Campaigners have all but lost the battle to stop controversial changes to Thornbury High Street after the region’s leaders approved a £4.6million boost - despite the metro mayor’s opposition.
Labour’s Dan Norris, head of the West of England Combined Authority (Weca), previously said he would block South Gloucestershire Council leader Cllr Toby Savage’s request for cash to make the scheme permanent because of concerns about how the public were consulted.
So instead of seeking the money from the Weca committee, comprising the metro mayor and leaders of Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire councils, Cllr Savage has now secured the money from the regional joint committee – Weca committee plus North Somerset.
