South Gloucestershire | Archive | 2005 | August
LOCAL dial-a-ride scheme Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport has hit the jackpot with a grant for £185,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. more...
TRIBUTES have poured in to the "star of Pucklechurch", landlord Bob Todd, who was tragically killed when trying to intervene in a fight between youths early on Saturday morning. more...
HOT AIR balloons took off from Queen's Square in the centre of Bristol on Monday morning to launch the Discovery Channel International Balloon Fiesta. more...
WILLIAM FOX-PITT, with two first places and one third, was undoubtedly the star of the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park at the weekend but the Shetland Pony Grand National ran him a close second. more...
AN INCREASE in the number of South Gloucestershire landowners allowing waste to be dumped illegally on their land has led to a new crackdown by the Environment Agency and South Gloucestershire Council. more...
RESIDENTS fighting plans for large scale housing on the site of Almondsbury's derelict Hortham Hospital claim they have been let down by parish leaders. more...
AN 18-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Pucklechurch pub landlord Bob Todd. more...
A POLICE project which aims to curb anti-social behaviour amongst teenagers is being piloted in South Gloucestershire. more...
THORNBURY Horticultural Society's annual flower show on Saturday was a golden opportunity to salute two stalwarts - society president Doreen Palmer and her husband Arthur. more...
A MAN has died following a fatal quad-bike collision at Gatcombe Park at the weekend. more...
ART and Design students from across South Gloucesterhire are counting the days to the opening of a multi-million pound arts campus which is set to become the new home of the Bristol School of Art. more...
COMPANY bosses at Wyevale - the national garden centre chain with a branch at Milbury Heath near Thornbury - have come under to fire for selling pets alongside the petunias. more...
THE number of affordable homes being built in South Gloucestershire has exceeded expectations. more...
TOLL charges on the two Severn crossings will stay in place for longer than expected following a tax ruling by judges at the European Court of Justice. more...
OLDBURY nuclear power station is completely out of action and could remain shut down for weeks or even months. more...
FORMER Chipping Sodbury School pupil Nick Gauntlett beat off stiff competition from many of the world's top event riders at the weekend to finish fourth in the Advanced Section B at the Festival of British Eventing at Gatcombe Park. more...
Severnside Seagulls U11s continued their success in their summer tournaments by winning at Castle Combe. more...
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