THE search for a missing woman in South Gloucestershire is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the IPCC over its handling of the search for 20-year-old Louise Jones
AN EARLY morning fire in Yate is being treated as suspicious. Fire crews were called to the business premises on Station Road, Yate at 1am this morning, Thursday, April 12. Avon Fire and Rescue sent two appliances from Yate Fire Station after receiving
A LIST of candidates for next month’s local elections at Stroud District Council has been announced. On Thursday, May 3 a third of the council’s seats will be up for election including Berkeley, Dursley, Kingswood, and Wotton-Under-Edge.
CHAIRMAN Robyn Maggs said it felt like “ironic justice” as Winterbourne United celebrated promotion to the Hellenic Premier Division this week. Two-time champions of Division One West, Winterbourne have never been able to progress further as their Parkside
NO TIME for sentiment. If Gloucester beat Newcastle at Kingsholm on Saturday they will almost certainly send the Falcons down into the Championship. With Leeds currently wallowing in the lower reaches of that competition, the whole of the north-east
MY PESSIMISM in last week’s article was happily unfounded. How could I have doubted my beloved team? It was a simply perfect weekend for Bristol City with wins over Nottingham Forest and Coventry. For the first time in weeks I am optimistic of survival
NOT A good start! Defeat by an innings at Chelmsford showed how tough this cricket season is going to be. Following the game on the ECB site was not a life enhancing experience. Torture may be a better word. First there was the news that David Payne
ENGLAND rugby star Ben Morgan believes Dursley’s senior side are benefiting from the club’s successful youth system. Dursley are hoping to gain promotion for the first time since Morgan helped them reach Gloucester One five years ago when they travel
A LEGAL battle is being waged by disgruntled villagers in Almondsbury after parish councillors put the only access road to their homes up for sale without warning. Woodhouse Close residents first discovered that the lane and field at the back
A COUNCIL-backed scheme to close one of Chipping Sodbury’s artery routes has been dropped following widespread concerns. Businesses on Hatters Lane were astonished by the proposal, raised by South Gloucestershire Council in September last year, to
