South Gloucestershire | Archive | 2006 | March
WELSH National Opera celebrates its 60th anniversary this month and three birthday treats from the company can be enjoyed at the Bristol Hippodrome. more...
THIS town hall is a stylish venue for occasions such as this and on a February evening it proved a warm and welcome venue for performances that sustained the enthusiasm of a large audience. more...
FOOTLOOSE the musical is based on the film, starring Kevin Bacon, of the same name and which I must admit to never having seen. more...
Friday, March 10 10am-5pm, Thornbury, Park Road, Castle School. National Touring Exhibition, Picasso Histoire Naturelle until March 17. 2.30pm, Alveston, Methodist Hall. 50-Plus Group, Impact India with Rosemary Mellor. 7.30pm, Tytherington, Chapel. Local History Group, Brass Rubbing with Malcolm and Margaret Hawkes. 7.30pm, Tockington, Parish Hall. Parish Players presents Fiddler on the Roof. more...
Friday, March 10 8.30am-4pm, Wickwar, 29 Amberley Way. Britain's Biggest Breakfast. Come and tuck in to a hearty brekkie and help Cancer Research Ok at the same time. For more details call 01454 299209. more...
HOW proud I am that South Gloucestershire Council has agreed to invest £3.5 million in a new community building in Thornbury town centre providing space for young people, people with learning difficulties and the wider community. more...
THE PROPOSALS being put forward for the new library and associated office and retail space in Thornbury do not appeal. more...
I CANNOT believe that Bristol Zoo is serious about resurrecting an old 1967 planning permission to impose a National Conservation Wildlife Park cheek by jowl with our regional shopping centre at Cribbs Causeway. South Gloucestershire Council and the Highways Agency should not be attempting to accommodate the establishment of yet another vast public attraction so close to the notorious M5 Junction 17, which is already under stress from traffic overload. more...
PLANS for a new library, offices and "anchor" retail store on a prime town centre site in Thornbury have been criticised by local conservation watchdogs. more...
THORNBURY'S Nicky Clark has been selected by the Royal Air Force as the UK's leading air cadet. more...
NORTHAVON MP Steve Webb has this week offered his support to new party leader Menzies 'Ming' Campbell, claiming he is not too old for the job. more...
FORMER Almondsbury antiques dealer Graham Pendrill, who has started a new life in Kenya, is "lying low" after making stinging attacks on "corrupt" politicians in the drought-hit African state. more...
SCORES of people felt a whole lot better on Saturday after taking part in a movement and dance event at the town's Armstrong Hall. more...
Gloucestershire League Division One more...
A ROTTING primary school in Acton Turville is to be demolished and completely rebuilt in a multi-million pound project following the success of a ten-year campaign by concerned parents. more...
A SERIES of cat and mouse traps have helped police in South Gloucestershire catch four motorbike thieves. more...
RESIDENTS are kicking up a stink over plans to start cardboard composting at a farm on the edge of Thornbury. more...
WESTERLEIGH Parish Council's monthly meeting had to be suspended this week after an irate member of the public launched an attack on councillors. more...
PLANNING chiefs are to investigate why action was never taken to enforce development conditions at a Severnside laboratory complex. more...
THE Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police has revealed a major U-turn in his thoughts on the force's recruitment policy. more...
A YATE teenager who made nearly 3,000 threatening phone calls to the Samaritans over a four-month period has been jailed. more...
BEING a pensioner does not mean you have to be cut off from the world, devoid of the opportunity to socialise with friends and enjoy a day out. For one Yate gentleman, who is fast approaching a pensionable age, the thought of finding himself stuck in his home, with no means of meeting other people or getting out and about to see them, is a dreaded one. But 60-year-old Tom Pengelly is on a mission not to let that happen. more...
A DURSLEY landmark has taken a step closer to having a facelift this week after receiving £137,000 from the government. more...
A CONTROVERSIAL toilet block in Chipping Sodbury will remain closed after civic leaders deemed it too expensive to keep open. more...
FURIOUS traders on Cam High Street face the final nail in the coffin next week following the shock announcement that they will be plunged into darkness. more...
PARISH leaders in Almondsbury have launched a stinging attack on Bristol Zoo's traffic management plans for its proposed £50million wildlife attraction at Easter Compton. more...
Hellenic League Division One West Trowbridge Town 1 Winterbourne United 2 more...
FORMER Gloucestershire and England wicketkeeper Jack Russell marked the opening of Chipping Sodbury Golf Club's refurbished clubhouse by unveiling a painting of the course. more...
TEAM GWR's Grant Bayton produced a sprint finish to win the Severn Bridge Road Race from South Gloucestershire teammate and former race winner Ben Luckwell. more...
ONE could be forgiven for thinking that Mangotsfield and Yate were having their own private battle for Southern Premier supremacy but the managers are having none of it. more...
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