Conservative councillor for Almondsbury, Sheila Cook, has welcomed the completion of a major improvement scheme at the M5 Junction 17 roundabout following a long-running campaign. Designed to improve traffic flow, the scheme’s completion comes after Cllr Cook met regularly with the Mall and highways engineers to push for action to address commuters’ concerns about the junction during peak periods. She
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Investigations are underway after a 65 year old man was found dead in his home in Prestbury, Yate. At 2.40pm on Thursday December 3, police were called to an address where the man was found deceased. A 33 year old man was arrested at the scene and currently remains in police custody. Police are not looking for anyone else in
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Pupils and staff at St Stephen’s Infant School in Kingswood are enjoying their new green accolade: Yellow Pages Recycling Champions for England 2009. They are also looking forward to spending their well-earned £1,000 prize money. Fifty-two schools in South Gloucestershire took part in the Yellow Woods Challenge this year, collecting a total of 16,039 Yellow Pages between them. SITA South
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Police are appealing for information after a man was assaulted at Tesco’s in Kingswood. At around 8pm on Thursday November 19 a security guard at the petrol station was assaulted by a man. Two other men helped the offender and he ran off. Police are now appealing for driver and passenger in a red car to come forward as they
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A former police officer has been given a suspended jail sentence after being convicted on shoplifting while on duty in uniform. Peter Cokell, aged 34, received a 12 week jail term, suspended for 12 months, this week. He was also ordered to do 70 hours unpaid work in the community, contribute £400 towards the costs of the case, and pay
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Local residents and businesses are being asked to comment on plans to introduce parking restrictions in the area around the new council offices being built on Badminton Road in Yate. As part of the council’s Green Travel Plan, parking restrictions are being proposed that will cover all roads within 800 metres of the Badminton Road site, including residential roads and
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted in Kingswood. The incident occurred on Sunday 15th November 2009 at around 12.45am when the male victim, aged 22, was in Barcelona Bar, Kingswood. He was involved in an altercation with another man who hit him in the face with a glass. The offender is described as a
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To help celebrate National Tree Week, South Gloucestershire Council and the Friends of Yate Common have teamed up with BBC Breathing Places and Guinness World Records for Tree O’Clock, a nationwide challenge to plant as many trees as possible in a single hour. At 11am on Saturday 5 December, Executive Member for Planning, Transportation and Strategic Environment, Cllr Brian Allinson,
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E.ON UK is holding a series pf public exhibitions to provide an update on the company’s plans for a potential new nuclear power station at Oldbury-on-Severn. The exhibitions will also provide information about studies that the company anticipates will be included in any future Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Attendees will be given a first glance at two indicative layouts of
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South Gloucestershire Council in conjunction with Bristol City Council is undertaking consultation on the development of a major transport scheme – the North Fringe to Hengrove Package. The Package was identified in the South West Regional Funding Advice with a total allocation of £168m and comprises of a proposed rapid transit network with two branches in South Gloucestershire. One in
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