FORMER Charfield youth footballer Sean Rigg has joined League Two club Port Vale on loan from Bristol Rovers. The 21-year-old striker has just finished a successful three-month loan spell with Forest Green Rovers in the Blue Square Premier, where he
THE next stage in the development of Yate Leisure Centre is underway as builders start transforming the swimming pool. The £25,000 improvement programme follows a £1.8million investment by South Gloucestershire Leisure Trust to modernise the centre
AN ambitious project has been launched by an out of school club to raise £10,000 by the end of 2010. The 10 in 10 project has been devised by Dursley Out of School Club, based at Dursley Primary School, in Highfields. The parent committee, who are
FIVE arrests were made and 220 vehicles stopped in a police operation to crack down on the issues that people worry about the most. Police officers from the Stroud and Cotswold division conducted Operation Beenmore in response to issues that have been
THE county’s two hovercraft were dispatched to help flood-hit communities in Cumbria last week. The rescue craft, which can be invaluable in difficult to reach flooded areas, were sent up to Cumbria on Friday but have since returned to the county.
PEOPLE living in areas of Yate which are being targeted for improvement are being invited to have a say on their future. Residents of south Yate and Dodington, which was made a priority neighbourhood by South Gloucestershire Council earlier this year
A BRACE of goals from returning Slimbridge old boy Joe Tustain stole the headlines from new Winterbourne signing Bruce Grobbelaar in this derby. Former Liverpool star Grobbelaar is set to play for Winterbourne in a one-off game against Patchway on December
MONDAY morning sees a number of knocks and minor bruising but no major injury problems. Oli Thorne and Tom Ameobi are almost there but we decide not to risk them for our big game at Mansfield in the FA Cup replay. After the de-brief on Saturday's
TAXI marshals have taken to the streets of Chipping Sodbury in an effort to crack down on late-night crime. Pub-goers were helped home for the first time on Friday and Saturday night by marshals employed by South Gloucestershire Council. They helped
VISITORS to Yate Leisure Centre are in for a blissful time with the launch of a new health and beauty salon. Bliss Nails and Beauty was officially opened on Saturday by Heart FM breakfast presenters Paulina and Troy. The new salon is the second to
