Great Western Air Ambulance Charity has announced that they have attended a record number of incidents over the first six months of 2019. The team had 971 call-outs in the first six months of the year, and, if replicated, these figures will see
Thornbury and Yate has the lowest smoking rate in the south west. The constituency, along with Filton and Bradley Stoke as well as Kingswood, has a smoking prevalence rate of 10.6 per cent. This is well below the national average of 14.7 per
MINNOWS Thornbury Town have their own chance of FA Cup glory having been accepted into the competition for the first time in their history. Thornbury make the long trip to Bedfordshire on Saturday, August 10 to play Leighton Town of the South Midlands
A road in Wickwar has been closed to allow emergency work to be carried out. Chase Lane has been closed for emergency works to overhead cabling. The road is closed today and tomorrow between 9.30am and 3.30pm. Pedestrian access will be available
Review by Saffia Farr from Friends of Marlwood. In the first week of July, audiences at Marlwood school were treated to outstanding performances of Oliver. Some extremely talented young people belted out classic favourites from Lionel Bart’s
BUSINESSES in Gloucestershire are increasingly going to be relying on apprentices to provide the pipeline for future jobs recruitment in both private and public sectors. So, I am very concerned about the way in which Further Education - through
A new initiative to help prevent traffic and parking issues on Chipping Sodbury High Street has been launched. It has been dubbed the Chipping Sodbury Park & Walk and involves people that work on the busy street enjoying a short hike to work instead
A woman has been left with multiple injuries after being bitten by a dog whilst walking in Yate. The lady was walking on Greenways Road between Wiltshire Avenue and Carmarthen Close at around 12:30pm on Sunday, June 23. The male that was walking
A hockey club is set to fold unless they can find a new coach by September. Thornbury Juniors Hockey Club are in need of a coach to take training at the Castle School. A post on the Castle School's Facebook page said: "Lots of our students play
CBeebies stars visited Slimbridge on Saturday to open a new attraction at the Wetland Centre. Ferne Corrigan and Rory Crawford, from Ferne and Rory’s Vet Tales, opened the Arctic Adventure experience and launched the summer holiday campaign Global
