The South Glos Post

Police are warning motorists in South Gloucestershire to keep an eye on their car keys after recovering four stolen cars in an operation in Kingswood.

Officers from the Priority Crime Team found the cars being stripped down when they searched a unit at the Douglas Road Industrial Estate on Wednesday 5th January 2011.

The cars included a Vauxhall Corsa taken in a car key burglary in Filton in December 2010 as well as a Toyota stolen from Pucklechurch, a Peugeot 308 stolen from Redcliffe and a Mitsubishi Lancer taken from Clifton.

Officers also recovered a number of car parts from various vehicles in the search, part of Operation Relentless: keeping you safe.

Police later arrested two men aged 20 and 24 from Longwell Green and Kingswood and a 17-year-old Kingswood woman in connection with the operation. All three were later released on police bail.

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Source: Avon and Somerset Police

Police and South Gloucestershire Council targeted pubs in an under-age alcohol test-purchase operation for the first time on Friday 10th December 10.

Two 16-year-old girls volunteered to try to buy alcohol at six pubs – two in Emersons Green and the rest in Kingswood, Longwell Green, Pucklechurch and Soundwell.

Neighbourhood Inspector Kevin Thatcher said: “I’m delighted that these clearly under-age girls were unable to buy alcohol at any of the pubs we visited.”

“We regularly work with Trading Standards running this sort of operation to see if off-licences will sell drink to under-18s. This is the first time we’ve run the operation at pubs in South Gloucestershire.”

“I understand that people may have concerns about under-age girls going into a pub environment, but there were plain clothes police officers inside the premises as the girls went in and they were followed in by Trading Standards officers.”

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Source: Avon and Somerset Police

A major remodelling of Pucklechurch CE VC primary school has started in the last few weeks after a long-running campaign by local councillor, Sandra Grant.

The phased £1.72m remodelling and extension scheme will see permanent fit for purpose accommodation provided at the village school with construction work due to be completed in November of next year.

The complex scheme involves the erection of three single storey extensions to form additional kitchen, classroom and administration space, including a new library. The construction of 2 access ramps, proposed landscaping and new netball court also form part of the scheme.

Work has been programmed to ensure that disruption to pupils is kept to an absolute minimum.

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Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council

Councillors are celebrating after planning approval was granted for a major remodelling of Pucklechurch CE VC primary school.

The approved £1.72m remodelling and extension scheme will see permanent accommodation provided at the village school with construction work planned to start later in the summer.

Planning approval had been sought for the erection of three single storey extensions to form additional kitchen, administration and classroom space. The construction of 2 access ramps, proposed landscaping and new netball court also formed part of the successful planning application.

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Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council