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Index
- 2020: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 2019: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
- 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
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- 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
January 2020
December 2019
September 2019
March 2019
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
- Welcome to The SouthGlos Post
