RADIOACTIVE debris was found on a rail wagon used to carry flasks of spent nuclear fuel from Oldbury power station, through Berkeley and on to Sellafield.
A PROGRAMME of community work carried out by inmates at Leyhill open prison is about to be stopped, bringing a valued service to cash-strapped organisations to an end.
A PUBLIC right of way used by children to get to and from school has been turned into a mudbath, forcing youngsters to find another way to their lessons.
STUDENTS at Brimsham Green School in Yate have put their A-level art work on display at an exhibition in the town's heritage centre.
WORK on the first of thousands of new homes could start later next year if a revised mixed use masterplan for the former Filton airfield is approved.
STAFF and pupils at St Peter’s in Pilning are celebrating after education inspectors increased their grading of the primary school.
NEW moves are being made to ensure the continuation of the Citizens Advice Bureau in Thornbury, just months after a successful Gazette campaign kept the vital service running.
CONCERNS have been raised about the number of cars being parked on a busy Thornbury road, with fears growing that they could lead to an accident.
AN increasingly successful fundraising event organised by a former teacher who was struck down by a deadly disease has raised another £1,500 for the Meningitis Research Foundation.
THE TRAGIC death of Yasmin Richards in a road accident on the A46 came just a couple of years after she underwent a major operation to correct a spinal condition.
