Archive

  • LEADER'S COLUMN: Important to pay our respects as a community

    Leader's Column by Cllr Toby Savage. Like thousands of South Gloucestershire residents and millions more across the country, I paid my respects on Sunday to the many veterans and current servicemen and women at one of the many Remembrance Services

  • Anger as trees cut down amid legal dispute

    Acres of woodland at Severn Beach have been cleared amid a dispute over whether the land is protected from development. Upset residents and local councillors joined forces to block the way of a bulldozer knocking down trees at Orchard Ponds last

  • IN THE DOCK: seven cases from Crown Court this week

    Here are some of the crown court stories that have featured in the SNJ, Gazette Series or Wilts Glos Standard over the past few days. Click the description below to read the full story. Robber jailed for hammer attack at Stroud BP garage Lady

  • JOHN LIGHT: We’re so lucky to live in God’s own country

    WHERE should we go? Padstow, or rather Wadebridge, Holt in Norfolk as well as Usk and Thornbury were all considered as were Minchinhampton, Fairford and Northleach. Cirencester was chosen. Mrs Light and I were retiring and in Penny’s case