Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information in relation to an aggravated burglary in Filton on Friday, March 19. At around 9pm on Friday evening three unknown males have forced entry to a property on Southmead Road, Filton and were carrying, what were believed to be rounders bats. They are alleged to have threatened the victims before stealing a
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The Appointments Commission has approved the appointment of Melanie Gibbs as the new chair of NHS South Gloucestershire. Melanie Gibbs has been acting Chair of NHS South Gloucestershire since December 2009, after the death of Sir Chris Clarke who had chaired the primary care trust from September 2006. Mrs Gibbs has been a non executive on NHS South Gloucestershire’s Trust
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The first stage of the digital switchover, allowing all viewers in the West TV region to have access to Freeview began this week. The switchover is a two-stage process which began on Wednesday 24 March and will complete on Wednesday 7 April, making Freeview available for all viewers who receive their signal from a relay transmitter. The vast majority of
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Police are appealing for information in relation to a robbery in Almondsbury on Saturday, March 20. At around 4pm on Saturday afternoon the victim, a 19 year-old woman, had travelled to Almondsbury with her mother and boyfriend to meet the vendors of a car advertised for sale on the internet. When she arrived at the arranged meeting point – the
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a teenager was assaulted on New Cheltenham Road, Kingswood. The incident occurred on Sunday 7th March 2010 at around 4pm. The 14-year-old male victim was left with minor injuries after being slapped in the face by a man, described as a black and in his forties. Anyone who witnessed this incident is
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Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Mangotsfield on Sunday (March 21) At around 1.00am a man was walking along Rodway common when a man approached him with a weapon and demanded money and his mobile phone. The offender ran off after a scuffle and the victim was left unhurt and no property was stolen. Police would
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Work to widen the roundabout where junction 1 of the M32 meets the A4174 Ring Road has been completed as part of the Greater Bristol Bus Network scheme. The roundabout layout between the A4174 and the M32 has been altered to provide an additional lane for all vehicles in order to reduce congestion and speed up the flow of traffic.
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an incident of dangerous driving in Almondsbury. The incident occurred on Friday 12th March 2010 at around 11.30am when the victim was travelling on the M5 towards the M4 interchange at junction 15. She was in a white Fiat Punto with her son and daughter. As the driver negotiated her way around
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Prospective Conservative MP for Kingswood, Chris Skidmore, with local councillors John Calway and Christine Price have launched a petition to stop inappropriate development on Green Belt Land in Longwell Green. Developers are looking to build hundreds of houses on Green Belt land behind Pearsall Road and Williams Close. This is thanks to the Government’s Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) which looks
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Police in South Gloucestershire are warning drivers to be vigilant following a number of thefts of vehicles in the area. Police have received a number of reports of stolen vehicles, in which thieves are particularly targeting Vauxhall Brava cars. Since January police have received reports of 10 Vauxhall Bravas being stolen in South Gloucestershire, including, in particular three in the
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