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Stories for 14 October 2005

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Anger as compost waste is imported

RESIDENTS are furious that a compost farm near Thornbury is being allowed to import green waste from outside the area instead of using "homegrown" material.  more...

Station is ready to hit the airwaves

IT'S all systems go at Thornbury FM - the town's community radio station - which is set to go on air for the first time next month.   more...

Save our village from traffic, plead residents

"DO something before someone is killed - or a house collapses," - that was the message to council highways chiefs from traffic-battered residents in Pilning this week.  more...

Don't buy cars from roadside traders

RESIDENTS across South Gloucestershire are being warned against buying second-hand cars from roadside traders.  more...

Bring justice to world trade

FAIR traders from South Gloucestershire will be part of a mass Parliamentary lobby next month to demand trade justice - not free trade.   more...

Behind the scenes at brewery

CROWDS of people turned up last weekend to sneak a peak at the brewing process of a local pint.  more...

Housing a threat to green belt

SOUTH Gloucestershire's precious green spaces could disappear under a tide of concrete if regional planners press ahead with plans for yet more homes, local Conservatives have warned.   more...

Help ex-PC to write his book

RETIRED Thornbury police officer Clive Washbourne is hoping to tap into other people's memories to help him write his own life story   more...

No to new homes

ALMONDSBURY ward councillor Sheila Cook has launched her own petition against plans for hundreds of homes on the former Hortham Hospital site.   more...

Costly plans for bulky rubbish

UNLIMITED free collections of bulky waste by binmen in South Gloucestershire could be coming to an end.  more...

Amalgamation aids road safety

REDUCING the number of road accidents is the aim of a new partnership between police and South Gloucestershire Council.  more...

Celebrations as King Edmunds stays open

THE HEADTEACHER of King Edmund Community School in Yate has spoken of the collective relief that staff and pupils enjoyed this week after learning that the school has been saved from closure.  more...

Lottery awards for volunteers

COMMUNITY organisations in South Gloucestershire are set to receive a cash boost under of the latest round of National Lottery Awards for All grants.  more...

Fear over drivers speeding in village

AN OLD Sodbury resident is campaigning against drivers who speed through the village putting residents' lives at risk.  more...

Fire ravages family caravan and garage

A FAMILY in Winterbourne has been left shaken after becoming the victims of what they believe was a deliberate arson attack.  more...

Weekend festivities

COALPIT Heath was in celebratory mood this week following a weekend of events to mark a mammoth anniversary of the village church.  more...

Claim of NHS negligence

AVON Ambulance Service has this week responded to a grieving mother's claims that two of its paramedics acted negligently leading to the death of Yate man Shane Harding.   more...

South Gloucestershire Sport

Sodbury move to top

Gloucester Division One Chipping Sodbury 13 Tewkesbury 10  more...

Hallen call the shots with six-goal result

Toolstation League Premier Division Hallen 6 Torrington 0  more...

Great achievements by Tang Soo Do clubs

STUDENTS from two martial arts clubs in Yate and Chipping Sobury have won a total of 15 medals at the European Tang Soo Do Championships in Bristol.  more...

Late goal floors Mangotsfield

FA Cup Third Qualifying Round Replay Mangotsfield United 0 Bromley 1  more...

Thorns take derby honours

Western Counties North League Thornbury 28 North Bristol 22  more...

Title still on for lethal Lee

SYNWELL Amateur Boxing Club's Greg Lee took another step towards his ambition of winning the National ABA Heavyweight Championship with a victory by knockout over Cleeve ABC's Steven Campbell at a packed Lister Hall, Dursley, on Saturday.  more...

  
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