Labour against ticket office closures

20 Jul 2023

South Gloucestershire Labour was proud to support a motion condemning the widespread closure of railway station ticket offices across the region last night. The potential closures include Bristol Parkway in Stoke Gifford, Filton Abbey Wood, and Yate. Up to 1,000 across the country could go, if the plans go through.…

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Labour reverses Conservative children’s food voucher cut

10 Jul 2023

South Gloucestershire Labour is proud to announce it has reversed a Conservative cut that lowered the amount of food vouchers given to children entitled to free school meals during school holidays.   The vouchers were originally worth £15 a week to children entitled to free school meals. This was lowered…

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Labour saves bus from Emersons Green to Winterbourne Academy

06 Jul 2023

A bus serving children in Lyde Green has been saved through the work of the Labour/Liberal Democrat partnership running South Gloucestershire Council.   The 459 goes from Lyde Green to Winterbourne International Academy. Stagecoach previously announced it would be cutting the service, but the new Administration has managed to find…

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South Glos Labour unveils 2023 election manifesto

04 Mar 2023

South Gloucestershire Labour Group proudly unveiled its 2023 local election manifesto outside Kingswood Civic Centre today. Elected members gathered with candidates, party members, friends, and family. The eight-page document is split into five different policy areas, with several pledges. Amid them are five key pledges which’ll feature on Labour’s doorstep…

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South Glos Council Workers need a Real Living Wage!

15 Feb 2021

The Labour Group at South Glos Council are disappointed that the Council voted against our amendment to this year’s budget which would have seen money allocated to start a Pay Modelling Review to look at how the Council can pay its lowest paid staff the Real Living Wage. Councillor Pat…

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Make Schools Safe for Children and School Staff

04 Jan 2021

South Glos Labour Group Leader Pat Rooney said: “Because of the negative impact on our children’s education, particularly for those who are most deprived, we don’t want to see schools in South Glos closed and we recognise that most schools have remained open for vulnerable and keyworker children throughout the…

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Labour Councillors Abstain on Motion to Rename the Severn Bridge

09 Dec 2020

The Labour Group at South Glos Council has tonight abstained on a motion proposing to rename the Severn Bridge in honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Councillor Ian Boulton, Deputy Leader of the Labour Group said: “2022 is going to be a year that I hope…

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South Glos Labour Councillors Congratulate Dan Norris on his Nomination for Labour’s Metro Mayor

16 Nov 2020

Today the Labour Group on South Glos Council congratulate Dan Norris on his nomination as Labour’s candidate for the Metro Mayor elections next May – we look forward to working with him. Thanks too to Cllr. Helen Godwin for fighting an excellent campaign.

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Labour Councillors Dismay as Local Residents are Gagged by Conservative Council

26 Oct 2020

Labour councillors at South Glos Council have reacted with dismay at the Conservative Chair of the Development Management Committee, Cllr Keith Burchell’s, refusal to allow local residents to speak at a Planning Committee about the proposed fencing off of community green space at Shellards Road in Longwell Green. South Glos…

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Labour Councillors Accuse Conservatives of Hypocrisy over Affordable Housing

21 Oct 2020

At the full meeting of South Gloucestershire Council held on 14th October a cross party motion challenging the Government’s proposed planning changes was agreed which included the insertion of a Labour amendment which stated “the proposals in their current state do not do enough to deliver affordable housing to those…

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Labour Councillors welcome overdue rebuild of Patchway Community College

05 Oct 2020

In 2010 the former Conservative Education Secretary, Michael Gove, cancelled the previous Labour Government’s scheduled rebuild of Patchway Community College. Because of the poor state of the buildings, Patchway Community College was included in the Labour Government’s flagship ‘Building Schools for the Future (BSF) Programme’. The Labour Government’s BSF Programme…

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Councillor Pat Rooney signs Letter to PM asking for targeted support to save jobs and businesses

16 Sep 2020

South Glos Labour Group Leader Councillor Pat Rooney is one of over 1000 councillors who have written to the Prime Minister asking for targeted support to protect jobs and businesses. Councillor Rooney said: “The Government’s decision to end the furlough scheme will result in many more redundancies and a massive…

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Sad News about Councillor John Hunt

07 Sep 2020

“We are sad to announce that former South Gloucestershire Labour Councillor, John Hunt, passed away peacefully at home during the night.  John actively worked on behalf of the Labour movement all of his life and practically held virtually every role possible locally, both in the Labour Party, and as a…

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Labour Councillors Thank Covid 19 Volunteers

15 Jul 2020

As part of a debate on a motion to recognise Local Heroes at tonight’s South Glos Council meeting, Katie Cooper, Labour Councillor for Staple Hill and Mangotsfield said: “I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank the volunteers who have stepped up and supported those shielding in the…

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Conservative Council Votes Against Paying the Real Living Wage to its Carers and Key-workers

15 Jul 2020

Ian Boulton, Labour Councillor for Staple Hill and Mangotsfield ward, proposed a motion at tonight’s South Glos Council meeting which would have seen the council become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer, and would have given a pay rise to the lowest paid council staff who currently earn less than…

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Labour Councillors Call on South Glos Council to Pay the Real Living Wage

15 Jul 2020

Ian Boulton, Labour Councillor for Staple Hill and Mangotsfield ward, will propose a motion at tonight’s South Glos Council meeting which, if passed, will see the council become a Living Wage Foundation accredited employer, and will give a pay rise to all council staff currently earning less than the Real…

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Don’t Re-open Schools until it is Safe to do so

20 May 2020

Councillor Alison Evans, Labour Group lead for Schools at South Gloucestershire Council is calling on the council to support the National Education Union’s (NEU) guidance on reopening our primary schools only when their five tests have been passed. Teachers, head teachers, support staff, parents and unions want schools to open…

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A Message from Councillor Pat Rooney

11 May 2020

I thought I would like to provide an update from the South Gloucestershire Labour Group as to the work we are continuing to carry out in our wards. I firstly must send a big ‘Thank you’ to all of our Council employees who have shown great commitment and dedication to…

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South Glos Children Send Hope Messages to Shielding Residents

27 Apr 2020

Children in Staple Hill and Mangotsfield in South Gloucestershire have made pictures and messages for residents who are shielding. The initiative is a development of a volunteer programme organised by Staple Hill and Mangotsfield councillors, Katie Cooper, Ian Boulton and Michael Bell, and Clive Heath of the Mangotsfield Residents Association,…

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How a Labour Councillor set up a Covid 19 Support Group

22 Apr 2020

As the narrative began to turn from ‘herd immunity’ and ‘low risk’ to this ‘might be something major after all and we’re not ready’, my thoughts turned to the residents of Kingswood, our large amount of elderly and low waged/vulnerable residents, how badly this pandemic could potentially impact them, and…

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South Glos Labour Group welcomes Sir Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner as new Labour Party Leader and Deputy Leader

06 Apr 2020

The South Gloucestershire Labour Group welcomes Sir Keir Starmer, as the newly elected Labour Party Leader, and Angela Rayner, as the Deputy Leader, following their successful leadership campaigns. Labour Group Leader, Cllr Pat Rooney, said; “Once we have worked through the awful pandemic which is hurting our communities so badly,…

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