Police are appealing for people who may have seen a handbag snatch in the car park of a supermarket in the Kingswood area. The incident happened in the Somerfield car park in Halls Road between 2-2.15pm on Wednesday (February 10). The victim, aged 70, was sat in her car – a blue Volkswagen Polo – when a man male ran
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Police patrolling Warmley in response to recent burglaries of sheds, garages and homes arrested a man and a woman for going equipped to steal. The arrest happened at about 4.30am on Friday February 12 2010 after South Gloucestershire officers spotted a man and a woman carrying a bag of tools, wire, gloves and Stanley knives. A 17-year-old man from Kingswood
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The future of adult health and social care was the theme of the second major ‘Transforming Lives’ congress event hosted jointly by South Gloucestershire Council and the NHS South Gloucestershire. More than 120 people representing a wide range of older people, individuals with health and social care needs, care organisations, community groups, disability groups and social care practitioners came together
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South Gloucestershire Council has introduced an innovative new scheme using old trees as natural climbing frames. Across the district old and dead trees, otherwise destined to be chopped up for firewood, have been felled and transported to playgrounds and open space for children to play on. A great example of this new approach is located at Hanham Hall Park at
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information after a man was assaulted in Patchway on Saturday, February 6. The victim, a man in his 30s, was walking home through Norman Scott Playing Fields at around 1am with his partner, when it’s alleged that a group of men came from the direction of Windermere Road and assaulted him. It’s believed
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was robbed in Somerfield Car Park, Halls Road, Kingswood. The incident occurred on Wednesday 10th February 2010 between 2 and 2.15pm. The victim was sat in her car (a blue Volkswagen Polo) when a man ran up, opened the passenger door and grabbed her handbag. The victim grappled with him, the straps
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South Gloucestershire residents are set to benefit from a range of health, children’s, young people and family services on their doorstep after the opening of the Yate West Gate Centre on Monday 8 February. The Centre is a joint venture between NHS South Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Council so that residents can access a wide range of services all in
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Assets worth almost £35,000 are to be seized from a Stoke Gifford man convicted of drug dealing. In August 2009 the man admitted supplying cocaine and cannabis and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. On Friday February 05 2010 Bristol Crown Court ordered the confiscation of his realisable assets – £15,758 in cash seized from his home and two
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted in Tower Road South, Staple Hill, Bristol. The incident occurred on Saturday 5th February 2010 at around 9.25pm. A 14-year-old white make was approached by a group of around six other teenagers. They kicked the victim and punched him to the floor. The main offender is described as 16-17 years
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Young people in South Gloucestershire will be making waves on the radio during the half-term break. They will be broadcasting again as ‘Multi FM’ on 87.7 FM from the Old School youth centre in Kingswood, which is run by South Gloucestershire Council. The young people will be hosting a mixture of interviews, live music and songs from February 15 until
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