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Employment tribunal decisions published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service on 21–23 September include claims against catering, restaurant and pub operators including Compass Group UK and Ireland Ltd, Hamble Catering Ltd,…
Six applications on the Bristol City Council weekly planning list are worded almost identically: each seeks a lawful development certificate for "like-for-like (or as close as practicable) external alterations to the…
Voscur said the Morrisons Foundation Connecting Communities grants offer up to £20,000 to charities for capital projects that improve, enhance or protect spaces in communities.…
Across Bristol and the South West, organisations this week have highlighted preparation in different areas: fire safety, student work experience, learning environments and family welfare.…
All five council planning notices in the supplied documents concern trees: two from Bristol City Council and three from North Somerset Council.…
Energy coverage from the North Somerset Times, Weston Mercury, Cotswold Journal, Somerset County Gazette and Bridgwater Mercury said only four fixed energy deals currently beat the October price cap, with the cheapest…
South Gloucestershire's latest weekly planning list contains more applications to change existing homes than to build new ones.…
Council meetings in Bristol and surrounding areas between Monday 21 and Thursday 24 September were accompanied by a wave of agenda supplements focused on public participation, official meeting records show.…
Bristol City Council's planning weekly list includes three applications for Lawful Development Certificates, each seeking to carry out like-for-like external alterations to existing buildings to achieve compliance with…
Three separate announcements were published around the same time as Bristol-area organisations issued their own updates: a national funding package for affordable homes, a reminder from Avon Fire & Rescue about fire…
The trust is one of several public-sector employers in the batch: the Home Office is named in three cases, and NHS bodies appear in at least six decisions.…
South Gloucestershire Council's planning weekly list shows residential change in the district is coming as much from extending existing homes as from new-build permissions.…
Across the Bristol region, the final ten days of September include institutional announcements in football, education and health.…
Filton Voice reported that The Propeller Quarter, the purpose-built student accommodation at Brabazon, is complete and will welcome its first residents in September.…
South Gloucestershire Council's planning weekly list includes two permission-in-principle applications for housing: one self-built dwelling on land north of Watery Lane railway bridge and nine dwellings on land at Down…
In a batch of employment tribunal decisions published by HM Courts & Tribunals Service, several cases involve employers that are in liquidation or administration.…
Weston Mercury reported that council approved design plans for 142 homes at Haywood Village, advancing the redevelopment of the former Weston Airfield housing site.…
Three buildings in Bristol's BS5 area have appeared on Bristol City Council's planning applications weekly list with proposals to replace external wall materials to comply with updated building and fire safety…
A grant scheme now open in Gloucestershire is offering up to £7,500 to community projects that help adults stay connected and independent.…
UKHSA's latest official statistics cover RSV vaccination coverage for pregnant women and older adults, flu and COVID-19 surveillance for weeks 39 and 43, norovirus and rotavirus surveillance for weeks 39 and 43, weekly…
BBC News Wiltshire reported that a rise in bus miles with council funding might be starting to reverse the reduction in services.…
Within days of each other, two institutions in the wider Gloucestershire and West of England region held 2026 graduation ceremonies.…
Planning applications published this week by three councils show a common step in the Bristol area: applicants seeking to discharge conditions attached to earlier permissions.…
The batch includes multiple claims against hospitality and food service employers, such as Compass Group, Hamble Catering, Griffin Catering Services, Viva Italia, Heavenly Desserts, and PLK Chicken UK, which trades as…
BBC News Somerset and Wiltshire published guides to carnival season, noting that clubs spend all year making the carts. Swindon Half Marathon is expected to draw thousands of runners, with road closures.…
BBC News Somerset and BBC News Wiltshire said clubs spend all year making carnival carts.…
Homes England announced a £21.8m funding package to help councils build more affordable homes through the Social and Affordable Homes Programme.…
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a batch of surveillance and vaccination statistics on 21 September 2026, covering data up to mid-October.…
Bristol 24/7 reported that rules could be loosened on who is allowed to drive through bus gates in Bristol.…
Separate education institutions announced refurbished learning spaces on the same day, highlighting a renewed focus on buildings as the academic year begins.…
Carers Support Bristol & South Gloucestershire said Ward 34 set aside a week to highlight carers, working with carers liaison Jo Wells to provide information for patients, families and staff.…
University Centre Weston said its 2026 graduation ceremony took place on Saturday 19 September, with graduands arriving and being fitted with gowns and mortarboards.…
The Weston Mercury reported that the council has approved design plans for 142 homes at Haywood Village, advancing the redevelopment of the former Weston Airfield housing site.…
Voscur said the Morrisons Foundation Connecting Communities grants offer up to £20,000 to charities that provide place-based services, with funding for capital projects that improve, enhance or protect community spaces.…
Bristol's public notices include two separate sets of entries involving addresses in the city: tree-work applications and company insolvency notices.…
Coverage of a knife attack in a Gloucestershire shop varied on the age of the boy involved. The Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard reported the boy was 14 and said he attacked a girl with a knife in a Cirencester shop.…
City of Bristol College has started the new academic year in refurbished buildings, with students returning to brighter corridors, updated student spaces, more accessible kitchens, and 'improvements to campus…
Recent local updates touching Bath, Bristol and Swindon are all concerned with fixing existing problems rather than enabling new development.…
Recent weekly planning lists in the Bristol area show a cluster of requests to formally discharge conditions attached to earlier permissions.…
North Somerset Council's planning weekly list included six notices for fixed-line broadband equipment, all marked 'THIS IS NOT A PLANNING APPLICATION'.…
The week's meeting lists also show a middle-of-the-week concentration. On 21 September, Cheltenham's alcohol and gambling licensing sub-committee met, while Somerset's children and education scrutiny committee also met.…
Recent local planning schedules show the term 'planning' covering a wider set of council notices than new housebuilding applications alone.…
Bath Echo reported that a man was convicted and sentenced for assaulting Robyn after she had called police; officers found her bleeding and submerged in the bath at her Walcot flat.…
The planning weekly lists from North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council include a non-material amendment to a Nailsea house-extension application, a request to discharge conditions on a Badminton office…
Forest Green Rovers is bringing back its Football on Prescription scheme after more than 30 people were referred to matches during last season’s pilot, according to the Gazette Series and Stroud News and Journal.…