Archive
This page lists all posts published in The Post since we launched in July 2009.
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Index
- 2018: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2017: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2016: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2015: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2014: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2013: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2012: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2011: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2010: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2009: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
June 2018
April 2018
June 2017
June 2016
May 2016
December 2015
September 2015
- Bus lane enforcement cameras go live in Patchway and Stoke Gifford
- Changes to Sort It recycling centres in South Glos
June 2015
April 2015
March 2015
January 2015
December 2014
November 2014
October 2014
September 2014
August 2014
- GCSE results at South Glos schools show "slight drop" in benchmark figure
- South Glos superfast broadband project reaches 6,500 premises
July 2014
May 2014
March 2014
- Planning application submitted for North Fringe bus rapid transit scheme
- South Glos councillors pledge £1.1 million towards Filton aerospace heritage centre
February 2014
- South Glos residents urged to consider options for garden waste disposal
- South Glos council tax frozen for fourth year
- Young people encouraged to register to vote
January 2014
- Dog owners reminded to ‘Bag it and bin it’
- Three more South Glos villages set to benefit from superfast broadband
- IT students get hands-on business experience with South Gloucestershire CCG
December 2013
- Government minister helps switch on superfast broadband in Yate
- South Gloucestershire adopts long-term planning blueprint
November 2013
- South Glos residents asked for views on NHS and its future priorities
- Inspector approves South Glos Core Strategy
- Councillors approve 'street scene' localism plans
October 2013
- £1.3m boost for West of England bus services
- Chief Fire Officer issues safety reminder ahead of strike action
- Police launch consultation on restructuring plan
- Tickets on sale now for Downend firework spectacular
- Commissioner consults on police component of council tax
September 2013
- Public urged to take care during national firefighters' strike
- Green bin charge on the way in council's waste collection shake-up
- Early years education scheme off to a flying start in South Glos
August 2013
July 2013
June 2013
- MP calls on council to improve local transport
- Council employees recognised for excellent service
- Jack Lopresti MP diagnosed with with bowel cancer
- Ashfield prison to lose nearly 200 staff
May 2013
- Housing providers partner up to help tenants find their perfect match
- New parish councils proposed for South Glos
- Sixth form students organise charity fashion show in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust
April 2013
- Merlin's £20m PRC homes refurbishment project gets underway
- Cycle and pedestrian routes now better than ever
March 2013
- Final Core Strategy report expected in June
- Teenagers get the chance to see law in action
- Jobs boost at Yate Shopping Centre
- Extra Core Strategy hearing day to consider possible housing sites
February 2013
- Have your say on South Glos Health and Wellbeing Strategy
- Three-party budget proposals set to freeze Council Tax for third year
- PCC consults on the Police and Crime Plan in South Glos
January 2013
- Councils sign superfast broadband deal with BT
- PCC attends Hanham young people's project
- Planning permission granted for park and ride at Emersons Green
- Asian Project Annual Show on Saturday
- Hospital campaigners grill health chiefs over Frenchay plans
- Nominations now open for South Glos Community Awards
- Inspector requests additional hearing day for Core Strategy
- ‘Part night’ street lighting scheme to cover whole of South Glos by October
- Two improved Wessex Red bus services launched
December 2012
- Apprenticeship open day success
- Cycling groups angered by MP's refusal to support Early Day Motion
- Downend Firework Display raises thousands for local charities
November 2012
- Councillors asked to show support for Frenchay Hospital plans
- Oldbury nuclear firm completes transition to Hitachi
- Massive land deal paves way for thousands of new homes at Emersons Green
- Council registers "strong objections" to Inspector's housing supply recommendations
- BT announced as preferred bidder for South Glos broadband project
- "Raid" on village's transport funds put on hold
- Labour accuses Tories and Lib Dems of misrepresenting "service cuts"
October 2012
- Oldbury nuclear plans back on track following Hitachi takeover
- Footballers wear it pink in charity match
- Parties unite to slam government planning rule changes
- Stay safe this winter by reducing the risk of fire
- Itemised Council Tax statements could be on the way
- Motorists help drive down crime in South Glos
- Are you registered to vote in the Police and Crime Commissioner election?
- Have your say on further changes to South Glos planning blueprint
September 2012
- Science park celebrates first anniversary with "open innovation" debate
- Nominations sought for 2012 South Glos sports awards
- House completions show positive construction picture for South Glos
- Mobile CCTV parking enforcement trial underway in South Glos
- Committee vote secures sustainable high-quality home care service for all
- Council agrees to continue funding youth centres in Priority Neighbourhoods
- Crunch vote on youth centre closures
- South Gloucestershire’s new Discover Festival kicks off in style
August 2012
- Changes to bus services across South Glos from 2nd September
- Have your say on community governance review
- Councillors approve action plan to strengthen adult safeguarding system
- Board publishes independent report into Winterbourne View abuse scandal
- Housing society adds more properties to portfolio
- New motorway junction campaign boost
- "Lifeline" hospital bus service saved
July 2012
- Tories accused of "prolonging the agony" over youth centres
- Superfast broadband moves closer for South Glos
- Conservatives campaign to keep car parking free
- Employers welcome plans for new engineering college
June 2012
- LEP welcomes further transport investment
- South Glos to benefit from multi-million Government investment in transport
- Local planning blueprint set for public examination
- New 'Enterprise Areas' to drive jobs growth
- First to cut "lifeline" hospital bus service
- South Glos Council "lived within its means," say Tories
May 2012
- New police district commander is on home ground
- South Glos Council adopts committee system
- Sparkling line-up for GLOSSFM Diamond Jubilee broadcast
- Councillors set to approve new constitution
- £640K bonus for growing communities in South Glos
- Science Park named South West’s "best commercial workplace"
- Gambian fire authority benefits from Chairman’s fundraising event
April 2012
- Barry Rubery murder: Detectives ask public to search their conscience
- Blues making district greener
- Part-night street lighting scheme to be extended to 'A' roads
- Survey highlights demand for superfast broadband
- New green deal for district’s food waste
- NHS launches survey on care in the community
- Tackling youth unemployment in South Gloucestershire
March 2012
- Horizon halts plan for new nuclear power station at Oldbury
- Council to return to committee system
- "Power dispersed closer to the people"
- "A Black Day for local democracy"
- Change “great for democracy and transparency”
- Olympic Torch Relay to travel through South Glos
- Time for 20mph in South Glos, say Greens
- Youth funding change "could benefit thousands"
February 2012
- Core Strategy on track for examination by inspector
- Council Tax frozen for second year running
- Labour councillors vote against "blank cheque" budget
- Deputy Prime Minister visits manufacturing summit at Science Park
- Lib Dems push for more money for communities
- Businesses snap up space at science park
- Residents rush to recycle rigid plastic items
- Council readies gritters for weekend snow
- Council consults telecoms providers on broadband investment plans
January 2012
- Cabinet to consider council tax freeze
- £3m for superfast broadband roll-out in South Glos
- Wind farm development thrown out by planning inspector
- Meeting to discuss plans for Tormarton rest area
- Council failings may lead to disabled subsidy cut
- Cabinet approval for broadband partnership
- Severn Beach station use up by half
- Plans underway for Sodbury 2012 jazz festivals
December 2011
- South Glos joins Wiltshire in new broadband partnership
- Labour snub aerospace and Green Belt
- Disappointment at "flawed" Core Strategy
- Councillors approve planning blueprint for South Glos
- Council welcomes announcement on North Fringe to Hengrove package
- Conservatives say revised Core Strategy supports Green Belt
- Legal agreement on proposed new Bristol Rovers stadium at UWE
- Residents and businesses urged to make their broadband wishes known
- Airfield campaign group appeals to councillors ahead of crucial meeting
- Chair announced for NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos
- Filton Airfield to become "dumping ground" for new homes
- Councillors to consider revised planning blueprint
- Seasonal music in store at Chipping Sodbury Christmas Market
November 2011
- Schools and libraries hit by strikes
- Vince Cable opens the National Composites Centre at Emersons Green
- SS Great Gritter, Rocky and Crystal report for winter gritting duty
- "How would you like us to improve?" Merlin asks residents
- Rail assurances welcomed by campaigners
- Police cadets help out at The Mall's Olly Murs concert
- Council launches 2012/13 budget consultation
- Thousands watch X Factor star switch on Christmas lights
- Council's planning department recognised for excellent customer service
- Councillors query “above market value” land purchase
- "Homes for Heroes" call from councillor
- Police cadets lined up for community role
- Call for new ‘lollipop’ people for South Glos schools
- Community groups invited to bid for help with running costs
- Council tax set to be frozen for second year
- Business and innovation delegates gather at Venturefest
- Free benefits and debt advice for South Glos residents
October 2011
- Council payments switch boosts Post Office business
- Community groups benefit from increased grant funding
- Seasonal celebration back on the hill
- Date set for 2011 Chipping Sodbury Christmas Market
- National success for Chipping Sodbury School and the Rotary Racer
- Council promotes junior driver courses
- "Threat" to Frenchay community hospital defeated
- [Forum] Closure of Filton Airfield is "unthinkable"
- RSPCA recognises council's emergency planning
- BBC revelation overshadows councillors' Filton Airfield debate
- Counting down to GLOSSFM broadcast
- Council launches new social lettings agency
- Labour councillors putting hospital scheme at risk, claim Tories
- BAE Systems issues report justifying Filton Airfield closure
- Young people gather at UWE for Ambitions careers event
- MP tops up salary with £14k in book deals
- Music Rules for special needs children in South Glos
- UTC bid progress welcomed by Conservatives
- Fly-tippers brought to justice
- Council to debate Frenchay "part-privatisation"
- Campaign to save Filton Airfield gathers pace
- Labour would bring back housing targets, claim Tories
- Bristol and Bath Science Park officially opened for business
- Council asks for views on future of Filton Airfield
September 2011
- Patients could be turned away from Kingswood GP-led health centre
- October is active mind month in South Gloucestershire
- Conservatives welcome Frenchay hospital plans
- Filton Airfield has run at a loss for years says BAE Systems
- Challenge over "half empty" Kingswood council building
- New Frenchay Hospital to be "part-privatised"
- Sodbury Players stage First World War drama
- GLOSSFM bids to go full-time
- Kingswood councillors take to the streets
- Stakeholder meeting for local health watchdog group
- Coming soon: Bristol Fashion Week at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway
- Overnight road closures at M32 junction 1 and Coldharbour Lane
- Kingswood and Patchway locality hubs open
- Lopresti: "No need for an airstrip at Filton"
- Blow for council as inspector halts Core Strategy examination
August 2011
- Godfrey the Gorilla stolen from Old Sodbury
- Council offers discount at under-used Stoke Gifford park & ride
- Meeting to be held over Filton Airfield closure
- Free cardboard recycling bags available for collection
- South Gloucestershire allocated government funding for broadband
- Labour's Filton Airfield campaign takes shape
- Councillors concerned about impact of new technical college on existing schools
- Labour accused of opposing SGC bureaucracy cuts
- Labour outlines position on Filton Airfield
- Broadband provision for South Gloucestershire
July 2011
- 13th Summer Reading Challenge launched
- Tories welcome Stoke Gifford bypass bid
- Libs Dems welcome North Fringe rapid transit bid
- Work starts on UWE to Abbeywood bus link
- Labour presses for answers on Filton Airfield
- Kingswood swimming pool set to re-open
- Kendleshire traffic calming scheme to be completed
- South Gloucestershire Leisure Trust renamed Circadian Trust
- Radio station encourages local groups to get involved
- Chipping Sodbury gears up for Jazz Festival
- More partnership working in the West of England, not less!
June 2011
- Free health day for Celebrating Age Festival (Yate)
- Armed Forces Day celebrations in South Glos
- Avon Valley Railway volunteers honoured by the Queen
- School celebrates 10th birthday with outstanding Ofsted report
- Police arrest seven in South Glos drug raids
- Cabinet approves Big Society funding boost
- South Gloucestershire Council funds extra PCSOs
- UWE stadium plans given guarded welcome in South Glos
- South Glos Lib Dems announce Shadow Cabinet
- Frontbench team unveiled by South Glos Conservatives
May 2011
- South Glos Labour Group unveils new leadership team
- Police "delighted" after off-licences refuse to sell alcohol to children
- South Glos to remain in Conservative minority administration
- Labour "short changed" in SGC election seats tally
- Short cut leads to prosecution for HGV driver (Warmley)
- Voting underway in District and Parish elections
- Entries open for Chipping Sodbury Classic Car Run
April 2011
- Authority calls for pause before "policing is politicised"
- Royal Wedding to be shown on The Mall's big screen
- Chipping Sodbury Farmers' Market goes bi-monthly
- Police plan in place for Badminton Horse Trials
- Fish for chicks and win Easter treats at The Mall
- Nominations sought for Strong Safer Communities Award
- Housing association extends opening hours
- Appeal after drain covers stolen
- Police launch 'Rural Watch' in South Glos
- Blackhorse Primary rated good by Ofsted
- HGV driver's short cut leads to prosecution
- £1.5m ‘pupil premium’ funding boost
- Police renew appeal on anniversary of Barry Rubery murder
- Council employees recognised for their hard work
- Council looks to kick start 'Good Neighbour' networks
- LEP welcomes £70m inward investment announcement
- Improvements to disabled facilities at leisure centres
March 2011
- Council ploughs money into more care for the elderly
- Green Belt campaigners celebrate victory (Longwell Green)
- Police seek help to find missing BBC presenter
- South Glos Labour launch election manifesto
- South Glos sees drop in teenage pregnancy rates
- South Glos Liberal Democrats launch election manifesto
- Tree Life Centre scoops green award
- Victims can track crimes online
- Council to stage jobs fairs for care workers
- Council urges vigilance over paving contracts
- Handy Van service offers peace of mind to South Glos residents
- Market trader must forfeit proceeds of crime
- South Glos NEET figures buck national trend
- Young musicians to work with international flautist
- Town Council accused of ‘stone-walling’ charges of wastefulness
- Appeal after men barge into pensioner's home (Alveston)
- Great Western Line electrification will benefit South Glos commuters
- Tickets on sale for Bristol Fashion Week (Spring 2011)
- South Glos to receive vital pothole cash
- Child Sex Offenders Disclosure Scheme launched
- Parliamentary committee criticises unfair police funding
February 2011
- Councillors win fight for new crossing near sheltered housing scheme
- Council improves support for carers
- More 'No Cold Calling Zones' launched
- Traffic lights switched on to ease congestion and improve safety
- Heavy goods vehicle drivers prosecuted for weight limit breaches
- New council service helps citizenship applicants
- Council waives fees for Royal Wedding street closures
- Sodbury road to be resurfaced
- Olveston CofE Primary School rated "oustanding" by Ofsted
- Spring at Ram Hill Colliery (Coalpit Heath)
- Labour councillors call for more plastic to be recycled
- Spring into action and help clean up your neighbourhood
- Topping out ceremony for Severnvale Locality Hub (Patchway)
- New day centre for people with dementia opens in Yate
- Council unveils £30m schools funding proposals
- Labour councillor highlights rise in home care complaints
- Adult social care made clear in South Glos
- Yate Hub celebrates its first anniversary
- Appeal following tyre slashing arrests (Thornbury)
- Youth radio station returns to the airwaves
- Environmental grants supporting local action
- Police Authority debates budget and funding plans
- Suspicious behaviour prompts police plea (Stoke Gifford)
- First residents move in to Cambrian Green Court extra care housing
January 2011
- Free audiobook download service launched
- Work starts on new footpath linking Alveston and Old Down
- Successful prosecutions against fly-tippers and litterers
- [Forum] Scrapping of the Independent Living Fund
- New man in charge of South Glos CID
- Kingswood Library 50th birthday celebrations
- Partnership working delivers safety improvements at Acton Turville
- Curfew for counterfeit goods market trader
- New road surfaces already breaking up (Kingswood)
- Appeal after elderly man robbed in Staple Hill
- Kingsfield School to consult on academy plans
- Council finally takes over play area after eight year delay
- £1.3m funding boost for South Glos schools
- Praise for the way council supports care leavers
- Council Leader meets with David Cameron at No.10
- Appeal after assault in Warmley
- Appeal after attempted robbery and assault (Kingswood)
- Ministers agree to council demands on housing targets and business rates
- Council's building control service makes life easier for customers
- More residents opting for direct payments to tailor care
- South Glos rated one of best performing areas for stroke care
- Appeal for information after Stoke Gifford burglary
- 2010 school league tables for South Glos
- Police investigate sexual assault on 12-year-old girl
- Consultation on improving road safety around Acton Turville
- Deadline for primary school applications
- New signs to stop Kingswood HGV confusion
- Police recover four stolen cars from Kingswood industrial unit
- Three arrested after suspected cannabis seized (Warmley)
- Appeal for witnesses after incident in Rodway Road (Patchway)
- Council grants cash to strengthen communities
- Local Enterprise Partnership interim board appointed
- Free electric blanket testing available in Patchway
- Councillors welcome road resurfacing (Kingswood)
- Appeal for information after handbag robbery (Staple Hill)
- Conservatives welcome Core Strategy approval
- Council claims Severn Bridge tolls for local community
December 2010
- Council's democratic services team gains customer service award
- Under-age alcohol operation targets pubs for the first time
- MP meets Tourism Minister over future of Concorde
- Appeal for information after man robbed in High Street (Staple Hill)
- South Glos GP consortium chosen as 'pathfinder'
- Longwell Green roundabout roadworks cleared to ease Christmas traffic
- MP wants M49 junction issue to be decided locally
- Appeal for information following aggravated burglary (Emersons Green)
- Appeal for infomation after racially aggravated assault (Patchway)
- Council consults on accident blackspot plans (Kingswood)
- Green light for extra home care hours
- Controversial nursing home plans to go ahead
- NHS promotes flu jab to 'at risk' patients under 65 years old
- New Patchway to Cribbs link road opens today
- New recycling collections underway
- Cadbury Heath councillors vow not to give up on pavilion refurbishment hopes
- Tree dressing event in Chipping Sodbury
- [Forum] Memorial plaques at council care homes
- Residents reject scaled back leisure centre refurbishment plans (Kingswood)
November 2010
- Appeal for information after man stabbed during robbery (Siston Hill)
- First Patchway youth meeting held
- Setback as Highways Agency objects to proposed new M49 junction
- £200 road safety scheme put on hold due to budget freeze (Kingswood)
- Appeal after late-night robbery (Yate)
- New recycling collections begin next week
- Council could lose £500k earmarked for disabled residents
- New NHS dental practice for Staple Hill
- Council tax review nets £360,000 saving
- Tories challenge Labour councillors to come up with alternative deficit reduction plan
- Three stores fail under-age drink sales test
- Appeal after horse dies in crash (Shepperdine)
- Council seeks young people's views on library service
- Pedestrian assaulted by driver in Asda car park (Patchway)
- Relief as Kingswood play park scheme escapes cuts
- Appeal for information after teenagers robbed in Thornbury park
- Labour councillors condem Tory/Lib Dem "coalition for cuts"
- Official opening of Courtney Primary School (Kingswood)
- Man fined after false robbery claim (Downend)
- Police report fall in number of Halloween call-outs
- Appeal after man assaulted in Kingswood
- Council seeks nominations for community heroes
October 2010
- Labour councillors 'call in' Cabinet decision on cuts
- Child car seat checks on offer at Asda (Cribbs Causeway)
- MP tables motion on the future of Filton's Concorde
- Labour-LibDem call for renewed consultation on care home plans is "bizarre" says top Tory
- Schools to take part in UK engineering challenge
- Opposition unites against U-turn on care homes
- Barry Rubery murder: Grandchildren appeal for information
- South Gloucestershire film location database launched
- Appeal for information following car fire (Rudgeway)
- Opening of The Mall’s Winter Wonderland
- Council distributes containers for new recycling services
- Exercise on Prescription scheme recognised at regional NHS awards
- Work to start on Winterbourne speed reduction scheme
- Police appeal following assault on woman in Hanham
- Filton market trader found guilty of selling fake Nike trainers
- New boxing club launched at Yate sports complex
- Thornbury Library re-opens after face-lift
- Engage Community Festival of Culture 2010 (Filton)
- Counterfeit clothes seller sentenced to curfew
- Barbara Windsor to switch on The Mall's christmas lights
- Another HGV driver prosecuted for weight limit breach
- Council’s nursing home plans challenged by Labour
- Plans for extended hours at Kingswood industrial estate thrown out
- Appeal for witnesses after assault (Staple Hill)
- Turf cutting ceremony for SEN secondary school (Thornbury)
- E-fit released after indecent exposure (Thornbury)
- New school for vulnerable children delayed due to government cuts
- Woman charged after bag snatch from pensioner (Hanham)
- Appeal for information following assault (Kingswood)
- Council rated "good" for adult social care
- New plans for former nightclub approved (Kingswood)
- Police recover stolen motorbike and bicycles (Kingswood)
- MP holds surgery in village shop (Almondsbury)
September 2010
- Merlin Housing Society gains RSPCA award
- HGV driver prosecuted for breaking bridge weight limit
- Twelve-year-old boy robbed outside shop (Cadbury Heath)
- Three arrested for moped theft (Mangotsfield)
- Pilning HGV weight breach leads to prosecution
- Council wins award for work to reduce carbon footprint
- Poll shows opposition to having a politician oversee the police
- Council to target bogus charity collections
- Bristol Fashion Week underway at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway
- Coming soon – Taste Food and Drink Festival
- Minister praises South Glos Council for transparency
- Thornbury library to get a face-lift
- HGV weight limit breach leads to prosecution
- Rubbish and recycling collection day changes
- Have your say on Council budget priorities
- Work starts on Kingswood children's centre
- Elderly woman has handbag stolen in robbery (Hanham)
- Opposition as Kingswood industrial estate looks to extend hours
- Builder announced for Yate International Academy
- Merlin acts to minimise disruption after Connaught collapse
- Smaller cooling towers are "a step in the right direction"
- Ring Road 'priority vehicle lane' work gets underway
- Work starts on new cycle crossing in Patchway
- Work starts on new school for pupils with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties
- Suspected cannabis seized in raids (Yate and Cadbury Heath)
- Work starts on Marlwood all-weather pitch
- Closure of Latteridge Hill to repair landslide
- Work on Pucklechurch primary school gets underway
- Concorde campaign group calls emergency meeting
- Man arrested for garage burglary (Frenchay)
August 2010
- Warning after illegal vodka still found (Iron Acton)
- Youngsters encouraged to take up bus pass in final week of holidays
- Work starts on Longwell Green roundabout improvement scheme
- MP celebrates girls' coaching initiative at cricket club
- South Glos Heritage Open Days 2010
- Appeal following robbery (Staple Hill)
- Over 1,500 smokers quit the habit in South Glos
- Appeal for information on birthday of Barry Rubery
- Thieves targeting builder's vans in South Glos
- Consultation opens on alcohol licensing
- Work starts on Severnvale Locality Hub (Patchway)
- Kingswood 'Nürburgring' junction to be made safe
- First aid training centre to open at Aztec West
- Council awarded Customer Service Excellence award
- Better roads for South Gloucestershire drivers
- Police and RSPCA recover stolen and neglected dogs (Winterbourne)
- Police recover stolen vans (Thornbury)
- Council publishes details of all spending over £500
- New cycle parking at the Kingswood Foundation
- Patchway man pleads guilty to pirated film trading on eBay
- Appeal for information following assault (Kingswood)
- Suspected drug dealer arrested in Thornbury
July 2010
- Acton Turville school design wins sustainable development award
- Wick nature reserve wins Green Flag Award
- Crown Court jails SouthGlos counterfeiter
- SouthGlos Youth Parliament manifesto launched
- Police renew appeal for information in Barry Rubery murder case
- More racist graffiti appears in Patchway
- Have your say on Strategy for Carers in SouthGlos
- Works starts on a new park and ride site near Bristol Parkway (Stoke Gifford)
- Appeal for information following assault by cyclist (Filton)
- Appeal for information following race hate incident (Patchway)
- Engage Youth Dance Festival comes to Filton
- Young people share their views with housing society
- HGV driver prosecuted for weight limit breach
- Appeal after indecent exposure (Thornbury)
- Work starts on new bus lane at Cribbs Causeway
- Four arrested over garage burglary (Thornbury)
- Man arrested in Melanie Hall murder investigation
- Lottery award kicks off community archaeology project
- Police and Council fight doorstep crime in Yate
June 2010
- Chairman breaks ground on new housing development (Kingswood)
- Walk the River Frome in a day
- Police issue warning over car park scam
- Free swimming scheme for over-60s scrapped
- Minor Injuries Unit (MIU) opens in Yate
- West of England authorities to drive economic growth
- Housing society seeks views of young people
- Celebrating the history of Staple Hill
- Electrics upgraded at Filton Community Centre
- World Cup chlamydia campaign kicks off in SouthGlos
- Crimewatch to show reconstruction of Iron Acton murder
- Barrs Court Primary rated outstanding by inspectors
- Westerleigh girl is first into the Big Brother house
- Severnside action group to be formed
- Cycling City project hits child training milestone
- Major transport improvements get go-ahead
May 2010
- Staff and volunteers praised for election success
- Police release details of items stolen from murder scene (Iron Acton)
- Council cracks down on benefit fraud
- New Sunday service launched to Severn Beach
- Coalition to scrap Labour's RSS housing plans
- South Gloucestershire Council appoints new Chairman
- Police investigate suspicious incident involving schoolgirl (Downend)
- Appeal for information after vehicle is damaged (Yate)
- Two arrested and motorists warned as thieves target cars (Frampton Cotterell)
- £10,000 reward offered for information in Iron Acton murder case
- Appeal for witnesses after assault (Warmley)
- Pucklechurch school remodelling approved
- Contracts signed for Cossham Hospital refurbishment
- Ring Road clean up clears 550 bags of rubbish
- South Gloucestershire is a great place to live
- Police appeal for information to identify and locate Land Rover (Iron Acton)
- Volunteers help keep neighbourhood safer (Little Stoke and Stoke Gifford)
- Doorstep plastic and food waste collections on the way for South Gloucestershire
- General Election results in South Gloucestershire
- Police close M5 J16 northbound sliproad after serious collision (Almondsbury)
- New PCSO joins Yate policing team
April 2010
- Murder enquiry launched in Iron Acton
- Police appeal for information to help trace missing man (Little Stoke)
- Joint operation to tackle under-age drink sales
- Dream Scheme cleans up (Patchway)
- Council promotes Noise Action Week
- Police appeal for information following armed robbery (Filton)
- Four arrested after theft from van (Warmley)
- Police arrest four for criminal damage (Yate)
- Appeal for witnesses after sexual assault (Yate)
- Two arrested for defrauding Virgin Media
- Ten-year-old cystic fibrosis sufferer's bike stolen (Yate)
- Have your say on UWE cycle route proposals
- Appeal for witnesses after verbal altercation (Hanham)
- Completed footpath links village to town
- Group assaulted on playing fields (Oldland Common)
- Appeal for information following driving incident (Cribbs Causeway)
- SouthGlos schools to broadcast on Gloss FM
- Police help community goal (Kingswood)
- Councillors launch campaign against parking charges at Patchway station
- Appeal for information following robbery (Kingswood)
- New youth bus pass scheme launches
- Appeal for information following fatal road traffic collision (Keynsham)
March 2010
- Official opening of changing rooms at Pomphrey Hill
- Neighbourhood helps fund gateway to better security
- Pothole repairs accelerate
- Appeal for information following aggravated burglary (Filton)
- NHS South Gloucestershire announces appointment of new Chair
- Digital switchover gets underway
- Appeal for information following robbery (Almondsbury)
- Witness appeal after assault (Kingswood)
- Appeal for witnesses following attempted robbery (Mangotsfield)
- Improvements completed at junction 1 of the M32
- Appeal for witnesses after incident of dangerous driving (Almondsbury)
- Petition launched to save green belt (Longwell Green)
- Police warn motorists to be vigilant following series of car thefts
- Appeal for witnesses following fatal road traffic collision (Thornbury)
- More investment in South Gloucestershire libraries
- Appeal after serious road traffic collision (Coalpit Heath)
- Appeal for information following abduction attempt (Pucklechurch)
- Council cracks down on illegal street traders
- Police appeal for witnesses following burglary (Longwell Green)
- Work starts on latest extra care housing development
- Police seek witnesses following robbery (Cadbury Heath)
- Spring clean for the Avon Ring Road
- Doctor's surgery opens its doors in new multi-million building in Yate
- Police seek witnesses following assault (Kingswood)
- New Cadbury Heath CCTV cuts crime by 25 per cent
- Police appeal for witnesses following assault (Chipping Sodbury)
- SouthGlos pothole repair campaign in full swing
- Appeal for witnesses after assault (Kingswood)
- Local history film night at Staple Hill Library
- Time to spring into action and help clean up your neighbourhood
- Appeal for witnesses following assault (Yate)
February 2010
- Drop in teenage pregnancies in South Gloucestershire
- Two cars stolen during burgalaries in South Glos
- Legal threat over £390k "slap in the face" bus cut
- Appeal for witnesses following sexual assault (Filton)
- Council welcomes Emersons Green science park announcement
- Police recover stolen quad bikes (Winterbourne)
- Two women arrested after burglaries (Downend)
- Council approves budget and 2.5% tax increase
- Council supports BAC 100 celebrations
- Mangotsfield green belt campaign steps up
- Police seek witnesses to handbag snatch (Kingswood)
- Two arrests for going equipped to steal (Warmley)
- South Gloucestershire 'Transforming Lives' congress focuses on adult health and social care
- Recycled trees used as natural climbing frames
- Appeal for information following assault (Patchway)
- Appeal for information after robbery (Kingswood)
- Opening of the Yate West Gate Centre
- Court orders confiscation of drug dealer's assets (Stoke Gifford)
- Appeal after youth assaulted (Staple Hill)
- Youth centre radio station returns to the airwaves
- Cyclist threatened to hand over bike - witness appeal (Patchway)
- Police and council target under-age alcohol sales
- Council gains 'Investors in People' gold award
- Youth concessionary fares trial starts
- Regional transport chiefs endorse rapid transit scheme
- 'Spot holes' campaign launched
- Don’t ignore a funny turn says new NHS stroke campaign
- Proposed improvements to cycling along the Ring Road Path
- Libraries’ Join a Friend Campaign
- Liberal Democrats respond to South Gloucestershire Council Cabinet budget proposals
January 2010
- Appeal for information to locate missing man
- Police investigate firearm incident (Filton)
- Appeal after dog-owners become victims of fraud (Stoke Gifford)
- Appeal for witnesses - tools stolen from couple loading van (Longwell green)
- Fatal collision on M5 - appeal for witnesses
- People power helps trading standards crackdown on scams
- Streetlight trial set to continue
- Second youth charged with burglary (Stoke Gifford)
- Teenager dies after collision (Kingswood)
- Assault on petrol forecourt - appeal for witnesses (Filton)
- Lowest ever council tax rise proposed
- Teenager charged after burglary (Stoke Gifford)
- Appeal for witnesses after assault (Almondsbury)
- Work started to build a new bus lane in Stoke Gifford
- Yate's young film makers
- Scheme to help youngsters get fit and healthy starts again
- Appeal after quad bikes stolen from outdoor activity centre
- Residents urged to sign Downing Sreet bus cuts petition
- Appeal to trace owner of bike (Kingswood)
- Man robbed - appeal for witnesses (Filton)
- Appeal for witnesses after sexual assault (Filton)
- Man charged with youth club burglary (Little Stoke)
- Appeal for information following robbery (Staple Hill)
- Libraries lend patients a hand
- Witnesses sought following robbery (Filton)
- Appeal for witnesses following assault (Stoke Gifford)
- Meals on wheels service cuts through the snow
- Yate youth café gets planning approval
- Charity helps police with snow patrol (Thornbury)
- New Year honours for council employees
- Frenchay Hospital to lose more beds and services
- Snow disrupts transport and closes schools
- Help for small businesses and moves against over-development threat
- Aust flooding works completed by Council
December 2009
- Woman dies after car plunges into pond
- Theft of taxi sign from car (Kingswood)
- Youth robbed and assaulted - appeal for witnesses (Kingswood)
- Appeal for witnesses after assault (Emersons Green)
- Appeal for witnesses to street fight (Filton)
- Residents reminded of bus cuts consultation deadline
- Witnesses sought for criminal damage (Downend)
- A bit of homework will help keep you well over the holidays
- Police appeal for witnesses following fatal road traffic collision (Old Sodbury)
- Joint taxi operation to safeguard residents’ safety
- Transport services scoop prestigious national award
- Community asked to help put the brakes on speeders
- Police 'pedal' bike security to children and sell security to shoppers
- Police scramble to tackle nuisance
- Christmas and New Year refuse collections
- Culverhill School celebrates anniversary with "outstanding" Ofsted report
- New power station stakeholder group
- Police warn bridge users to reduce speed
- Police appeal for information following assault on cycle path
- Have your say on new Rangeworthy 30mph proposals
- Extra carriage for Yate to Bristol train service
- Threats to kill - appeal for witnesses (Stoke Gifford)
- Counterfeit clothes seized in joint operation
- Seasonal music and food on offer at Downend Library
- Appeal for information after criminal damage at restaurant (Thornbury
- Police called to incident at college
- Appeal for information about fatal lorry collision (Charfield)
- Green flag for South Gloucestershire in new national assessment
- New Bradley Stoke crossing planned
- New affordable eco-housing opens in Thornbury
- Councillor welcomes Mall junction works completion
- Police investigate death of man
- Kingswood school wins top green accolade from Yellow Pages
- Police appeal for witnesses following assault at supermarket (Kingswood)
- Suspended prison sentence for former police officer
- Proposed parking changes around the new council offices in Yate
- Appeal for witnesses after assault (Kingswood)
- World record tree planting comes to Yate Common
November 2009
- Drop-in sessions to give update on Oldbury nuclear power station plans
- Consultation starts on North Fringe to Hengrove Package
- Council takes control of empty property
- PCSOs find cannabis factory (Patchway)
- Yate band strikes the right note
- Police are appealing for information following a hate crime
- South Gloucestershire Council helps grant-seekers
- Ministers plan £340k cut to South Glos bus budget
- Shadow Cabinet Minister backs call to scrap RSS
- Counterfeit seller admits his guilt
- Controversial '2+ lane' shortened
- New £2.5m sports hall completed
- Police appealing for witnesses following assault in Mangotsfield
- Chickens killed in arson attack - appeal for information
- Community events for local residents and groups
- Appeal for witness after two people assaulted (Kingswood)
- Consultation opens on Council budget
- South Gloucestershire’s roads safer
- Warning after trailer thefts (Frampton Cotterell)
- Activities to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour
- Appeal for witnesses following assault in Kingswood pub
- Buses drive HIV message home
October 2009
- Vaccinations against swine flu begin in South Gloucestershire
- Appeal to find stolen Morris Minor (Kingswood)
- Mystery shoppers probe digital switchover advice
- Police urge motorists to avoid M4
- Police hope to keep the horror out of Halloween
- Consultation opens on new traffic signals and road widening at the Kingsfield Roundabout
- Long-term extension for X27 bus
- Boy appears before magistrates (Staple Hill)
- Police remind drivers to think about security after car crime arrests (Frampton Cotterell)
- Action taken over untidy land
- Young people asked to give police a 'pizza' their mind (Patchway)
- Work starts on additional lane at junction 1 M32/A4174 roundabout
- Attempted robbery and robbery by men riding bikes (Mangotsfied/Emersons Green)
- Female harassed by group of youths (Frampton Cottrell)
- National survey finds good levels of dental health in South Gloucestershire
- Al fresco dining is coming to Kingswood Park!
- Police and partners check vehicles are safe on the roads (Chipping Sodbury and Yate)
- Police investigating theft from car and shed arrest a man (Hallen)
- Tockington "track" gets resurfaced
- Proposed additional lanes on the A4174 Ring Road
- Five arrested as police investigate arsons (Alveston)
- Two youths charged with robbery (Longwell Green)
- NHS South Gloucestershire rated "good" in annual check-up
- Season is ripe for orchard activity in South Gloucestershire
- "Bonkers" Highways Agency blocks park and ride
- Nominations sought for annual sports awards
- Recycle your Yellow Pages
- Local lads hand over keys to bus
- Melanie Hall murder - police appeal for witnesses
- Driver fined for breaking weight restriction
- Two arrested after stolen car crashes (Fishponds)
- Two arrested in burglary hotspot (Kingswood)
- Taxi driver prosecuted
- Honoured soldier has tea with council Chairman
- Be Safe Be Seen this winter
- Man arrested after A38 crash (Alveston)
- Successful prosecution after waste escapes from vehicle onto Ring Road
- Bones found on M5 slip road (Falfield)
- Two arrested after robberies (Aztec West and Patchway)
- Thornbury FM expands broadcast area and re-brands
- Men face magistrates after three burglaries
- Consultation opens on Cycling City Route 5 - Mangotsfield to Yate
- New Cadbury Heath CCTV “will change lives”
- Family tributes to son
- Work starts on new Cycling City route
- New cars for community transport groups
September 2009
- Council criticises government RSS contradiction
- Man assaulted and suffers serious head injury
- Man arrested minutes after robbery
- New milestone reached as Cossham gains planning approval
- Appeal after indecent exposure
- Celebrate National Bookstart Day
- Official opening of improved CCTV service
- Building confidence in South Gloucestershire
- Appeal for information after theft from infants' school
- New Wildways Project launches with Family Fun Day
- Police say 'on your bike' to car thieves
- Historic Filton building wins reprieve
- 'Strictly Come Dancing' arrives in South Gloucestershire
- Appeal for witnesses to indecent act
- Buy With Confidence scheme highlighted during National Consumer Week
- Council criticises the government over RSS pressure
- Police praise public after three arrested for burglary
- Police disappointed after off-licences sell alcohol to children
- Legal question mark over Bristol LibDem bus cuts
- Police seize £300,000-worth of suspected cannabis plants in raid
- Turf cutting for new Pilning school
- Five arrested after youth club burglary
- Consultation on improving open space
- Diesel stolen from garage premises
- Commuters cut queues to win prizes
August 2009
- Neighbourhood police join show
- Students celebrate GCSE success
- Thousands of pupils take up the Summer Reading Challenge
- Proposed improvements to cycling in Emersons Green
- Consultation opens on waiting restrictions at Thornbury schools
- Appeal for witnesses after robbery
- Nature lovers go wild in Kingswood
- Appeal for witnesses after robbery
- Golden Oldies for our silver haired songbirds
- Get your electric blanket tested for free
- Appeal for witnesses after fight involving youths
- Council tax review
- Consultation opens on proposed Yate youth cafe
- Warning about rogue traders
- Active scheme a huge success
- Consultation opens on proposed vehicle activated speed sign in Mangotsfield
- Severn Beach children’s centre takes shape
- Consultation opens on Emersons Green Community Cycle Corridor
- Appeal after theft of mobility scooter
- Man charged after theft from car parked at a church
- Witness appeal following fire at Fiveways Resource Centre
- Youth Centre launches new music suite
- 'Pamper' event for young people
- Grimsbury becoming a working farm
- Appeal for information after indecent exposure
- Street theatre to warn against binge drinking
- South Gloucestershire awarded Fairtrade status
- New pedestrian crossing for Thornbury
- Ring Road lane closures
- Week of action focuses on Filton
July 2009
- Family enjoy free motorbike training
- Witness appeal after RTC involving car and pedestrian
- Appeal for witnesses after assault
- Primary school does the treble
- Children's trike stolen from school playground
- School becomes specialist college
- Massive boost for transport a step closer
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