As investigations into the murder of Barry George Rubery continue three weeks on from his death, the independent charity Crimestoppers have offered a £10,000 reward to anyone providing information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person or persons linked to Mr Rubery’s murder. On Wednesday April 28 Barry George Rubery returned to his home on the Latteridge Road
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a teenager was assaulted in Warmley. The incident occurred on 7th May 2010 at around 10.30pm on Tower Road South. The 17-year-old victim was standing at the bus stop when he was approached by three males who repeatedly punched him in the face. They ran off when the Number 43 bus arrived.
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Councillors are celebrating after planning approval was granted for a major remodelling of Pucklechurch CE VC primary school. The approved £1.72m remodelling and extension scheme will see permanent accommodation provided at the village school with construction work planned to start later in the summer. Planning approval had been sought for the erection of three single storey extensions to form additional
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NHS South Gloucestershire and construction company ISG Pearce have signed a contract for the refurbishment of Cossham Hospital. This paves the way for builders to move onto site on 1 June. The strategic health authority NHS South West announced in March 2008 that £19 million has been set aside for the redevelopment of Cossham Hospital. Plans to redevelop the hospital
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A spring clean of the A4174 Avon Ring Road has produced a mammoth 550 bags of rubbish. The clean up, conducted by South Gloucestershire Council over a three week period, involved considerable resources, including lane closures. The rubbish is thought to have been thrown out of vehicles or escaped from unsecured loads. The spring clean was accompanied by a joint
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More and more South Gloucestershire residents say they love where they live. That is the finding of a new report published by South Gloucestershire Council. The annual ‘Quality of life: better or worse?’ report for the district reveals that satisfaction with the local area as a place to live has increased over the last four years, with 85 per cent
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Police are appealing for information to identify a vehicle seen in the Iron Acton area on the night of the death of Barry George Rubery. On Wednesday April 28 Mr Rubery returned to his home on the Latteridge Road in Iron Acton, the following day he was found with fatal head injuries. Detectives are now keen to trace a dark
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Volunteers from the community are helping neighbourhood police keep Little Stoke and Stoke Gifford safe. Since the volunteers signed up in autumn 2009 they have helped police identify anti-social behaviour (ASB) hotspots, enabled officers to seize alcohol from underage drinkers, identified 60 speeding vehicles and carried out community clean-ups. Neighbourhood PC Mark Graham said: “We asked for volunteers to help
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A kerbside plastic bottle and food waste collection service is to be rolled out to every South Gloucestershire household in the biggest expansion of recycling services in 10 years. South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Conservative administration has unveiled an ‘in principle’ agreement with its waste contractor SITA to overhaul the 25 year contract that had been agreed in 2000 by the
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Voting in the three parliamentary constituencies in South Gloucestershire has seen two Conservative and one Liberal Democrat candidates selected to represent the area in the House of Commons. The biggest surprise came in Kingswood where the sitting MP Roger Berry (Labour) was ousted by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) thanks to a 9.4% swing from Labour to Conservative. Incumbent Steve Webb (Liberal
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