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  • Water turned off tonight during repair of leaking main

    Water is being turned off for some Chipping Sodbury residents tonight while Bristol Water repairs leaks. A spokesperson for Bristol Water said: “We will be repairing a leaking main on Heron Way in Chipping Sodbury from around 7:30pm this evening

  • Technical fault causes delays on M4

    One lane is closed on the M4 due to a technical fault. The lane closure is in place Westbound from junctions 19 to J20 (Almondsbury Interchange). Lane one, normally used as a live lane during peak traffic, is closed due to a fault with the signs

  • Does your dog have what it takes to be a model?

    DOES your dog have what it takes to be a model? If so, a hotel in Wotton under Edge would love to hear from you. The Swan is on the lookout for a dog who has got that certain special something, to feature in a national advert. The ad will

  • Lord Adonis set to visit Thornbury

    Lord Adonis is visiting Thornbury later this month. The Labour party politician, academic and journalist will be appearing at The Castle School on Wednesday, February 27 as part of his Face the Future tour. He’ll be sharing his views on Britain

  • Prisoners receive huge donations from parkrun volunteers

    Prisoners at Leyhill Prison will be sporting a number of different items donated by participants at Chipping Sodbury Parkrun. Leyhill is a Category D prison located near Tortworth. This year they became the first prison in the South West to

  • Call handler recognised nationally after saving man's life

    A call handler for the ambulance service is up for a national award after helping to save a young man's life. Sarah Fisher works for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and took a call in January 2018. She convinced a dog

  • Our Broadband is one step up from the Stone Age says reader

    During an e-mail discussion with my son in Vancouver, Canada, he told me that his service provider had recently increased his download speed from 300 Mb/s to 600 Mb/s. He could not believe that I am struggling with 1.7 Mb/s on average. His comment

  • Forest Green v Yeovil - Preview, Team News and Prediction

    FOREST Green will be aiming to end a run of successive defeats when they take on struggling Yeovil Town on Saturday. The results against Notts County and Swindon Town have left Forest Green hanging on to the play-offs by a thread. Here is everything

  • Popular chef undergoes double lung transplant

    The popular tapas chef that was in desperate of need of a double lung transplant has potentially been given a new lease of life. Dave Lawrence had been the head chef at Amigos Mexican restaurant in Chipping Sodbury High Street for around three

  • New CCTV cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour in Thornbury

    New CCTV cameras have been installed in Thornbury in an attempt to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Old analogue cameras have been removed and replaced with new digital cameras that produce images that are nearly four times clearer. Thornbury

  • More details released about Thornbury cannabis factory

    Further details have been released after a cannabis factory was found in Thornbury. The 90-plant factory was uncovered by police in Coln Square, just after 4pm on Thursday, February 7. A 20-year-old man was arrested at the scene and has been