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Tuesday 13th July 2010 SH (Editor)

HGV driver prosecuted for weight limit breach

A lorry driver from Weston-Super-Mare has been fined £115 and ordered to pay £583 in costs for driving a 13 tonne heavy goods vehicle through a 7.5 tonne environmental weight restriction in Westerleigh. Christopher Pearce, from Bleadon, pleaded guilty (by post) to the offence at North Avon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 6 July. Mr Pearce was seen driving his vehicle

Thursday 10th June 2010 SH (Editor)

Westerleigh girl is first into the Big Brother house

Josie Gibson from Westerleigh was the first contestant to enter the Big Briother house last night in the show’s eleventh and final (at least on Channel4) series. Josie’s profile on the Big Brother website describes her as the life and soul of the party. Everyone in her village already sees her as a celebrity, since in her words “they all

Monday 7th June 2010 SH (Editor)

Major transport improvements get go-ahead

South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative administration has given the green light to transport schemes designed to improve road safety and beat traffic congestion across the district. As part of this financial year’s Local Transport Capital Programme, building work will start on the district’s first park and ride facility – a £1.2m scheme at Parkway station. Already-announced changes to the controversial 2+