The Conservative administration on South Gloucestershire Council has announced plans for the district’s lowest ever council tax rise, despite being one of the lowest funded councils of its kind in the country. At 2.5 per cent for 2010/11, it would be the lowest council tax rise in the Council’s history and is in stark contrast to the huge rises seen
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South Gloucestershire Police have charged a 16-year-old man with burglary after a break-in at a house in Stoke Gifford in which two mountain bikes were stolen on January 17 2010. The young man, who is from Stoke Gifford, has been released on police bail and due to face Northavon Magistrates on February 23 2010. A 13-year-old boy arrested in connection
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a public disorder incident in Almondsbury. The incident occurred on Friday 15th January 2010 at around 11pm outside the Almondsbury Social Club on the A38. A group of youths (male and female) were involved in a fight in the car-park at the premises. A 16-year-old girl was struck to the floor causing
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Work has started on the construction of a new bus lane in Great Stoke Way, Stoke Gifford, as part of the Greater Bristol Bus Network (GBBN). South Gloucestershire Council is to widen Great Stoke Way to allow for the extra lane but the number of lanes for general traffic will not be reduced. An additional left turn lane will also
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South Gloucestershire Council is premiering two short films created by young people from the St Nicholas Youth Centre in Yate. The films examine the lives and aspirations of young people in the area and were made in conjunction with artist Vivi Stamatatos. The films, which premier at 2pm on Saturday 30 January at Yate library with the film makers in
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An initiative that helps youngsters lead a healthier and fitter lifestyle is launching again this month (January). MEND – Mind, Exercise, Nutrition… Do It! – is aimed at youngsters aged between seven and 13 who may be above their ideal weight and provides them with an opportunity to try fun, physical activities and learn about the healthiest foods to eat.
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after thieves stole quad bikes and karts from an outdoor activity centre. It happened overnight Monday January 18 to Tuesday January 19 2010 at the centre at Winterbourne. Thieves are believed to have broken into a metal shipping container used for storage to get an angle grinder which they then used to break
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South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative transport chief is urging residents to petition the Prime Minister to drop government plans to slash the district’s bus budget by £340,000. The funding cut is proposed as part of plans announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) at the end of 2009 to change the distribution of funding for the national concessionary travel scheme for
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Police are trying to trace the owner of a bike after it was left at the scene of an altercation in Kingswood yesterday, Tuesday January 19 2010. Police were called by three school girls reporting seeing a van pull up and the driver scuffle with a young man on a bicycle on Woodside Road. Officers arrived at the scene to
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Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault and robbery in Filton, South Gloucestershire on Friday, January 15. The victim, a 19-year-old man, was attacked by three youths at around 6.15pm as he cycled along Elm Park, a footpath next to the playing field at the rear of Filton sports centre. He was knocked to the ground but wasn’t badly
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