Young people from the local Youth Forum will join local dignitaries in Yate to celebrate the first anniversary of the Children’s Locality Hub on Monday 7th February. More than £1.7 million has been invested in the Children’s Hub which provides a range of services to children, young people and their families in this community setting situated next to the library
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The first residents have started moving into Cambrian Green Court in Yate – South Gloucestershire Council’s first multi-million pound extra care housing development. Councillor Matthew Riddle and staff from Cambrian Green Court met some of the new residents on Friday 28th January, including Eric Ball, who has moved there from Frome House, a care home in Yate. Cllr Riddle took
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South Gloucestershire Council has made a series of grants to groups across the district to help strengthen and improve communities. This financial year, more than £38,000 has been distributed in two phases by the council to Safer and Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) to fund crime prevention initiatives and to strengthen and improve the quality of community life. In this latest
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New recycling services are well underway in South Gloucestershire and many residents have been recycling their food waste and plastic bottles from the kerbside, says South Gloucestershire Council. The additional services, which are being funded from within the council’s existing waste management budget, allow residents to recycle more, helping to divert more rubbish from landfill and saving money and energy
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a robbery in Yate. The incident occurred on Friday 12th November 2010 at around 12:30am. The male victim was walking along carrying a pizza when two men approached him. One of these men punched the victim to the face which caused him to fall to the ground. While he has was on
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Police across South Gloucestershire say they worked hard with local communities to ensure a horror-free Halloween. Across the district, officers visited local schools and youth clubs to talk to young people about ‘Trick or Treating’ safely and responsibly. The talks reminded youngsters not to go into people’s homes and explained that they could be arrested if someone’s property was damaged
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Budding young engineers from five schools in Bristol and South Gloucestershire are set to take up the task of researching, designing and building solutions to real engineering problems. Hanham High School (Bristol) will host the Faraday engineering challenge day on Thursday 4th November. Teams from Yate International Academy (Bristol), Mangotsfield School (South Glos), Sir Bernard Lovell School (South Glos) and
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A new boxing club for youngsters launched in Yate last week has been tipped to be a big success by ex-world champion Glenn Catley. Empire ABC, based in St Paul’s, is one of the oldest and most successful amateur boxing clubs in Bristol, and has produced world champions such as Glenn Catley and Adrian Stone, and its latest high-profile fighter
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced the appointment of Willmott Dixon Construction to build the new £16 million Yate International Academy, following a thorough selection process. Yate International Academy, formerly King Edmund Community School, is part of the Ridings Federation of Academies, together with Winterbourne International Academy. This academy development will create new and improved educational facilities for the pupils and
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Police have seized around 50 suspected cannabis plants, with a potential street value up to £50,000, in a raid on a house in Yate. South Gloucestershire officers, supported by specialist firearms officers, searched the property on Thursday 2nd September. They recovered plants, hydroponic equipment and a BB gun, and arrested a 31-year-old man, who remains in police custody. The raid
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