The Strategic Sites Delivery Committee will consider application P20/15214/F – Land North Of Lodge Road, Engine Common, Yate at their meeting starting at 11am on Monday 19th July. The agenda is online. Your Focus Team referred it to committee so members could consider: sustainability and the impact on the local transport network the impact on […]

Walk-in clinics There are walk-in vaccine clinics in our region at the following locations this weekend: Saturday 10 July 9am-6pm: Vaccination Centre @ UWE Bristol, Coldharbour Ln, Stoke Gifford, Bristol BS34 8QZ. Moderna vaccine available for people who are 18 and over. You can get your first dose or second dose, if your first dose was 8 weeks ago. […]

GWR have made changes to their train service this Sunday (11th July) as a result of significant numbers of staff self-isolating following notification from test and trace.  Services will remain operational on all routes, but there will be some reductions. The revised timetable has been entered into national journey planners and they are contacting customers […]

Network Rail is upgrading a major railway junction near Bristol Temple Meads that controls the flow of trains from London, the Midlands/north and south Wales during eight weeks of the summer from 10 July-3 September. Please check before you travel online at GWR, CrossCountry trains or National Rail.

This Sunday (4 July) will be the first national day of thanks, as we all have someone we would like to thank this year. Then on Monday (5 July) there is a special day of thanks focused on NHS staff, social care and front line workers for their incredible efforts during this challenging year. Thank you to […]

The council will be running activities and food clubs between 26 July and 28 August, for children aged 5 to 16 years who live in South Gloucestershire. Places are free for children on free school meals. You can pay for your child to attend if they don’t get free school meals. Find out more information here.

Woodlands Road will be closed for three nights later in the year between its Stowell Hill Road and Stowell Lane junctions. The closures, which will be between the hours of 6pm and 6am, will start on or after 31st August and are needed so that cables can be installed.

If you’d like to learn more about the Climate and Nature Emergency and take action, take South Glos Council’s basic training course. It only takes 45 minutes to complete. You can also find out about ways to get involved in tackling climate change in your community on the South Glos website.

South Clos Council wants your views on their draft Green Infrastructure Strategy. The council is working with partners, communities, and residents on a strategy for greener places in South Gloucestershire. The strategy explains why it’s important to improve the network of green spaces and water courses across the area and the action needed to do […]

On Wednesday Tristan raised the recent traffic chaos in Iron Acton and the forthcoming drainage repairs at the meeting of the South Glos Scrutiny Commission on Wednesday night. The Cabinet member for Regeneration, Environment & Strategic Infrastructure, who is responsible for transport issues, was at the meeting to present an update report. Tristan asked that […]