South Gloucestershire | Archive | 2005 | September
A SERIES of arsons around Yate and Winterbourne have left a top police chief baffled, the Gazette can reveal. more...
TYING up shoelaces and riding a bike are two essential activities for most eight year olds but not when you suffer from a genetic disorder that prevents any basic motor movement of your limbs. Living with a condition that means you require 24-hour care is not easy and can be heart-breaking for those around you. Reporter Liza-Jane Gillespie went to meet one family who, despite the difficulties, are still managing to raise a smile and some money for charity. more...
SCHOOLS from across the district are competing for part of a £75,000 prize in a recycling campaign. more...
FOR the second year in a row, two residents living at a Thornbury sheltered accommodation complex are celebrating after being rewarded for their gardening efforts. more...
PARTYGOERS filled Yate Shopping Centre on Saturday to help celebrate the outlet's 40th birthday. more...
STORIES are dominating the news about Britain's growing problems with obesity and the UK becoming a nation of "fatties". As the public becomes more aware of the damage they are doing to their bodies by overeating, many are turning to hypnotherapy to fight the flab. Gazette reporter Hannah Swingler went to meet the man who is helping people to beat the bulge and get their lives back on track, as well as dispelling the myth that hypnotists use their skills for nothing more than a cheap laugh. more...
A YOUNG soldier whose drink-driving killed his oldest friend - a well-known disc jockey who worked at Merloni Electtrodomestici UK in Yate - has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison. more...
A HEADTEACHER from Yate is hoping to race to success this weekend and raise vital funds for his school. more...
VILLAGE halls and church fetes are being strangled by the red tape of the new licensing laws, a South Gloucestershire councillor has claimed. more...
THE issue of car parking in Thornbury needs to be addressed if a major retailer is to set up shop in the town. more...
CHANGES to modernise mental health services in South Gloucestershire and Bristol have started taking place. more...
A MAJOR investment programme has just been completed at the Gazette, marking another milestone in the 127-year history of the newspaper. more...
VISITORS from far and wide attended the bi-annual mop fair in Chipping Sodbury over the weekend but the event was marred by the behaviour of a number of under-age drinkers. more...
WORKERS at a supermarket depot based in Cribbs Causeway are waiting to find out whether they are to lose their jobs. more...
RESIDENTS of South Gloucestershire are being urged to exercise caution when employing a business to carry out block-paving work at their homes. more...
TYTHERINGTON has won a coveted award after beating off a host of other villages in Avon. more...
MESSAGES of support have been flooding in following the Gazette's story of child abuse allegations against Father Eugene Campbell last week. more...
A RETIRED social worker from Devon who refused to pay part of an increase in council tax has been released after only two days in a Falfield prison. more...
FURIOUS homeowners in Almondsbury have been waiting nearly four months to discuss plans to transform a redundant site into a major housing development, the Gazette can reveal. more...
JOHN HIGGINS, the 1998 World Snooker Champion, is calling on cue sport players across the country to help raise funds for the British Institute of Brain Injured Children. more...
Western Counties North League Avonmouth 13 Thornbury 29 more...
GLS Hellenic League Division One West Winterbourne United 3 Harrow Hill 1 more...
SPORTS teams at The Castle School have enjoyed early success in the new term. more...
MANGOTSFIELD boss Martyn Grimshaw has signed a new 18-month contract for the Cossham Street club. more...
Bristol Premier Combination Division One Olveston United 0 Hillfields Old Boys 0 more...
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