Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault of a pizza delivery man in the Mangotsfield area. At around 9pm on Monday, October 26 the victim was delivering pizza to an address in Berkeley Close, Mangotsfield when three unknown men approached and asked for the pizza. When he did not give them it, one of the offenders kneed the victim
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Police are appealing for information about an arson attack on a barn near Chipping Sodbury that killed 50 rare breed chickens. The corrugated iron and timber building was set alight at around 8pm on Monday, November 9. Bales of hay and a number of lawn mowers and other gardening equipment were also destroyed. The smallholding is on Chipping Sodbury Common,
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Residents living in priority neighbourhoods across South Gloucestershire are being encouraged to help shape the areas where they live. A series of ‘drop in’ sessions have been arranged by South Gloucestershire Council to help inform future action in these neighbourhoods, which have been identified by residents and the Council as places where resources could be directed most efficiently in one
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two people were assaulted near to the taxi rank in Regents Street, Kingswood. Both incidents occurred between 2am and 3am. The first victim, a 25 year old woman, was assisting taxi marshalls to resolve a dispute, when she was punched in the face by a man. She did not require hospital treatment
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South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public Consultation on its proposed Budget and Council Tax levels for 2010/11 to 2012/13. The Council consults Council Tax payers each year before agreeing its budget and council tax. This is your opportunity to comment on the Council’s priorities, its council tax and proposals to improve services and increase efficiency.
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South Gloucestershire already has some of the safest roads in the country but the latest figures show that last year they became even safer. In 2008 the number of people killed or seriously injured, as well as the number of slightly injured casualties, amongst all road users was the lowest since the council became a Unitary Authority in 1996. The
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Police are warning trailer owners to take extra security measures after two thefts in the past month. Thieves broke into a locked compound in School Road, Frampton Cotterell, damaging the locks and gate, to take an Ifor Williams double-axle trailer. It happened overnight Tuesday October 13 to Wednesday October 14 2009. The second trailer was taken from the drive of
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South Gloucestershire Council is taking part in a week of initiatives to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour as part of national ‘Not in My Neighbourhood Week’ (November 2 – 6). The council and its partners – such as Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire and Rescue Service – have planned a range of activities to help make communities
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Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in the garden of the Kingswood Colliers pub, Regent Street, Kingswood on Friday, October 30, 2009. At around 11.45am a 31 year-old male was punched in the face in an unprovoked attack. He sustained a cut to his lip and injuries to the sides of his face. The offenders, who are just
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To mark World AIDS Day on 1 December, South Gloucestershire Council and NHS South Gloucestershire have launched a joint campaign with HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) focussing on HIV prevention and education. From 23 November, all buses running from Muller Road depot into South Gloucestershire will carry internal posters highlighting the need for people who think
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