WINTERBOURNE UNITED have pulled off the most sensational coup in their history by signing Liverpool legend Bruce Grobbelaar. The Zimbabwe international goalkeeper, 52, is in line to play in a one-off match against Patchway in the GFA Trophy on Saturday
FLATS which were branded a "death trap" before they are even built have been given the go-ahead. The development in Chipping Sodbury, which is just metres from a primary school and two nurseries, won the backing of South Gloucestershire Council at
A MAJOR tourism project that could see trains back on the tracks in Berkeley could become a reality in a TV competition to win Lottery funding. A group of train enthusiasts and local representatives have applied for a BBC series called Village SOS,
PLANS for the country’s first National Wildlife Conservation Park, to be built in Almondsbury, have been backed by two top conservation groups. The £70 million park, which would be created in the Hollywood Tower Estate off Blackhorse Hill by Bristol
EFFICIENCY savings, the housing service and the canal project are the top priorities for Stroud District Council’s new leader Frances Roden. The Conservative was elected to replace Chas Fellows at the full council meeting at Ebley Mill last Thursday
A MAN from Pilning has pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit clothing, films and computer games. Kane Goodman, 35, of Wainbridge Crescent, pleaded guilty at Bristol Crown Court, on October 30, to 17 charges under the Trade Marks Act 1994 for selling
CALLS to scrap a controversial planning strategy which could see 33,000 homes built in South Gloucestershire have won the backing of a senior MP. Grant Shapps MP, the Shadow minister for housing, announced he would bin the Regional Spatial Strategy
THORNBURY will be all of a glow with the switch-on of the town's Christmas lights tonight. This evening, Tuesday, November 17, Thornbury will grind to a halt to celebrate the start of the Christmas countdown and the switch-on of the lights.
