Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information following a driving incident at the M4, M5 interchange on Sunday, March 21. At around 11.50am a grey Citroen Picasso was travelling along the M5 just passed the junction with the M4, when it’s alleged that another vehicle – a silver Honda Accord – cut into its path. The altercation between the
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Community radio station Gloss FM is reaching out to local schools thanks to a grant from South Gloucestershire Council. The popular radio station, previously Thornbury FM, is widening its broadcast area across South Gloucestershire during April and schools across the district will be joining in when Gloss FM starts broadcasting on Monday 19 April. Thanks to a grant of more
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South Gloucestershire police have helped to fund a free football skills session for young people in Kingswood. The two-hour session for up to 50 youngsters has been organised by the Kings Meadow Community Flats committee. Committee member Chris Ray said: “Without the funding from the police and the free use of Kingswood Leisure Centre thanks to South Gloucestershire Leisure this
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Stoke Gifford campaigners have launched a campaign against the introduction of parking charges at Patchway station. The station’s owners – First Great Western – have notified South Gloucestershire Council that they plan to remove the free parking currently available and introduce £3 a day charging in September. The decision comes months after First Great Western dramatically increased parking charges at
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information following a robbery in Kingswood on Sunday, April 4. At around 11:15pm the victim was cycling home along Soundwell Road, Kingswood when he was approached by a group of men, commenting on his mountain bike. Its then alleged that one of the group threatened the victim to hand over his bike. The
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South Gloucestershire’s new youth concessions bus pass – ‘Youth Unltd’ – has been officially launched. South Gloucestershire Council has been working with the Youth Parliament and local schools to promote the new pass giving students discounted bus travel. This is a flagship scheme to give greater freedom to young people in the district and South Gloucestershire Council has invested £1.2million
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Police are appealing for information following a fatal road traffic collision on the A4174 near Keynsham. At around 5.20pm this evening (April 4) police were called to a single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle, close to the Hicks Gate Roundabout. The motorcycle – a green Kawasaki – had just travelled onto the A4174 Avon Ring Road, from the Hicks Gate
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The new changing rooms on the Emersons Green side of Pomphrey Hill playing fields were officially opened on Saturday 27 March. The Council has invested £400,000 in the new facility which is the latest stage in a comprehensive programme of new sports facilities for the community at Pomphrey Hill. Housing four changing rooms, a refreshment area, a room for match
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A group of residents in Filton are doing their bit to keep their community safe and crime-free. Residents of Charborough Road have arranged and helped to fund the installation of locking alley gates to keep the lane behind their homes secure. The large metal gates block access to the rear lane to everyone except local residents who get keys. The
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The concerted efforts to fix the potholes on South Gloucestershire’s roads are really paying dividends as the amount of potholes repaired so far this year has already surpassed the figure for the whole of last year. Since this year’s pothole repair campaign started on 25 January, the council’s teams have already repaired over 3,300 potholes, including 1,600 in February alone,
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