From Monday 14 December capacity on the peak morning service from Yate to Bristol Temple Meads will increase by 50 per cent. South Gloucestershire Council has been working with First Great Western to increase the number of carriages for commuters from two to three, to help relieve some of the overcrowding caused by the popularity of the service. Councillor Brian
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Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in Stoke Gifford, South Gloucestershire when a man was allegedly threatened with a machete. It happened just before 11am on Tuesday, December 1 at Mead Park in Hatchet Road. Police say the road was busy with traffic at the time. The man was prevented from driving into the car park at Mead
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Three men were arrested at a market in Filton on Saturday (5 December) following a joint operation by South Gloucestershire Council trading standards and Avon and Somerset Police. Alleged sellers of counterfeit clothing and footwear were targeted as the market was being set up at Filton Recreation Centre. Trading standards and police officers were accompanied by trade mark representatives from
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On Thursday 17 December, Downend library is holding a coffee morning with seasonal music from mandolin player John Hopes. John is a founder member and musical director of Fingers and Frets, a banjo, mandolin and guitar orchestra based in Bristol. John will be serving up some Christmas classics from the unique sound of the mandolin while library users can enjoy
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a premises was damaged in Thornbury. The incident occurred on Friday 4th December 2009 between 7.15 and 7.30pm at the Hingtai Takeaway, Pullins Green, Thornbury. A man entered the premises and verbally abused staff before smashing a window at the location and running away. The offender is described as a white man,
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Police were called to Filton College at around 3pm on Tuesday December 08 2009 after reports of a group of about 10 teenage girls involved in a fight. Officers found that at least one young woman had been assaulted and she was treated by ambulance for a cut to her head. A young woman aged 17 from Southville was arrested
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Police are appealing for witnesses to a road traffic collision in Charfield, South Gloucestershire involving two lorries in which one of the drivers died. It happened at around 2.30pm on Tuesday, December 8 on the B4058 Wootton Road. For some reason one of the lorries, a Scania, drifted into the path of another lorry coming the other way and collided
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South Gloucestershire has been awarded a coveted ‘green flag’ in a new national report on how well public services are working together to improve the quality of life for residents. The Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA) – published today (Wednesday 9 December) – found that organisations such as South Gloucestershire Council, NHS South Gloucestershire, Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire
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Bradley Stoke councillors have welcomed funding for an improved pedestrian crossing aimed at promoting walking to school in the town. £20,000 has been allocated by the Southern Brooks Area Forum to install a raised speed table across Brook Way between Wheatfield Drive and Courtlands Road, as part of the Wheatfield Primary School travel plan. As part of the Bradley Stoke
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A development offering new houses at affordable rents has been officially opened in Thornbury. The four new houses, at North East Road, have been developed by Solon Housing, which part funded the scheme along with the Homes & Communities Agency and South Gloucestershire Council which provided the land for free. Cllr Matthew Riddle, the council’s executive member for community care
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