Tributes are being paid to a popular man who has been named locally as the victim of a fatal paragliding accident today. People have taken to Facebook today to post tributes to Wayne Seeley, a keen paraglider who lives in Eastington and was well
Local MP Luke Hall is calling for more local volunteers to join him on South Gloucestershire Council’s weekly volunteer rota. Luke and his team are currently on the Friday rota, and spend the morning helping people who are shielding and in need.
Residents across South Gloucestershire and parts of Bristol have been treated to an aerial display of cheer. Several smiling faces images have been captured in the skies. Have you seen the smiling faces in the sky? Put your images in the comments
South Gloucestershire council have been working alongside headteachers to prepare for children to return to classrooms, this week. South Gloucestershire Streetcare team have helped the transition back to school, by introducing social distancing
POLICE conducting speed monitoring in Berkeley today briefly abandoned their checks to deal with a fallen tree. The tree came down on the road, very close to the officers. The team safely blocked a portion of the road off and arranged for the
A TRACTOR driver near Dursley has been issued a warning for antisocial driving. Chief inspector Steve Lindsay MBE tweeted: "Dursley officers SC Wyman and SC Smart issued a S59 warning for antisocial driving by a tractor, following numerous complaints
More than 40% of Stroud's workforce are key workers, new figures show. Leading trade unions say critical workers across the UK are risking their health for the public good but remain “scandalously” low paid. Key workers are those seen as essential
Cheltenham General Hospital’s emergency department will temporarily close as of next week as the local NHS trust prepares for a potential second spike in coronavirus cases. Plans to send 999 admissions to Cheltenham General to Gloucestershire Royal
A crowdfunding campaign to save the Gloucestershire museum and home of the father of vaccination Dr Edward Jenner needs £1,000 by Thursday. The museum in Berkeley announced it was under threat in April due to the coronavirus pandemic, and has since
Fitness fans have been warned not to buy 'dangerous' home-made gym equipment and weights during the lockdown. While gyms remain closed, many have been forced to work out from home but experts have warned that home made concrete weights and wooden
VOLUNTEERS making free PPE for keyworkers have been forced to stop their mass production due to new government legislation. Hack the Pandemic (HTP) members were using 3D printers to make PPE for NHS and other frontline staff, but now new government
Forestry England has announced that Westonbirt Arboretum will be re-opening to visitors tomorrow at 1pm. However, in order to protect visitors, staff, volunteers and the local community, the arboretum has made some important changes to its day-to-day
SISTERS from Wickwar are taking on a 24-hour hike to raise money for mental health charity MIND. Joanne Walker-Saunders and her sister Claire Barett decided to undertake the challenge in tribute to their mother who passed away suddenly in September
A memorial garden is to be created at Westerleigh Crematorium, near Bristol. The memorial garden will offer a tranquil space for people to go to remember loved ones who died during the Covid-19 pandemic and pay tribute to those who sacrificed so
Former Doctor Who star Colin Baker has joined a Thornbury charity's appeal for survival. Baker, who played the sixth incarnation of the Doctor, has pledged his support to Brain Tumour Support's Together We Are Stronger Appeal. The charity,
I was disgusted to read of the unjustified criticism sent by emails to our MP (reported in The Daily Telegraph on 30 May 2020 page 7). She is legally entitled to take maternity leave. What evidence do the critics have that their correspondence to Siobhan
Some primary schools in the Thornbury area will reopen to more pupils today. The Government has encouraged schools to reopen to reception, year one and year six pupils this, but most are favouring a more cautious approach. While schools in the
