Funding for schools, transport and broadband is ‘investing in the future’
South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative Cabinet has revealed plans to invest over £100m over the next 3 years - just £4.6m of which would be funded through borrowing.
Council investment to tackle district’s ‘digital divide’
Every home and business in South Gloucestershire will potentially be able to access broadband by 2015 with nine out of ten enjoying superfast speeds of up to 24 Mbps, thanks to nearly £3m of public investment.
£3m investment to cut carbon emissions and energy costs
Two new green funds totalling almost £3m are to be created in South Gloucestershire – one for schools and one for local households, under proposals being considered by the Council’s Conservative Cabinet.
Former tank commander welcomes housing priority for Armed Forces
A campaigning former Army tank commander has welcomed a council consultation proposing that Armed Forces personnel are given the highest priority when affordable homes are allocated.
Conservative councillors vote to support Frenchay project
A vote forcing a local NHS u-turn on the new Frenchay community hospital has been narrowly defeated.
Conservative councillors have criticised the Labour Group for attempting to ‘torpedo’ the public consultation on the future of Filton Airfield during a Full Council debate tonight.
The Labour Group had tabled a council motion calling for a decision on the airfield’s future tonight, even though the public consultation runs until 24th October.
Yate’s new £1.3m ‘Armadillo’ youth café is proving a hit with local youngsters since it opened this summer – after local Conservatives put an end to a decade of LibDem dithering.
The announcement that BAE Systems is closing Filton Airfield in 2012 and selling it off to developers has delayed the independent examination of the Council’s planning blueprint.
The second phase of a £2.9m remodelling scheme at Pucklechurch School is just one of many school projects making progress across the district.
The LibDems won’t join Conservative efforts to secure the future of Thornbury’s Castle Court car park, dismaying local residents and traders.
