Gloucestershire County LeagueBristol Telephones 5 Thornbury Town 0THORNBURY Town had a day to forget at Stockwood, where Bristol Telephones proved too strong for the visitors. However, the opening 20 minutes saw Thorns start brightly without any hint
Gloucestershire County LeagueChipping Sodbury Town 0 Ellwood 3CHIPPING Sodbury Town lost their unbeaten record after being well beaten at home by Ellwood. The first 45 minutes was all the home side and a catalogue of missed chances and opportunities
GLOUCESTERSHIRE have submitted an application to Bristol City Council for the installation of six floodlights at the Bristol County Ground. If successful it would allow them to host games at major tournaments such as the ICC Champions Trophy, the
A CARE provider based in Chipping Sodbury has won the top prize at an annual UK care award ceremony. Bluebird Care South Gloucestershire have been named South West Newcomer of the Year following a year of continual success and achievement.
WOMEN in custody will be given help to maintain vital ties with their families through the introduction of family engagement workers in all public sector women’s prisons.Following a visit to Eastwood Park prison, in Falfield, justice minister Simon
TWO men arrested in connection with the murder of Barry Rubery, from Iron Acton, have been released without charge. Mr Rubery, 68, was found dead at his home with his hands tied behind his back on April 28 2010. The two men, aged 30 and 19,
GRFU Reserve Leagues Bristol & District TwoThornbury 3rds 33 Cotham Park 2nds 20THORNBURY Thirds enjoyed a fine home win over Cotham Park, securing maximum points with five fine tries.In a mixture of youth and experience, the squad was strengthened
DURSLEY Rugby Club held the official grand opening of their spruced-up clubhouse – with several local dignitaries coming along to see the changes. Stroud MP Neil Carmichael, Mayor of Dursley Jane Ball and leader of Stroud District Council Geoff
THORNBURY Rambling Club will be walking the Cotswolds on Sunday, November 2.The group will assemble at Rock Street car park in Thornbury, where lifts will be arranged for a 9am start.
A WARRANT was issued today for the arrest of a Dursley man who was caught by police with an illegal pepper spray last year. Michael Hensley, 19, of School Road, Dursley, had been summoned before Gloucester Crown Court today for allegedly being
A NEW £50 million state-of-the art building for the Faculty of Business and Law at UWE Bristol is one step closer having just got the go-ahead from South Gloucestershire Council planners. The new building will house Bristol Business School and Bristol
I AM writing to say how disgusted we are at losing the 21 bus from Dursley to Stroud. A lot of people will suffer because of this, I have got a sister who is registered blind and the loss of the 21 bus will mean that it will be very difficult for her
HALLEN progressed in the Les Phillips Cup on Tuesday night when they beat Western League First Division basement side Portishead Town 3-2 in the preliminary round.Goals from Matt Tovey, Luke Mills and James Derosa ensured Hallen bounced back from their
A NEW surf centre in Easter Compton has announced a partnership with a Cornish firm to supply its surfboards.Toy Factory Surfboards will now produce tailor-made boards for The Wave.The Wave founder, Nick Hounsfield, said: “It is really important
A NOVEL idea for a calendar has been thought up to promote Alveston.Alveston Parish Council, in combination with other local groups, has released a walking calendar for 2015 with a twist.Any community group or business could sponsor one month of the calendar
CHANGES to the bus routes and timetable from Dursley to Stroud (and Cheltenham) raise quite a few concerns. 1) Dursley bus station struggles to accommodate the different buses that use the place especially first thing in the morning and I thought
MOBILE speed cameras will be at these locations in south Gloucestershire this week: A4174 Bromley Heath (50mph) Site: 0024 A4175, Oldland Common (30mph) Site: 3226 A420 Wick (30mph) Site: 3004 A431 Bath Road, Bitton (30mph)
ONE of Avon and Somerset police's four-legged Force family members will be trotting off into retirement tomorrow (October 30).Thomas the 12 year old Police horse is officially retiring from service after six years as the long face of the Force.The
Southern League Division One South & West Merthyr Town 2 Yate Town 1 MANAGER Rob Cousins described Yate Town’s defeat at second-placed Merthyr Town on Tuesday night as “heartbreaking” after they were denied a late penalty in controversial
TWELVE residents from South Gloucestershire have had money returned to them as a result of a crackdown on mail scams. The action is part of an initiative launched by the National Trading Standards Scams Team and Royal Mail to return seized responses
DOCTORS in South Gloucestershire can now bid for a share of £100m in the second wave of the prime minister’s Challenge Fund. From Wednesday, October 29 practices are eligible to bid against the fund by working with peers to develop proposals for
Western League Premier DivisionSlimbridge 1 Brislington 0SLIMBRIDGE warmed up for their FA Vase trip to Newquay on Saturday with a hard-fought victory against a Brislington side who came to Wisloe Road unbeaten this season. Rich Thwaite's 71st minute
Gloucestershire County LeagueBerkeley Town 1 Hanham Athletic 3BERKELEY Town are languishing in the bottom two after yet another home defeat, this time at the hands of Hanham Athletic. James Pocock gave the visitors the lead in the 35th minute, heading
