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  • Dursley Operatic and Dramatic Society taking on new members

    THERE are three chances to get involved in amateur dramatics over the next few weeks as Dursley Operatic and Dramatic Society continues its busy Diamond Anniversary season. The society's growing juniors group will recommence on Monday, February

  • Use or lose Yate community cafe

    CUSTOMERS are being urged to use or lose a community café in Yate. Staff at the Ridgewood Community Centre café said they need more custom if they are to keep the facility open. Anne-Marie Cook, manager of the community centre, said: “The café

  • New secondhand shop opens at Thornbury's SORT IT! centre

    BARGAIN hunters will be able to peruse the shelves at a new reuse shop at the Thornbury SORT IT! centre. Secondhand homeware, furniture and clothing are now available for a snip from the Revive store, which was created to help reduce the amount

  • Thornbury Musical Theatre Group launch online box office

    THEATREGOERS in Thornbury will be able to buy tickets to performances around the clock via a new 24/7 online box office. Thornbury Musical Theatre Group (TMTG), which was recently awarded funding from South Gloucestershire Council toward setting

  • Football: Yate continue rapid rise with win against Taunton

    YATE TOWN picked up from where they left off before the unscheduled winter break by securing their sixth consecutive win against lowly Taunton. Two goals in five second half minutes from Scott Wilson and Mike Bryant sent them on their way to victory

  • Two cyclists killed in hit-and-run in Hanham

    TWO cyclists riding a tandem were killed in an alleged hit-and-run in Hanham yesterday afternoon. Shortly before 4pm on Sunday, a police officer spotted a Citroen Picasso travelling along Lower Hanham Road at speed. He indicated to the car