Six months after the tragic death of Barry Rubery his grandchildren have made an emotional appeal to bring his killers to justice. Barry, 69, was brutally attacked outside his Iron Acton home on Wednesday 28th April this year. Detectives know he had been out with friends and returned to Crossing cottage at around 10:45pm, he was found with significant injuries
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South Gloucestershire Council has been helping to bring some Hollywood glamour to the district. The council has been promoting South Gloucestershire as a desirable location to film, which has helped to attract a wide range of productions, from the latest blockbusters such as Harry Potter, to period dramas such Larkrise to Candleford, and ongoing filming with Casualty and Skins. The
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Police are appealing for information and witnesses following an incident of arson in Rudgeway. At around 3am on Tuesday 19th October, unknown offenders entered onto the driveway of a property in Gloucester Road, Rudgeway and set alight a Mercedes C class car. They then threw a brick through the window of the property. The car burnt out causing significant damage.
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The Mall at Cribbs Causeway’s Winter Wonderland, the largest Christmas attraction in Bristol, will open for its seventh season on Thursday 11th November 2010. Featuring the region’s biggest outdoor ice rink, Santa’s Castle and traditional market stalls, the Winter Wonderland will be officially opened by Father Christmas, helped by Heart Bristol’s Bush, Troy and Paulina. Father Christmas will arrive in
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Preparations for the introduction of new kerbside recycling services in South Gloucestershire are now well underway and residents can look forward to being able to recycle plastic bottles and food waste from the week beginning Monday 22nd November. Container packs for the new recycling services are being delivered by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to residents from Monday 25th October. These
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South Gloucestershire’s unique Exercise on Prescription scheme recently reached the South West regional final of the prestigious NHS Health and Social Care Awards for the ‘Success in Partnership’ category. The Exercise on Prescription scheme was recognised for its excellent partnership work between a number of organisations including South Gloucestershire Council, NHS South Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire Leisure Trust. The Exercise
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Work is due to start the week commencing Monday 25th October on a scheme designed to slow traffic speeds in the narrow country lanes around Moorend and Bury Hill in Winterbourne. Residents of this semi-rural area have raised concerns for a number of years about the speed and volume of traffic using these narrow rural lanes to avoid traffic congestion
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an incident on Memorial Road in Hanham. At around 2:10am on Saturday 16th October, the 20-year-old victim was walking along Memorial road when she was approached from behind and assaulted with a solid object. The woman managed to run away but suffered a head injury which required hospital treatment. The man ran
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A market trader from Wolverhampton has pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit Nike trainers at a market in Filton. Surinder Singh, 40, of Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, appeared at Northavon Magistrates’ Court on 5th October and pleaded guilty to 10 offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 for possessing the counterfeit footwear for sale. He also asked for similar offences relating to 143
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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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