Little Miss Muffet, Little Bo Beep and even Incey Wincey Spider will be helping to celebrate National Bookstart Day 2009. The theme this year is My Favourite Rhyme. To celebrate National Bookstart Day, South Gloucestershire’s Library Service is holding two special events for parents and children to enjoy singing rhymes and learn more about Bookstart. This is part of a
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South Gloucestershire Council is running two events for homeowners and builders over the next month to promote building regulation standards and sound building practice. The building ‘surgeries’ are being held at Wickes, Longwell Green between 8am and 11am on 29 September and 13 October. Two council surveyors will be on hand to assist customers with any queries they may have
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Police are appealing for information after thieves broke into a storage unit at an infants’ school in Yate, stole a scooter and scrawled offensive graffiti on a play house. It happened at Broadway County Infants School over the weekend of September 19-20 2009. The burglary caused about £150 of damage to the storage unit to steal the red push-along scooter
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The Chipping Sodbury Neighbourhood Team is saying ‘on your bike’ to car thieves. Neigbourhood PCs and Police Community Support Officers will be patrolling Chipping Sodbury, Yate and villages in the surrounding area on bicycles for two weeks. Neighbourhood Sergeant Adrian Fallows said: “The team will be out on high-visibility cycle patrols as part of our campaign to prevent a seasonal
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Police are appealing for witnesses to a man acting indecently in public in Yate. They want to talk to anyone who may have seen a man in a white van parked near the Tesco Express in Station Road. Although a 42 year old man has been arrested and charged with two counts of indecency, police still want to talk to
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Neighbourhood Police and Trading Standards officers carrying out checks on underage alcohol sales in the Chipping Sodbury, Frampton Cotterell and Yate areas were disappointed that five out of seven off-licences sold alcohol to under-18s. On Friday September 04 2009 police teamed up with South Gloucestershire Trading Standards officers for the operation, aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour and alcohol-related offences. With
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a fight involving a large group of youths in Yate. The incident occurred on Sunday 16th August 2009 at around 2am in East Walk, Yate. Two 20-year-old men have been arrested on suspicion of assault. Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Staple Hill CID on 0845 456 7000 or Crimestoppers on
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South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on plans for a youth cafe in Yate. It is proposed to build a contemporary, eco-friendly cafe on the side of Yate Leisure Centre at the Morrisons end. A display on the proposals for the Youth Cafe will be mounted in the upstairs foyer of Yate Leisure Centre from 1 – 11
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South Gloucestershire Council trading standards officers are warning residents, especially vulnerable ones, to be on the alert for rogue traders. The warning follows a recent rise in complaints about cold calling in the Yate area to point out alleged roofing or structural problems, which need immediate attention, or offering gardening and home maintenance services. Investigations by trading standards officers have
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A family of motorcycle enthusiasts have benefited from a free day of motorcycle training provided by South Gloucestershire Council. The course is one of a number of initiatives organised by road safety officers to reduce road casualties amongst motorcyclists by helping to improve rider skills. Martin Heale and his two sons Daryl and Chris spent a morning in Yate brushing
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