South Gloucestershire | Archive | 2005 | March
NESTLING on a hill in the village of Wickwar sits the parish's picturesque church, Holy Trinity. And now, thanks to a massive fundraising campaign by parishioners, the building resounds once more to the majestic sound of the 100-year-old church organ. more...
ON Tuesday evening I sat through a consultation meeting on proposals for changes to services for Older Adults in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. more...
I FEEL that I must comment on your article (Gazette, February 18) concerning a refusal of planning permission on land at Ram Hill, Coalpit Heath under the ownership of Mr Drafus Young. more...
Reading the Gazette (February 25) I am sure Cllr Alan Bracey and his fellow councillors are very pleased with putting another obstacle in the way of Network Rail's plans to remove the trees from the railway embankment at Coalpit Heath. more...
I AM very pleased that Jim Duffy (Letters, February 25) is at last getting the message. Yes, it is personal. I am not qualified and neither, I suspect, is he to discuss matters of nuclear physics or engineering, nor have I claimed to represent the local liaison council. more...
A WALL of art created by youngsters in Yate has been unveiled in one of the town's play areas. more...
COUNCIL tax for South Gloucestershire has been set at 3.8 percent. more...
LIFE will change in a big way for popular Pilning couple Tony and Moira Adams when the swap Severnside for the wide open spaces of Texas. more...
THORNBURY's three cadet forces - Sea, Air and Army - are now officially affiliated to town's Royal British Legion branch. more...
A CHIPPING SODBURY pensioner with a wobbly tooth has been turned away by five dental surgeries and is now desperate to get the offending gnasher removed. more...
A PRE-SCHOOL in Frampton Cotterell has been awarded the highest accolade by a school inspector. more...
A POPULAR children's pre-school in Alveston has been forced to find new premises after its old classroom was condemned as unsafe. more...
FACE-PAINTERS flocked to Chipping Sodbury from all over the South West to swap ideas and practice on any willing youngsters. more...
LIVING and learning conditions in Bufumbo - Thornbury's "link" parish in Uganda - continue to improve. more...
A PILOT scheme to reduce congestion on a busy ring road has been grounded by South Gloucestershire Council. more...
FURY over new car parking charges at Yate train station gathered steam this week as the Rail Passenger Council confirmed no public consultation had taken place. more...
HEALTH planners went on the defensive this week over cost cutting plans to axe Thornbury Hospital's Grace ward - a highly valued care facility for older people with mental health problems. more...
EIGHT flats which residents fought not to be built have now been welcomed in a Yate road as the "most prestigious" development in the town. more...
YATE is to become home to South Gloucestershire Council's third major headquarters. more...
BOSSES at Bristol Zoo are due to outline their plans for a major educational "world first" eco-attraction at Easter Compton. more...
A DRUG bust by police in Chipping Sodbury has uncovered more than £1,000-worth of a suspected Class A drug. more...
BRAVE Betty Farcas, the disabled youngster plucked from a Romanian institution six year ago with the help of Thornbury folk, has been given fresh hope of being legally adopted by the lcoal family who have cared for her ever since. more...
A NEW campaign by South Gloucestershire Council hopes to slash the number of knives sold to children. more...
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It was certainly a game of two halves on Saturday as Bristol City and Blackpool played out a rarely entertaining and subdued 1-1 draw at Ashton Gate. more...
THE Duke of Beaufort's Point-to-Point is acknowledged as one of the best meetings in the country so a large crowd is anticipated for Saturday's meeting at Didmarton. more...
TOMORROW is the big day for North Bristol Rugby Club as the Almondsbury-based outfit take on Solihull in the Powergen Junior Vase semi-final. more...
ROCHDALE are the visitors to the Memorial Stadium tomorrow (3pm) in a game that has been billed as a mid-table tussle between two teams desperate for points to propel them towards the play-off places. more...
THE 33rd staging of the Severn Bridge Road Race takes place on Sunday and looks all set to be one of the premier sporting events to hit the region so far this year. more...
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