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Bristol City Council's latest planning applications weekly list includes three separate applications to approve details reserved by condition for a hot-food takeaway conversion at 48–56 Queens Road, Clifton.…
The UK Health Security Agency said its national influenza and COVID-19 report monitors COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.…
Bristol City Council papers show that a Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee is scheduled for 10.00 am on Thursday, 20 August 2026, with supplementary agenda documents for El Rincon and 35 Union Street (the former Odeon…
Two recent UK corporate failures show that large insolvencies can leave employees and investors carrying heavy losses, while directors can face lengthy disqualification.…
Stratford Park Lido in Stroud has reopened after almost a year of closure linked to safety concerns, and welcomed its first visitors, Stroud News and Journal and BBC News Gloucestershire reported.…
The NHS is urging millions of eligible people to book their flu jab, with the national booking system open and vaccinations starting on 1 September, NHS England said.…
The Department for Transport said eligible disabled people across England will get free bus travel all day, every day, after the government announced it would lift time restrictions on concessionary passes.…
The iconic M&S St Michael label is making a comeback through a new Aries collection, with details on prices, launch date and the label's history, the Gazette Series, Stroud News and Journal, Cotswold Journal, Wiltshire…
Bristol's universities are separately working to reduce environmental harms from high-carbon advertising and energy-intensive artificial intelligence, as a nearby illegal waste dump has been reported.…
Somerset County Gazette reported that Somerset Council issued its latest planning decisions for Taunton and surrounding areas covering 31 July to 6 August 2026.…
Police confirmed that a woman died on the railway tracks near Wellington over the weekend, leading to the cancellation of services from Bristol to Taunton.…
The Government's free bus travel scheme lets children aged 5-15 travel free in England during August, the Cotswold Journal reported.…
Avon and Somerset Police, North Somerset Council’s Trading Standards officials and HMRC visited 13 retailers in North Somerset during a two-day operation against the illegal tobacco trade on 11-12 August, the force…
Wessex Water has introduced a hosepipe ban for the first time in 50 years, affecting Wiltshire, Dorset, Somerset and Bath, the Wiltshire Times and Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard reported.…
Drought restrictions are widening across the West of England, but local conditions are not uniform: a first hosepipe ban since 1976, a drought order for the River Severn, a leaking water pipe and a reservoir that…
Bristol Water has urged customers across the region to check toilets for hidden leaks, saying that over 70% of England, including Bristol, has been declared in drought by the Environment Agency following months of…
Wessex Water has introduced the first hosepipe ban in 50 years after prolonged dry weather, the BBC reported. The company said it is experiencing record-breaking demand for water amid the ongoing drought.…
Several Bristol-area organisations are launching autumn health and fundraising activities this month at the same time as new vetting rules take effect for volunteers who work with children.…
A string of licensing hearings and committee meetings are being held across Bristol and surrounding councils over a two-week span in late August, council papers show.…
Planning registers for Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds all recorded new activity in the latest weekly lists, with Bristol City Council handling both a substantial redevelopment and a run…
Bristol ranks ninth globally for construction costs, BBC Bristol said.…
A gas leak on Badminton Road in Yate was being dealt with by Avon Fire and Rescue Service, the Gazette Series reported.…
Planning applications have been submitted across the wider Bristol area, while a gas leak in Yate highlighted the disruption that contractor work can cause.…
Wessex Water has introduced the first hosepipe ban in its area in 50 years after prolonged dry weather, BBC News Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire reported.…
Bristol Water is asking households across the region to check for silent toilet leaks, after the Environment Agency declared more than 70 per cent of England, including Bristol, to be in drought following months of…
Bristol is ranked ninth globally for construction costs, BBC Bristol reported.…
Bristol City Council has set two Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee meetings for late August and early September, as several neighbouring authorities also publish licensing agendas and minutes in the same two-week…
Later this year, new Social Tenant Access to Information Requirements (STAIRS) will give social-housing customers the right to access more information about how housing providers like Curo are run, Curo Group said.…
Wessex Water has introduced the first hosepipe ban in its area since 1976 after prolonged dry weather, according to BBC Bristol and BBC News Somerset.…
Bristol ranks ninth globally for construction costs, BBC Bristol reported.…
HM Courts & Tribunals Service published a batch of employment tribunal decisions on 17 and 18 August 2026. Case titles in the release identify several respondents from the transport and logistics sector.…
A Chalford playing field has been cleared to reopen after being closed in July 2025 when moles dug up buried asbestos, with the remaining risk described as "very low", BBC News Gloucestershire reported.…
Across the latest weekly planning lists for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, the range of applications runs from individual house alterations to reserved-matters approvals linked to an Avonmouth…
The Bristol and wider West Country area is seeing a mix of summer activity support, cultural preparation and environmental risk management this week.…
Bristol ranks ninth globally for construction costs, the BBC reported.…
Bristol and the surrounding West of England are already looking ahead to September, with health, charity, arts and sports organisations opening bookings or announcing dates for the autumn.…
Several public bodies in the West Country and national regulators released forward-looking plans during mid-August 2026, outlining decisions and programmes that will run into the next decade.…
Bristol City Council's latest weekly planning list includes several applications to discharge conditions attached to permission 24/03528/F for the redevelopment of Alide Hire Service, Little George Street, into…
Free bus travel is being expanded in England at the same time as the government published the latest road congestion figures.…
Bristol City Council has set a Licensing (Hearings) Sub-Committee meeting for Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 10.00 am, with an agenda supplement for El Rincon 2 published.…
Public outdoor sites in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Somerset are in the news this week because of safety closures, reopenings and protection decisions, local and regional outlets report.…
A batch of recent planning applications filed with Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council all seek approval of details reserved by conditions on earlier planning permissions, suggesting several local…
Sections of two key roads in Yate will close overnight as part of travel improvements, the Gazette Series reported.…
Bristol 24/7 reported that a garden shop is celebrating 80 years of trading and that a new cheese shop showcases 60 years of expertise.…
The latest weekly planning lists from Bristol City Council and North Somerset Council show several major projects advancing through applications to discharge conditions set on earlier permissions.…
Bristol Water has asked households across the region to check for hidden toilet leaks, saying a single leaking toilet can waste up to 400 litres of water a day.…
Wednesday 12 August 2026 brought a deep partial solar eclipse to the region, the North Somerset Times, Weston Mercury, Somerset County Gazette and Bridgwater Mercury reported.…
A major refurbishment is planned for the Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol 24/7 reported.…
Bristol Water has opened applications for its second annual Chew Valley Reservoir Run, to be held from 9am on Sunday 20 September 2026, with proceeds going to The Grand Appeal, the official charity for Bristol…
A Taunton resident who has lived beside a narrow school route for more than eight decades has called on the council to act, warning that the road is increasingly dangerous, the Somerset County Gazette reported.…
Bristol Water is urging households to check for hidden toilet leaks, warning that a single leaking toilet can waste up to 400 litres of water a day, Bristol Water said.…
Council papers show Cheltenham Borough Council published a deed of variation to its contract with North and West Gloucestershire Citizens Advice Limited, listed under Director of Governance, Housing and Communities and…
Gloucestershire County Council said it is encouraging residents to have their say in a major national conversation about the future of adult social care.…
Several recent announcements and reports point to widening support for disabled people in and around Bristol, alongside continuing reports of discrimination in everyday life.…
Bristol's most recent weekly planning register is dominated by applications to discharge conditions or approve reserved matters on developments that already have permission, while neighbouring authorities are receiving…