A CHARFIELD man has been cutting the hair of Wickwar Social Club members for the past 50 years. Viv Bateman, 86, known in the area for his farming and cider making, is a life member of Wickwar Social Club, joining in 1954. Since then he has been regularly
BERKELEY Town Council will continue to provide a grant of £1250 each year to the Stroud and District Citizens Advice Bureau. The money will continue to fund the outreach service charity in Berkeley Town Hall on Salter Street. The council confirmed the
A MARQUETRY group based in Wotton-under-Edge is on the search for new members to take up their unique pastime. The Cotswold Group of the Marquetry Society, founded in 1982 by Richard Shellard, has had a gentle drop in numbers over the past few years.
A YOUNG man whose body was found by the side of the river at Sharpness Docks earlier this year had committed suicide shortly after coming out as gay, an inquest has heard. Popular 23-year-old Darren Crotty was reported missing on March 5 but
A MAN has been arrested in connection with a distraction burglary in Chipping Sodbury last Wednesday, November 19. The Chipping Sodbury incident was the first of three distraction burglaries in the last week. The second incident took place in Staple
MALE staff in Wotton-under-Edge are taking part in Movember to raise money for cancer care.Men working at Specialised Wiring Accessories are taking part in the national fundraiser which sees men stop shaving and growing moustaches for the month of November.The
Government inspectors have declared that a school’s standards have fallen in Yate but improvements have been made.Brimsham Green School was inspected by Ofsted in October and received a report stating the school is in need of improvement.The secondary
CASTLE Street and The Plain will be closed off as Thornbury Christmas Food and Gift Fair fills the streets.In excess of 80 food and gift stalls will draw in the crowds. Hot food and mulled wine will be offered along with much more.This year’s Christmas
A SEVEN-MONTH-OLD puppy has died in Slimbridge in yet another case of apparent poisoning – and the owner is now urging more people to come forward with their stories.A family were left saddened after their dog, Ollie, died less than a week after becoming
TWO SOUTH Gloucestershire schools have been named in school rankings published by the Sunday Times.The Castle School in Thornbury and Winterbourne International Academy have been named on the Parent Power list which ranks the top 2,000 schools in the
TWO courses will be run in Thornbury by a volunteer group.The Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) will be running the two courses, one on mosaics and another on Chinese culture, throughout the first three months of 2015.All adults are welcome to join
THE Wotton-under-Edge calendar is now available to purchase at the One Stop Shop. Proceeds will go towards The Heritage Centre. The calendar costs £6 and is titled ’12 Days in Summer’ and can also be purchased from various shops in the town.
SEVERN Vale Flower Club will hold their next meeting on Monday, December 1 in the Armstrong Complex in Thornbury at 2pm.It will include practice working with holly and ivy amongst other things in time for Christmas.
POLICE are appealing for the public’s help in identifying two men who they believe may have information about a handbag snatch in Bristol. The incident happened on Filton Avenue at around 7pm on Saturday (November 22). A handbag was stolen. It
A SPECIAL remembrance Sunday event was held in Berkeley this year – including the unveiling and blessing of a commemorative stone installed to honour a soldier who earned the Victoria Cross.After an afternoon church service the procession marched down
STROUD District Council is celebrating a national award for its “highly valued” work with tenants. The council has been recognised for the high standard of its work with tenant groups which scrutinise its services.It is the second year running that the
A NEW dance club aimed at children is to start in Dursley and Cam at the beginning of next year.Dazzlers Dance Club will open in January, 2015, teaching a range of different styles, from Latin and Bollywood to African and American. The club is an ideal
HEADLINING a set at Bristol’s O2 Academy, with support from a band featuring Frank Iero (guitarist with My Chemical Romance) is no small achievement for any band, but Mallory Knox have spent five years working hard and this UK tour is just reward.
A MAN from Emersons Green has been jailed for 20 months for staging a bomb hoax. The hoax resulted in hundreds of homes being evacuated in Fishponds. Stewart Jackson, 42, of Hill Close, Emersons Green, doused a BMW parked in Cassell Road with
POLICE are appealing for a female dog walker to get in contact after a woman pedestrian died in a collision with a bin lorry in Norton yesterday morning. Officers were called shortly after 10am to a road leading to Gloucester Clay Shooting Club
INSPIRING people recognised at Sue Mountstevens’ PCC Pride Awards were joined by three young people taking part in Children’s Commissioner Takeover Day, at an extra special ceremony at police headquarters. The awards, held on Friday, November 21
