The people of South Gloucestershire are being urged to help end the scourge of mass marketed scam mailing, by taking part in a nationwide Scamnesty campaign. South Gloucestershire Council is backing the Office of Fair Trading campaign, which runs throughout February, by encouraging its residents to collect any scam mailing they receive and drop them into designated Scamnesty bins located
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Trials to cut carbon emissions by switching off some streetlights for part of the night in South Gloucestershire are set to continue. Following the success of the first phase of the trial in Charfield, a switch off trial for the Ring Road is planned to start 1 February. A selection of streetlights along the length of the Ring Road will
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South Gloucestershire Police have charged a 13-year-old boy with burglary after a break-in at a house in Stoke Gifford in which two mountain bikes were stolen on January 17 2010. The boy, from Stoke Gifford, has been released on police bail and is due to face Northavon Youth Court on February 23 2010. Source: Avon and Somerset Police
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a fatal road traffic collision in Kingswood. The incident occurred on Monday 25th January 2010 at around 5.45pm in Soundwell Road at the junction with Leicester Square. A motocycle was in collision with a Ford Mondeo. The motorcyclist died later in hospital. He has been named as 16-year-old Brendon Smith of Kingswood.
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Police are appealing for information to trace two men who allegedly assaulted and verbally abused another man on the petrol forecourt of Tesco Express on Gloucester Road North, Filton. It happened on January 13 at around 7.10pm. The two suspects were in separate cars. One, in a black Mini Cooper, is described as white, aged in his 30s, 5ft 11ins
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The Conservative administration on South Gloucestershire Council has announced plans for the district’s lowest ever council tax rise, despite being one of the lowest funded councils of its kind in the country. At 2.5 per cent for 2010/11, it would be the lowest council tax rise in the Council’s history and is in stark contrast to the huge rises seen
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South Gloucestershire Police have charged a 16-year-old man with burglary after a break-in at a house in Stoke Gifford in which two mountain bikes were stolen on January 17 2010. The young man, who is from Stoke Gifford, has been released on police bail and due to face Northavon Magistrates on February 23 2010. A 13-year-old boy arrested in connection
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a public disorder incident in Almondsbury. The incident occurred on Friday 15th January 2010 at around 11pm outside the Almondsbury Social Club on the A38. A group of youths (male and female) were involved in a fight in the car-park at the premises. A 16-year-old girl was struck to the floor causing
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Work has started on the construction of a new bus lane in Great Stoke Way, Stoke Gifford, as part of the Greater Bristol Bus Network (GBBN). South Gloucestershire Council is to widen Great Stoke Way to allow for the extra lane but the number of lanes for general traffic will not be reduced. An additional left turn lane will also
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South Gloucestershire Council is premiering two short films created by young people from the St Nicholas Youth Centre in Yate. The films examine the lives and aspirations of young people in the area and were made in conjunction with artist Vivi Stamatatos. The films, which premier at 2pm on Saturday 30 January at Yate library with the film makers in
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