West Walk Surgery in Yate is celebrating moving to its new premises in the £12 million Yate West Gate Centre today, Monday 8th March. Mr George Toogood, aged 100, and thirteen day old Joseph Nutt, the oldest and youngest patients at West Walk Surgery, have been invited to join the celebrations and help cut the ribbon on the surgery’s first
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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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South Gloucestershire residents are set to benefit from a range of health, children’s, young people and family services on their doorstep after the opening of the Yate West Gate Centre on Monday 8 February. The Centre is a joint venture between NHS South Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Council so that residents can access a wide range of services all in
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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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Yate’s youth café has received planning approval after 10 years of languishing on the drawing board. The £1.3m facility will provide an open-plan café area, activity rooms, office and meeting rooms for advice and counselling services, as well as an outdoor café garden. It will be built on council-owned land adjacent to the town’s leisure centre and has a planned
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South Gloucestershire Council has won a national award for ensuring that its vehicle fleet provides good value for money and stays on the road serving residents. The award of Best Performer for Transport Operations and Vehicle Maintenance was announced at the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) annual performance conference in Blackpool and received by members of the transport services
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Culverhill School in Yate is celebrating after receiving an “outstanding” Ofsted report in its tenth anniversary year. Culverhill, a special school for pupils with learning difficulties, was inspected in November and inspectors identified many areas of outstanding achievement. Inspectors were particularly impressed about ‘the excellent levels of care and attention’ and the ‘real drive and commitment from the whole staff
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From Monday 14 December capacity on the peak morning service from Yate to Bristol Temple Meads will increase by 50 per cent. South Gloucestershire Council has been working with First Great Western to increase the number of carriages for commuters from two to three, to help relieve some of the overcrowding caused by the popularity of the service. Councillor Brian
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Investigations are underway after a 65 year old man was found dead in his home in Prestbury, Yate. At 2.40pm on Thursday December 3, police were called to an address where the man was found deceased. A 33 year old man was arrested at the scene and currently remains in police custody. Police are not looking for anyone else in
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Local residents and businesses are being asked to comment on plans to introduce parking restrictions in the area around the new council offices being built on Badminton Road in Yate. As part of the council’s Green Travel Plan, parking restrictions are being proposed that will cover all roads within 800 metres of the Badminton Road site, including residential roads and
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