An initiative that helps youngsters lead a healthier and fitter lifestyle is launching again this month (January). MEND – Mind, Exercise, Nutrition… Do It! – is aimed at youngsters aged between seven and 13 who may be above their ideal weight and provides them with an opportunity to try fun, physical activities and learn about the healthiest foods to eat.
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after thieves stole quad bikes and karts from an outdoor activity centre. It happened overnight Monday January 18 to Tuesday January 19 2010 at the centre at Winterbourne. Thieves are believed to have broken into a metal shipping container used for storage to get an angle grinder which they then used to break
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South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative transport chief is urging residents to petition the Prime Minister to drop government plans to slash the district’s bus budget by £340,000. The funding cut is proposed as part of plans announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) at the end of 2009 to change the distribution of funding for the national concessionary travel scheme for
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Police are trying to trace the owner of a bike after it was left at the scene of an altercation in Kingswood yesterday, Tuesday January 19 2010. Police were called by three school girls reporting seeing a van pull up and the driver scuffle with a young man on a bicycle on Woodside Road. Officers arrived at the scene to
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Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault and robbery in Filton, South Gloucestershire on Friday, January 15. The victim, a 19-year-old man, was attacked by three youths at around 6.15pm as he cycled along Elm Park, a footpath next to the playing field at the rear of Filton sports centre. He was knocked to the ground but wasn’t badly
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a girl was sexually assaulted in Filton. The incident occurred on Wednesday 6th January 2010 at around 8.45am when the 14-year-old was walking in Charles Road. The offender is described as a white man, aged in his 20’s, of stocky build. He was wearing a black hooded top which smelt strongly of
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South Gloucestershire Police have charged a man in connection with a burglary at Little Stoke Youth Club in September 2009. Officers arrested five men on the same night as the reported break-in and recovered a cash till, cash and a hi-fi system believed to have been stolen from the centre. Following further enquiries, three men were released without charge, and
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was robbed in Staple Hill. At around 4.50pm on Wednesday (January 13) the 15 year old was walking through Page Park when he was repeatedly punched by three black men and robbed. His MP3 player was taken and he received bruising to the face. Police would now like to speak to
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From today, library staff across South Gloucestershire will be on hand to help patients use the electronic system that enables them to book hospital outpatient appointments at a time and place that suits them and or choose where they would like to be treated. All patients in England who are referred for elective hospital treatment can choose to be treated
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Police are appealing for information after a woman was robbed in Filton on Monday evening. At around 6.30pm on January 11, the victim, a 21 year-old female, was walking along a lane near to Jellico Avenue in Filton, when she was approached by a man and a woman. It’s alleged that the woman then threatened her, with what is believed
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