South Gloucestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
ALMOST 200 people defied icy wind at the weekend to attend a food, farming and landscape day at Winterbourne Medieval Barn. more...
With rumours of body snatching and the belief it was a trail-blazer in the USA, the modest-looking Frenchay Chapel has a remarkable history. But now the building, which dates from the 1600s, is suffering from the ravages of time. Gazette feature writer Kirsty Ramsden found out about the chapel's past and how it is facing up to the future. more...
I AM a war widow, pushing 75 years, rather disabled with the most questionable health requiring medical attention. more...
I AM horrified by the councillors' decision to approve the new headquarters in Yate, at a cost of £21million, and folks it will take the council 21 years to pay for this project. more...
I AM writing to publicly appeal to local our local Members of Parliament to show their public support for Cossham Hospital by signing the Early Day Motion 622 tabled by Conservative Party co-chairman Dr Liam Fox. more...
A LAST-DITCH bid has been launched this week to save Frenchay Hospital from being downgraded to little more than a community health centre. more...
These notes, prepared by Thornbury Town Council, are intended to provide a more detailed insight into the work the council does for the town. With co-operation from the Gazette, councillors are submitting the column on a regular basis after each cycle of meetings, to help keep residents abreast of council business and topics coming up in the near future. They would also be delighted to welcome residents in person at any of their full council and committee meetings, should anyone wish to raise an issue or simply to listen. more...
THE work of talented young artists at Thornbury's Castle School will soon be adorning the walls of local shops and offices thanks to a pioneering new scheme aimed at introducing school art to a wider audience. more...
THE planning system is becoming increasingly unfair, rigged in favour of unauthorised traveller encampments and illegal developments, claims Chris Butt, the Conservative's prospective parliamentary candidate for Northavon. more...
THERE will be two new faces on the streets of Dodington and Yate thanks to a new policing scheme. more...
THORNBURY Lions will be celebrating a landmark in the club's history this weekend when they host a major convention. more...
THORNBURY FM - the town's embryonic community radio station - showed signs of stirring this week as supporters signed up to be there at the birth. more...
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE is one of the worst ten regions in the South West for collecting council tax, according to new figures. more...
LIBERAL DEMOCRATS have pledged to continue their fight against a Winterbourne bypass, despite £60,000 being ploughed into the scheme. more...
PLANS to create a £30 million conservation park in Easter Compton will be funded over the next four years. more...
ONE of Chipping Sodbury's most successful small businesses has revealed the secrets of its success for a television programme. more...
OLVESTON Primary School, already one of the best in the South West, is set to get even better. more...
A DILAPIDATED Yate school is to be demolished and completely rebuilt in a major multi-million pound project. more...
THE 33rd staging of the Severn Bridge Road Race on Sunday saw a breathtaking solo finish as well as a fine showing from several Bristol-based riders. more...
FOUR is the magic number for National Hunt fans heading to the 2005 Cheltenham Festival. more...
Tuesday: 3.15 Smurfit Champion Hurdle (2 miles 110 yards). Selection: Macs Joy. Each-way: Rooster Booster. more...
Almondsbury Town 0 Fairford Town 4 more...
FORMER Bristol City Academy director David Burnside, who now runs his own football coach education company, is directing an FA Level One coaching certificate course for junior team managers and coaches. more...
Powergen Junior Vase semi-final North Bristol 13 Solihull 18 more...
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