The family of Jason Gapper, the man found dead in Belgium last week, have received huge support from the community. Jason was found in a river after being reported missing for 36 hours whilst at a wedding abroad. His family were on their way
Bristol City exited this year’s FA Cup with their heads held high after a good performance against Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers at Ashton Gate on Sunday writes Will Collins. City had already beaten Premier League opposition in Huddersfield
HERE are some of the best things to do across the region: February 21 to 28 Thursday, February 21 Tudor food workshops Half term fun at Yate Heritage Centre Discover how food was made in the 16th century. Ideal for children aged 5
An Alveston hotel is joining in with Dementia UK’s biggest ever tea party. Employees at Alveston House Hotel are taking part in the charity’s 10th annual Time for a Cuppa campaign. They will be baking sweet and savoury items as well as serving
Always picking up a niggle when you go for a run? This could be the event for you. Staff from The Thornbury Clinic are holding a talk to teach people how to avoid common injuries. Clinical lead Guy Oldring, senior physiotherapist Sarah West and
Cheltenham North 14 Dursley 21 DURSLEY added to their recent collection of victories over top of the table teams with a superb performance at Cheltenham North, writes Ian Perrett. Dursley were at it from the get-go. J Pinker opened the scoring
The A46 has reopened after a crash between two vehicles. The accident took place near Pennsylvania, between junction 18 of the M4 and the A420, and had temporarily blocked the road in both directions. Emergency services are still working at
A new paid counselling service could be introduced for victims of sexual violence and abuse, to ease the pressure on waiting lists for free counselling. According to the Sexual Violence Support Consortium 3,400 South Gloucestershire men and women
An accident at a traffic blackspot in Yate has now been cleared. The A432 Station Road had been partially blocked near Longs Drive. There was queueing traffic as a result of the accident. A number of crashes have taken place on the road
County League Frampton United 0 Rockleaze Rangers 3 BOSS Mat Blythe felt his side's two-week break worked against his title-chasing Frampton side as they slumped to a 3-0 home defeat to high-flying Rockleaze Rangers. Dan Webb opened the
DRIVERS are being asked to share their views on plans to signalise a busy roundabout. South Gloucestershire Council has launched proposals to add traffic lights on the Wraxall Road roundabout on the A4174 ring road and create traffic lanes through
Residents and campaigners have panned a long-term energy plan for the region as a 'vague', 'useless' and like 'rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic'. Despite criticism, the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) report has been adopted as the
Highworth 1 Yate 4 Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist made it five goals in two games as he scored a hat-trick to help Yate Town come from behind to beat Highworth Town on Saturday. Yate fell behind on 35 minutes when Callum Parsons slipped the ball wide
A 45-year-old police officer who tried to persuade a mum to have sexual activity with her own very young children has been jailed for one year. Adam Leighton-Price, of Priory Road, Portbury, was sacked last month by Avon and Somerset Police after
SHADOW Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry visited Dursley at the weekend, to support local Labour councillors and help out in the Berkeley Vale by-election. The Labour frontbencher canvassed alongside council candidate Liz Ashton on Saturday afternoon
Cairns Road Cornthians 3 Thornbury Baptist Church 1 Thornbury Baptist Church lost their third game in a row as they fell to defeat against Cairns Road. Thornbury started well. Sam Nichols fired a good chance straight at the keeper and John
ROBOTS are stepping in to help children who are not well enough to go to school continue their education. ‘AV1’ telepresence robots are part of a cutting edge technology project being piloted by the county council’s Gloucestershire Hospital Education
Thornbury children are at risk of criminal and sexual exploitation according to warnings put out by the police. Two messages written on Thornbury Police's Twitter account have warned of the dangers, with one stating: 'child exploitation is happening
