encouraging people to contact them online. This can save you precious time waiting for a telephone call to be answered. With Street Care problems, sticking a virtual pin in a map also means there’s a better chance that the right problem will get fixed. If you go to the council’s […]

Don’t forget that you only have until Friday 13th May to have your say on cuts to libraries, council offices and customer services. All three consultations are featured on the council’s consultation web page.

You may have heard in the news about the devolution deal for the West of England. There will be a public consultation in April and May before the four councils involved make their decision in June. You can already read the deal for yourself online.

Earlier this month I reported on proposals to close Kingswood Civic Centre and extend the Badminton Road council offices at Nibley. At the time, I raised concerns about the impact extending the offices could have on traffic and parking in the local area. I also sought, and was given, reassurance that any plans would not affect […]

Next week could be your last chance ever to have your say at an Area Forum, after the ruling Conservatives scrapped them. Not that anyone reading the council press release would have any idea they are being abolished. They talk about everything the public can do there and all the reasons to come along but […]