The district’s roads are benefiting from a sustained effort to identify and repair the damage caused by the unprecedented winter weather. Since this year’s pothole repair campaign started on 25 January, the council’s teams have already repaired over 1,200 potholes compared to 3,200 over the whole of 2009. This was made possible after the council put a plan in place
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted in Kingswood. The incident occurred on Tuesday 2nd March 2010 at around 10.15am. The victim, a 44-year-old man, was stood at a bus stop in Anchor Road, Kingswood when the offender cycled passed. There appears to have been a minor verbal altercation between the pair. The offender cycled
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Local history enthusiasts are invited to find out about some major Bristol landmarks with local researcher and film maker, Gordon Young. He will present three of his films at Staple Hill library on Wednesday 10 March. “Through Ticket to New York”is the story of Bristol’s funding of the Great Western Railway and the part it played in creating the first
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Volunteer groups across South Gloucestershire are urged to spring into action and help clean up their neighbourhood or open spaces, as part of national spring clean. South Gloucestershire Council is supporting the Big Spring Clean Campaign 2010 which runs from 1 March to 30 April and is encouraging everyone to join in. From schools to scouts and voluntary groups to
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Yate in the early hours of Saturday morning. At around half past midnight on Saturday morning (February 27) the victim was at the kebab van on the Badminton Trading Estate, just off Badminton Road, when he was approached by a group of males. It’s alleged that
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Teenage pregnancy rates in South Gloucestershire have fallen by 14.2 per cent, according to figures released this week. The provisional 2008 under-18 conception rate for South Gloucestershire was 29 per 1,000 girls aged 15-17; a decrease of 14.2 per cent since 1998. This compares favourably with the 13.9 per cent fall for England and Wales in figures released by the
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Police in South Gloucestershire are warning householders to be on the alert after recovering two cars stolen during burglaries. Two homes in Oldland Common and Longwell Green were burgled this week, and on each occasion the thieves used the householder’s own car to make off having found the keys. Overnight Tuesday February 23 to Wednesday February 24 thieves broke into
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South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative transport chief has revealed that the authority is considering legal action after Ministers confirmed a larger than expected cut to the district’s bus budget. The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed its intention to cut funding for free over 60s bus travel by £390K from April 1st. This is £50k more than the £340k funding cut
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for witnesses after a woman was sexually assaulted in Filton in the early hours of Sunday, February 14. At around 2am the victim was getting out of a taxi on Kenmore Crescent when she was approached by an unknown man, asking for directions. When the victim – a 23-year-old woman – started to give
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South Gloucestershire Council has welcomed the announcement that work is planned to start in the spring on a new £300million science park. The state of the art scheme – which will be located in Emersons Green, South Gloucestershire – will create around 6,000 high-skill and ancillary jobs and will help bring significant economic benefits to the West of England region
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