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South Gloucestershire Council Conservatives name new leader after local elections calamity

Former cabinet member replaces Toby Savage

Bristol Post · May 10, 2023

What next for South Gloucestershire after ‘no overall control’ result in local elections

The Conservatives have lost their long-held majority in South Gloucestershire

Bristol Post · May 5, 2023

Outgoing Tory council leader says results are 'clearly disappointing'

He said it was 'clearly the case' that national issues were impacting the local vote

Bristol Post · May 5, 2023

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South Gloucestershire Council leader on why voters should keep the Tories in power

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to decide which political party should run the council

Bristol Post · Apr 28, 2023

Labour promises new home insulation scheme and subsidised buses if they win South Gloucestershire Council

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to decide which political party should run the council

Bristol Post · Apr 28, 2023

South Gloucestershire Council local elections 2023: Who could be the new leader

Only the opposition Lib Dems' group leader is standing for reelection out of the three parties in the chamber

Bristol Post · Apr 26, 2023

South Gloucestershire Council leader to step down in May after local elections

Toby Savage has led the council for five years

Bristol Post · Mar 29, 2023

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WECA is broken and needs fixing urgently, report warns

Experts highlight "long list of fundamental flaws" in how the combined authority was set up and works today

Bristol Post · Mar 23, 2023

Plea to extend Thornbury to Yate bus service until June dismissed as ‘election bribe’

Several subsidised bus routes in the region will be withdrawn from April due to rapidly rising costs

Bristol Post · Mar 23, 2023

Flooded old coal mines to heat homes and businesses in £10m boost for climate

The West of England's green recovery fund for climate projects is expanding from £50m to £60m

Bristol Post · Mar 21, 2023

South Gloucestershire potholes are so bad it would 'take 742 years' to fix them all

Bristol was recently named 'worst in England' for potholes - but councillors say South Gloucestershire is even worse

Bristol Post · Mar 21, 2023

Protesters wear masks of napping politicians in demand for better bus services for Bristol region

About a dozen gathered outside a West of England Combined Authority meeting to make their demands

Bristol Post · Mar 20, 2023

Council's £470K Aerospace Bristol bailout causes 'grave concerns'

South Gloucestershire Council is writing off loan repayments to the charity that runs the Concorde museum

Bristol Post · Feb 20, 2023

Bristol Arena transport scheme costs spiral in three months

Issue sparks latest row between Labour metro mayor and Conservative South Gloucestershire Council leader

Bristol Post · Feb 1, 2023

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Bristol Post · Jan 30, 2023

WECA leaders agree huge hike in staffing costs at latest shambolic meeting

Metro mayor's annual budget approved at West of England Combined Authority committee after 100-minute adjournment

Bristol Post · Jan 19, 2023

Another 42 bus services in West of England face axe in April

New 'West Link' minibus services will be launched in many parts of the region from April

Bristol Post · Nov 21, 2022

'Damning' WECA report into council chief spat prompts plea to 'play nicely'

Leaders have been criticised for the "poor state of professional relationships" between them

Bristol Post · Oct 12, 2022

Severn Edge site could still be used for new nuclear plant after failed fusion bid

One option for the site in South Gloucestershire could be a cheaper nuclear power plant called a small modular reactor

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Bristol Post · Sep 27, 2022

Bristol Arena: Delays to crucial transport works could ‘cause chaos and calamity’

A key vote to secure funding for the transport works has been delayed

Bristol Post · Sep 6, 2022

South Gloucestershire Council resumes Local Plan work after collapse of WECA housing masterplan

Tory council leader and Labour metro mayor blamed each other for failure of spatial development strategy

Bristol Post · Aug 13, 2022

Time capsule found as phase one of Whitfield Tabernacle restoration ends

The box, placed there during the 1930s, contains century-old newspaper clippings

Bristol Post · Jul 5, 2022

‘Unbelievably disappointing’: Weca pockets spare £786,000 for reserves instead of buses

Council leaders urged metro mayor to spend the extra cash on saving rural bus routes at risk

Bristol Post · Jun 21, 2022

Council leader demands "significant change" of top WECA officers

B&NES boss Cllr Kevin Guy blames senior officials for ongoing spats

Bristol Post · Jun 16, 2022

Subsidised buses saved after WECA leaders strike deal in marathon talks

A public meeting lasted two minutes following a four-hour delay for talks behind closed doors

Bristol Post · May 27, 2022

Crisis talks over Bristol region's supported buses collapse

Three council leaders could not strike a deal with West of England metro mayor over funding

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