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  • Thornbury's FA Cup debut ends in defeat

    FA Cup extra preliminary round Leighton Town 4 Thornbury Town 1 THE road to Wembley proved to be a short one for Thornbury Town on Saturday after a defeat in their first-ever venture into the FA Cup, writes Malcolm Carr. After a three-hour

  • Hot air balloons take to skies over Gloucestershire

    HOT air balloons were spotted in the skies over Gloucestershire this morning. Residents reported seeing a group of around 16 balloons as they headed from Frampton on Severn, to Stonehouse, Stroud and beyond. Tracey Kerry took this photo as

  • Man in hospital after Almondsbury crash

    A man has been taken to hospital after a crash in Almondsbury. Fire crews from Avonmouth, Southmead and Thornbury fire stations were called to crash involving two vehicles on Woodhouse Avenue, shortly after 12noon today (August 13). On arrival

  • Hot air balloons take to skies over Stroud

    HOT air balloons were spotted in the skies over Stroud this morning. Residents reported seeing a group of around 16 balloons as they headed from Frampton on Severn, to Stonehouse, Stroud and beyond. Tracey Kerry took this photo as the balloons

  • Yate drink driver banned for 17 months

    A 30-YEAR-OLD Yate man has been banned from driving for 17 months after being found drink driving. David Livesey, of Longs Drive, was more than twice the legal limit when he was pulled over by police in Bristol on July 8. When tested, results

  • Popular fundraiser returning to Tytherington

    An event which has raised thousands for charity over the last four years is returning to Tytherington later in the month. The family fun day, dog show and beer festival is taking place on Hardwicke Field on Saturday, August 24. There will be

  • Littering in Sodbury park condemned

    Dodington Parish Council have condemned litter in Lilliput Park. The council are in charge of maintenance in the popular park near Chipping Sodbury School. There have been numerous problems recently, with the vandalism of flowers at Lilliput

  • Wotton volunteers are helping to save the environment

    Volunteers at the Wotton Heritage Centre have come together to help save the environment. As a group the volunteers have been making material shopping bags to give away to the public for free, preventing people from using plastic carriers for their

  • 26 Avon and Somerset Police employees arrested since 2015

    Twenty-six people who work for Avon and Somerset Police have been arrested in the last four years. Fifteen officers and 11 police staff have been arrested in the last four years, which totals 0.6 per cent of their workforce. The average of

  • Alice Leaper fundraiser heralded a great success

    More than £800 has been raised for a Thornbury woman who's house burnt down. Alice Leaper, born and raised in the town but now living in Malawi, had her home in Nkhata Bay burnt to the ground earlier this year. Along with her friend Josie Redmonds