Yate resident, and local MP, Luke Hall calls for reassessment of zebra crossing on Station Road

Luke Hall, Member of Parliament for Thornbury and Yate, has joined local residents to raise concerns about a recently introduced zebra crossing on Station Road, in Yate.

A development survey conducted by Thornbury and Alveston’s MP Luke Hall has revealed that 9 in 10 residents are opposed to proposals by South Gloucestershire Council and landowners Tortworth Court to see a possible 3,000 development take place on the outskirts of the town.

A Gazette Pub of the Year visited parliament this week as a part of their prize for being voted the best establishment in Yate and Chipping Sodbury.

Local MP Luke Hall has met with the Stolen and Missing Pets Alliance (SAMPA) and attended their first ever Dog Theft Awareness Day event.

Following support from South Gloucestershire Council, the Homes and Communities Agency has awarded social enterprise health provider Sirona Care with the funds for extra care housing on the hospital site.

Proposals for a formal Park and Share facility near the village of Tormarton are said to be progressing this month as South Gloucestershire Council transport officials confirmed work was being under taken to draft proposals to possibly see a formal, rather than informal, facility brought into use

Local MP Luke Hall’s fifth jobs fair was hailed as another success last week as the MP continued to deliver on his pledge to hold at least two jobs fairs a year, bringing together a host of local employers eager to meet local job seekers with a range of vacancies on offer.

Volunteers took to the streets of Thornbury as part of the town's Litter Busters group Big Spring Clean. More than 25 people met at the former social services on Saturday, February 27, breaking off into teams to cover areas around the town, with almost 30 bin liners filled upon their return.

Luke Hall is continuing the fight to oppose the proposals for a 'garden village' of 3,000 new homes near Thornbury by launching a petition against the poorly - planned development.

Luke Hall has continued his pledge to 'Get South Gloucestershire Moving' by creating a petition to improve the 82 bus service to Southmead Hospital by asking for earlier start times as well as a later service in the evening in addition to bringing the service back to Chipping Sodbury and improvin