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Village Gymkhana is saved thanks to Gazette appeal

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:30:00 +0000

TYTHERINGTON’S famous Gymkhana will get a 44th run this summer - thanks to the Gazette.

Pilning Carnival is cancelled

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:30:00 +0000

FOR THE first time in more than three decades, Pilning’s most anticipated summer event has been cancelled this year.

Schools celebrate improvements in GCSE and A-level results

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:34:14 +0000

MOST schools in South Gloucestershire showed marked improvements in their GCSE and A-level results, with some ranking highly in the national score tables.

Accident on motorway causes delays

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:38:29 +0000

HUNDREDS of drivers were left stranded this morning following a two-lorry collision on the motorway.

MP calls for fairer funding system for GP practices

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:04:05 +0000

AN MP has condemned the ‘grossly unfair’ way in which NHS resources are allocated to GP practices across the region, leaving villages such as Almondsbury struggling.

Police authority set to freeze council tax precept to gain £5m boost

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:30:00 +0000

A GOVERNMENT proposal to inject £5 million into the Avon and Somerset Police Authority could buy households time before a potential major council tax hike next year.

Motorways in region to get makeover

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:37:41 +0000

A MAJOR £88.6 million scheme to increase capacity, reduce congestion and improve safety on the M4 and M5 near the Almondsbury Interchange has been rolled out by the Roads Minister this week.

Campaigners celebrate as wind farm appeal is rejected

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:40:00 +0000

CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating this week as the company behind controversial plans to erect four 127-metre high wind turbines near Oldbury lost its appeal.

Line up for arts festival revealed

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:43:01 +0000

COMEDY with a hint of gastronomy is hoped to make a winning recipe on opening night at Thornbury’s Arts Festival 2012.

Baptist church welcomes new pastor

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:30:00 +0000

AFTER almost six years without a preacher, Morton Baptist Church has welcomed the arrival of a young pastor to its congregation.