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  • Cyclist in hospital after being hit by car in Chipping Sodbury

    A cyclist was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing injuries after being hit by a car in Chipping Sodbury yesterday. Wickwar Road was closed between the Waitrose roundabout and the roundabout for St John’s Way, but reopened at 8.45pm

  • Man wanted in connection with Frampton Cotterell theft

    CCTV images have been released following the theft of a radiator from a driveway in Frampton Cotterell. The incident occurred in Rockside Gardens between 1.50-2.50pm on Thursday, June 20. Avon and Somerset Police have issued a CCTV image of a

  • CRICKET: Dan’s the man for table-toppers Thornbury

    DAN LEZAR thumped 152 off only 84 deliveries for Thornbury who went on to crush fellow high-flyers Burbage & Easton Royal by 320 runs and go top of Premier Two Glos/Wilts, writes Harry Watts. Earlier, Davis started cautiously, whilst Lezar went

  • Yate & District AC are back on track

    AFTER nearly a year without a functioning track, more than one hundred Yate & District AC athletes turned up on home soil, writes Stuart Nunn. Groups that had been forced to train at ‘foreign’ venues – some as far away as Gloucester and Cardiff

  • Gloucestershire stars open new Winterbourne nets

    Winterbourne’s new nets have been officially opened by Gloucestershire captain Chris Dent and county colleague James Bracey who began his cricket career at the South Gloucestershire village club, writes Steve Hill. The fully enclosed two-lane facility

  • Andrew Tye returns to Gloucestershire for Vitality Blast

    GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S Andrew ‘AJ’ Tye will be returning to the club for the Vitality Blast in 2019. The 32-year-old will be a familiar face to Gloucestershire supporters after impressing in the T20 competition in 2016 and 2018. Speaking on his return

  • CRICKET: Cam continue unbeaten start to the season

    Cam 1st XI 143-7 beat Westbury-on-Severn 1st XI 139-10 by 3 wickets Cam continued their unbeaten start to the season despite a middle order collapse as they chased down Westbury-on-Severn’s modest total with three wickets remaining, writes George

  • Council suffered 184 data security breaches last year

    A contractor was sacked for accessing and divulging personal information held by South Gloucestershire Council, as data security breaches at the authority rocketed by 46 per cent last year, a report reveals. There were 184 incidents in 2018/19,

  • Group to ride 300 miles back home to Berkeley

    A GROUP of friends from Berkeley will be cycling through three countries in one day to raise money for two charities. Craig Barnett is among nine cyclists who will ride all the way home from Gretna Green, Scotland. They will set off on Friday

  • Cat killed after dog breaks off lead near park

    A cat has been killed by a dog after it broke out of its collar near a park. The incident happened in Back Lane in Pucklechurch. The owner of the dog posted a message on the public Facebook page for the area, Shout Out Pucklechurch, appealing