Adam Postans

Bristol

Local Democracy Reporter at Bristol Post

Journalist at Freelance

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Pretty market town near Bristol 'plagued by antisocial behaviour'

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Adam Postans

A South Gloucestershire councillor has launched a petitionA picturesque market town near Bristol is being plagued by antisocial behaviour, a councillor has warned. South Gloucestershire Cllr Becky Romaine has launched a petition urging the council to take action over the spate of incidents in Chipping Sodbury to keep residents safe at night. It follows the withdrawal of the local authority’s street marshals in the spring to save money.
Education in South Gloucestershire is second-lowest funded in England

1 week ago | hellorayo.co.uk | Adam Postans

The county is in a funding crisisAuthor: Adam PostansPublished 6 hours agoAlmost two-thirds of council-run schools in South Gloucestershire will go into the red next year, headteachers have warned. It comes as a cross-party taskforce launched last year to find ways of addressing an ever-deepening education funding crisis in the district reported its findings to the Lib Dem/Labour cabinet.
Nursery teaching children about six-sided square rated 'inadequate'

1 week ago | bristol247.com | Adam Postans

A Bristol nursery where staff teach young children that a square has six sides has been judged as “inadequate” by inspectors. Ofsted gave Honey Tots Day Nursery – a “private Christian school” on Stokes Croft owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God – the lowest rating in all categories following an inspection.
Nearly two-thirds of South Gloucestershire Council-run schools face funding crisis

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Adam Postans

A taskforce reported its findings to South Gloucestershire Council leadersAlmost two-thirds of council-run schools in South Gloucestershire will go into the red next year, headteachers have warned. It comes as a cross-party taskforce launched last year to find ways of addressing an ever-deepening education funding crisis in the district reported its findings to the Lib Dem/Labour cabinet.
Staff at 'inadequate' Bristol nursery taught kids 'a square has six sides'

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Adam Postans

Ofsted gave the lowest rating across the boardA Bristol nursery where staff teach kids that a square has six sides has been judged as ‘inadequate’. Ofsted gave Honey Tots Day Nursery in Stokes Croft the lowest rating in all categories and overall following an inspection in April.
Local nature sites in Bristol lost to development replaced 150 miles away in Barnsley

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Adam Postans

Tree campaigners fear city's wildlife habitats will be 'hollowed out'Local nature lost to development in Bristol is being replaced – more than 150 miles away in Barnsley and 123 miles away in Sussex. New planning rules introduced last year require developers to put back any biodiversity lost to construction projects and add at least 10 per cent from what was there before.
Police officer sacked for taking second job despite being refused permission

1 week ago | somersetcountygazette.co.uk | Adam Postans

The HQ of Avon And Somerset Police and Avon Fire and Rescue in Portishead. Source: Stephen Sumner. Permission for use by all newswire partners A police sergeant who took a second job for two years despite being refused permission has been sacked without notice. Sgt Christopher Tearle, who worked for Avon & Somerset Police for nearly two decades, was found to have committed gross misconduct at a hearing on Friday, June 13.
Bristol's emergency planning team to be strenghtened

1 week ago | bristol247.com | Adam Postans

A small team that prepares for disasters and emergencies in Bristol is being expanded amid long-running concerns that it could not cope if a catastrophe struck. The city council employs just three people to plan for terrorist attacks, high-rise blazes, riots, pandemics, evacuations, floods and other calamitous scenarios.
Two Bristol HMOs could be turned back to family homes

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Adam Postans

This week's round-up of notable planning applicationsTwo separate houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) would be turned back into family homes, bucking the trend where the opposite happens, under plans recently submitted. Each week Bristol City Council receives dozens of planning applications seeking permission for a whole range of developments.
Decision made on proposals to sell alcohol at petrol station near Yate

1 week ago | gazetteseries.co.uk | Adam Postans

But South Gloucestershire councillors limited the sales at Cotswold Service Station in Old Sodbury to 6am-10pm daily instead of the requested 11pm closing time. Six residents objected to the application by Niza Southwater Ltd on the grounds it could ‘attract undesirables’ and concerns about alcohol-related antisocial behaviour, noise and traffic.