Police have renewed their appeal for information following the murder of Barry Rubery in Iron Acton on Wednesday 28th April. Mr Rubery was brutally killed at his Crossing Cottage home on the Latteridge Road in Iron Acton following a night out with friends. Today (Friday 23rd July) his family are holding his funeral at Westerleigh Crematorium near Yate. Philip and
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Police are appealing for information to try to find whoever has daubed racist graffiti on property in the Patchway area of Bristol. Two shops in Rodway Road and a garage door nearby have been damaged. PC Carie Munden of Staple Hill police, investigating the offences, said: “I would like to hear any information, however small, in regard to the identity
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NHS South Gloucesterhire and South Gloucestershire Council have developed a draft Strategy for Carers in partnership with carer representatives, which is out for public consultation from 1st July 2010 until 31st October 2010. The Strategy’s vision is that: “By 2018, carers will be universally recognised and valued as being fundamental to strong families and stable communities. Support will be tailored
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Work was due to start yesterday (Monday 19th July) on South Gloucestershire’s first park and ride at Hunts Ground Road, Stoke Gifford, near Bristol Parkway rail station. The site will provide extra parking for commuters using train services at Parkway Station and will also serve the regular bus services that call at Parkway. Its location also means that it is
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Police are appealing for information and witnesses following an assault in Filton Avenue, Filton, Bristol. At around 7pm on Friday July 9 a van driver pulled his vehicle over to speak to a cyclist. The cyclist then became verbally aggressive and caused damaged to the driver’s van. The victim again tried to approach the cyclist (pictured) for his details and
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Police are appealing for information and witnesses following a racially aggravated incident in the Patchway area. On two separate occasions, one on Thursday July 8 and another on Monday July 12, graffiti of a racist nature was sprayed onto a garage door in Cavendish Road. Police are treating this as racially aggravated criminal damage Detective Sergeant Mark Goss from Staple
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Young dancers from across the district will be showing off their moves in a variety of performances at this year’s Engage Youth Dance Festival on Saturday 17th July. School dance groups, local dance schools and other organisations from South Gloucestershire will be involved in the event, which is organised by Dance South Gloucestershire in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council and
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Young people have been airing their views on life in South Gloucestershire and the services provided by Merlin Housing Society. Twenty-five young people aged 16 to 25 attended a recent event specifically designed to allow them to have their say. Organised by Merlin and 1625 Independent People the event followed a similar one the housing society ran with its black
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A lorry driver from Weston-Super-Mare has been fined £115 and ordered to pay £583 in costs for driving a 13 tonne heavy goods vehicle through a 7.5 tonne environmental weight restriction in Westerleigh. Christopher Pearce, from Bleadon, pleaded guilty (by post) to the offence at North Avon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 6 July. Mr Pearce was seen driving his vehicle
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Police are appealing for information after reports of a man exposing himself in Alveston and Thornbury. The man was seen jogging near Down Road Park at about 5.15pm on Monday July 05 2010. He asked two girls aged 12 and 13 if they would help him find something he had lost in the bushes. The girls moved away, but the
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