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  • Lockdown: 13 reasons you can go outside

    These are the 13 reasonable excuses people can leave where they’re living as new coronavirus emergency measures came into force last week. Police across England have been given new powers to stop, fine or arrest people who fail to comply with the

  • GLOUCESTERSHIRE: 13 excuses you can go outside

    These are the 13 reasonable excuses people can leave where they’re living as new coronavirus emergency measures came into force last week. Police across England have been given new powers to stop, fine or arrest people who fail to comply with the

  • A tanker sized surprise for young designer

    EIGHT-year-old Jacob Watkins from Frampton on Severn couldn't believe his eyes when a tanker decorated with his artwork pulled up in front of his home this week. He had forgotten all about a competition he entered last year, which involved creating

  • Council amend concessionary travel for use any day, any time.

    Concessionary bus passes have been extended to allow vulnerable to utilise supermarket allocated hours With supermarkets beginning to allocate their first hour of trading to elderly and vulnerable shoppers following the coronavirus pandemic, some

  • SOUTH GLOS: 247 homes refused

    Plans for 247 homes in Yate have been rejected amid concerns for a footpath and that sports pitches would be an unusable “quagmire”.  Opponents claimed South Gloucestershire Council had been rigid in enforcing the masterplan for the North Yate

  • Classes move online as gym is forced to close

    A GYM owner is going the extra mile to support the community as he takes his gym online for free. Jonathan Cook is the head coach at SG23 Fitness in Iron Acton. Along with the majority of businesses in the UK, the latest guidelines for coronavirus

  • Self-isolating woman loses appeal to have footpath reopened

    AN ALMONDSBURY woman self-isolating as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has had her request for a footpath to be reopened turned down. Mary Matthews and her husband Mike are self-isolating following government advice for over 70s. Keen walkers