There’s more to the property market than meets the eye Jamie Dyer, Andrews, Stroud A LOT is written about the state of the property market, yet this often appears quite contradictory. One minute we’re told property sale transactions are at
ONE of our optional marketing services, particularly popular with people selling in the summer months, are Open Houses. These involve several viewings conducted in one concentrated period rather than at ad-hoc times, creating a buzz around the property
AN AUTISM friendly LEGO workshop will be taking place at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust tomorrow (Tuesday, August 14). The session features a small group size, a calm environment in the Peng Observatory overlooking the Rushy Lake, and additional
BERKELEY Post Office has reopened, following an eight-day closure. The One Stop store and Post Office branch on Salter Street had been temporarily shut between August 2 and 10. A Post Office spokesperson, said: “Berkeley Post Office re-opened
RESIDENTS of Cam are being urged to have their say about a planning framework for future developments in the village. Cam Parish Council is holding a series of open events at the offices in Noel Lee Way for people to meet councillors and volunteers
WET weather meant all four of Chipping Sodbury’s Saturday sides were left frustrated when their matches were abandoned. The first team, desperate to close the gap on the top three in Division One of the Gloucestershire County League, had reached
A VERY theatrical duo are putting on an 'exciting' showcase of music in Yate. Marienella Phillips and Bradley Parker are both graduates of dramatic arts schools, will be performing at St Paul's Catholic Church on Saturday, August 25 at 7.30pm.
Gloucestershire 174-6 Surrey 169-7 Gloucestershire confirmed their place in the quarter-finals of the T20 Vitality Blast with a five run victory over Surrey at the Bristol County Ground yesterday. David Payne and Benny Howell both took three
CHILEAN flamingo chicks have been fostered by their Andean near-relatives at Slimbridge Wetland Centre. Three pairs of the Andean birds at the Slimbridge reserve were given eggs of Chilean flamingos to nest. The record-breaking temperatures
A school in Frampton Cotterell can now be brought together from two sites after plans for building were recommended for approval. Watermore Primary School has been based on two separate buildings since its forming in 2011, however these plans will
There are delays on the M5 following a multi-vehicle collision. The collision took place near Cribbs Causeway on the M5 southbound between Junction 17 and 18. Two lanes were initially closed before emergency service workers cleared the vehicles
THE ORGANISERS of Pilning Flower Show are asking the community for help amidst fears over this year's show. Concerns about the weather and the loss of some regular competitors means the organisers are calling for people to sumbit enteries to the
DURSLEY Community Fire Station will be holding its annual open day on Sunday, August 19, 11am - 4pm. The day is set to include demonstrations from the crew, and the station's new fire cadets will be there too, showing what they have learnt over
FOR those of you living around the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area you are probably wondering what the loud banging was on Saturday night. Over 1000 people were watching a fantastic firework display at the Ridings playing fields as part of the Sodbury
Cromhall Sprint SUE Peachey, Garry Strickland and Leigh Allen were in action at Cromhall on Wednesday, August 8 for one of the summer series mid-week sprint triathlons. It was a dry and overcast evening with good conditions for triathlon racing
CHIPPING SODBURY hosted a festival as the town celebrated a very big birthday! Sodbury 800, marking the amount of time since the official formation of the town, drew in huge crowds of people to two different venues over the two days. The Ridings
A FUN fundraising afternoon at a Wotton pub has raised enough to buy a new defibrillator for the town. The Royal Oak's fun day took place on Saturday, and saw visitors enjoying live music and a barbeque, as well as competitions, a tombola, a bouncy
A Thornbury residents group has branded the first public workshop for the proposed Buckover Garden Village as 'public relations spin'. Residents group TRAPP’D (Thornbury Residents Against Poorly Planned Development) had been invited to one of the
