Police are appealing for witnesses and information after two people were assaulted near to the taxi rank in Regents Street, Kingswood. Both incidents occurred between 2am and 3am. The first victim, a 25 year old woman, was assisting taxi marshalls to resolve a dispute, when she was punched in the face by a man. She did not require hospital treatment
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Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault in the garden of the Kingswood Colliers pub, Regent Street, Kingswood on Friday, October 30, 2009. At around 11.45am a 31 year-old male was punched in the face in an unprovoked attack. He sustained a cut to his lip and injuries to the sides of his face. The offenders, who are just
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A Kingswood garden which has been an eyesore for many years has been dramatically improved after South Gloucestershire Council took direct action to clear the site, much to the appreciation of the locla residents. Despite negotiations with the owner of the New Cheltenham Road property, Michael Summerill, and two successful prosecutions against him, Summerill failed to carry out any of
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South Gloucestershire Council, working with the Friends of Kingswood Park, have been awarded more than £27,000 to create a new picnic area in the centre of Kingswood Park. The money has come from the Big Lottery Fund and is the result of over a year of partnership working between the council and the Friends. Bristol artist Rodney Harris has been
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South Gloucestershire police arrested two people in the early hours of today, Thursday October 08 2009, as part of their ongoing efforts to prevent a seasonal increase in burglary. Officers on targeted patrols of burglary hotspots arrested a 47-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, both from Bristol, in Kingswood at 2.20am on suspicion of going equipped to steal. Both remain
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South Gloucestershire Council has provided local community transport groups with seven new cars to help improve access for local residents to facilities such as doctors surgeries, dentists and for social activities such as bingo and dancing. Community transport is a range of transport provided by community-based voluntary organisations, with support from the Council, to cater for local needs which are
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Residents of South Gloucestershire will be even safer as a result of the opening of an extended CCTV service covering the district. An official opening on 29 September marks the completion of an 18 month project to provide state-of-the-art CCTV equipment across South Gloucestershire. Brand new equipment has been installed in key locations including Kingswood, Staple Hill, Chipping Sodbury, Hanham,
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An exciting new project is being launched this weekend which will provide opportunities for local people to get out and about in their local natural environment. Co-ordinated by South Gloucestershire Council, Wildways is a three year project funded by the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces Programme which is managed by Natural England under the Access to Nature Scheme. The project
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Dance South Gloucestershire, in partnership with Exercise on Prescription, has organised dance classes for people aged 50 and over in Thornbury, Kingswood and the Frenchay Rehabilitation Centre through their programme ‘Dance on Prescription’. Thanks to funding from South Gloucestershire Council and the Quartet Community Foundation’s Older People’s Fund, Dance on Prescription is inviting participants to experience dance and a little
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South Gloucestershire Council has funding available to improve public open space at Court Road in Kingswood, and residents are being encouraged to help decide how best to spend the money. Suggestions have already been made about how residents would like to see the area, which is on the junction with Hopps Road and Claypool Road, developed. These include installing play
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