• New rail depot wins approval

  By Stokeygee

  @Betol Ok agreed, with both realise we can't actually define numbers and true statistics on who is...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 03/02/12

  

  A CONTROVERSIAL rail depot at Stoke Gifford has been given approval – opening the door to electrification of the main line between Bristol and London. Rail campaigners welcomed the decision, which they said would create jobs and help improve local rail services in the greater Bristol area. But angry residents who live near the 44-acre site claimed the new depot would ruin their lives. South Gloucestershire councillors decided...

• Avoid late fees – borrow e-books

  By blahblkah

  Great idea , Then we can close all the libraries and turn them into a Tesco.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 04/02/12

  

  LIBRARY users in South Gloucestershire can borrow electronic books as part of a pilot service that has just been launched. The new scheme has come into operation during a nationwide week-long celebration of libraries. It allows anyone with a personal computer or laptop and a compatible portable device to choose from more than 700 eBook titles and download them for free, although the service is not compatible with the Kindle. Members...

• NEW SOUTH WEST SERVICE TAKES THE HASSLE OUT OF MOVING

  By Trucks79

  Sounds like a service that could really help some people out. I wonder what the costs involved are....

            

   

  By hrbrsd at 13:46 on 02/02/12

  

  A new service has been launched that will take the stress away for people looking to move home or sell a property on behalf of someone else. Unique to the South West, it will mean those looking for a helping hand with things such as organising a solicitor, preparing letters for utility companies or even advice on boarding pets can sit back and relax knowing that its all been taken care of. The new service will also help people who...

• Where were the dissenting voices on this vote?

  By KBarad

  The save filton group is not lead by Ian Boulton. He is a member, but there are quite a few others...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 16:37 on 10/01/12

  

  WEDNESDAY night, 14th December 2011 will be seen by future historians as the darkest and most shameful night in the history of this region. Although it was the first time I've ever attended a council meeting, I was shocked by the cavalier, and with some councillors, the quite naive and uninformed attitude they showed towards the topics they were being asked to vote on. Some of the Tory councillors even looked so bored that they...

• Controversial rail depot at Stoke Gifford recommended for approval

  By Stokeygee

  Julie Boston (Bristol Green Party) talking on Radio Bristol this morning. (still available on BBC...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:01 on 28/01/12

  

  SOUTH Gloucestershire councillors are being urged to give their permission for a controversial rail depot at Stoke Gifford to go ahead. The council's planning officers are recommending approval when councillors make a decision on Thursday. Furious residents who live nearby confronted councillors when they turned up to inspect the 44-acre site last Friday. They are worried about it being too close to their homes and creating noise,...

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