Police in South Gloucestershire are warning motorists to be on the alert after a man was charged with theft of a handbag from a car parked at a church. The car had been left locked outside Holy Trinity Church, Kingswood High Street, for just 15 minutes on Saturday August 01 2009 when a thief struck, smashing the window and taking
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Police have issued an appeal for witnesses following a suspicious fire in a building in South Gloucestershire. The incident happened at about 4.45pm on Wednesday August 5 in New Cheltenham Road at the former Fiveways offices and day centre in the Kingswood area. Police originally assisted with traffic management at the scene as it was not thought to be suspicious.
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Little Stoke Youth Centre is holding a launch event to promote its new music suite on Saturday 15 August. As well as having the opportunity to see the new facilities, visitors can take part in music workshops and there will be performances by young people throughout the day. There will also be refreshments, a bouncy castle, badge making and many
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A special ‘pamper’ event is being held for young people in the district. ‘Girlz Just Want to Have Fun’ is aimed at females aged between 11 and 19. Different activities have been planned for the day, ranging from archery and climbing to jewellery making and hair and beauty treatments. As well as the fun events the day will have a
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Grimsbury Farm in Kingswood is being transformed into a working farm. Owned and run by South Gloucestershire Council for the benefit of residents, the farm will soon be producing food that will be sold to the local community. A new farm manager, Stuart Jay, and assistant Vicky Edwards, have been taken on to help Grismbury become a working farm. Councillor
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Police are appealing for information after an incident of indecent exposure in Mangotsfield. The incident occurred on Wednesday 22nd July 2009 at around 3pm in Manor Road, Mangotsfield. Two teenagers saw a man indecently exposing himself on the side of the road before walking off towards Rodway Hill Road. The man is described as white, in his late 30’s and
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Street theatre performances and life-size floor stickers depicting ‘drunk people’, are being used by officers from Avon and Somerset Constabulary and South Gloucestershire Council to launch a campaign against binge drinking in Kingswood this weekend. The campaign, called ‘Know Your Limits’, is targeted at 18 to 24-year-olds. Officers will talk through the consequences of binge drinking on a night out
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South Gloucestershire has earned the much coveted title of Fairtrade status which means it has made a commitment to supporting Fairtrade products and using products with the Fairtrade Mark. South Gloucestershire Council has worked alongside community organisations, businesses, schools and individuals to pledge to do what they can to support Fairtrade and promote the Fairtrade Mark. There have been a
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News that another safe crossing point is to be installed across a busy Thornbury road has been welcomed by locals. A light controlled ‘puffin’ crossing is to be built across Grovesend Road near the junction of Sibland Road, Thornbury, as part of plans to provide a ‘safer route to school’ for children attending the town’s nearby Crossways Infant and Junior
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Parts of the A4174 Ring Road will be closed from Monday 24 August to allow staff from South Gloucestershire Council to carry out litter picking, grass cutting, road sweeping and gully emptying. Some of the work will be carried out on the central reservation which is why the partial lane closure is required as a safety precaution. These essential works
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