Yate and Sodbury Voice News
Fire wrecks lorry in Yate trading estate car park
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut open the sides of a lorry which caught fire on a Yate trading estate... Read More
Combine harvester destroyed as fire burns 30 acres of fields near Chipping Sodbury
A COMBINE harvester was destroyed and about 30 acres of fields containing cut straw went up in flames at Horton, near Chipping Sodbury, today... Read More
'Inadequate' preschool playgroup shuts after inspectors return
A PRESCHOOL playgroup in Chipping Sodbury which was rated 'inadequate' by Ofsted has shut... Read More
'Amazing experience' as disability campaigner Georgina carries Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton
A DISABILITY campaigner from Chipping Sodbury says it was an "amazing experience" to carry the Queen's Baton on its journey to the Commonwealth Games... Read More
Bus passengers warned more cuts to services are on the way
BUS passengers are being warned that services face a second round of cuts in the autumn, when the withdrawal of government funding pushes them over a "cliff edge"... Read More
New fears for future of Yate pub the White Lion
TOWN councillors fear Yate's historic White Lion pub site could be redeveloped for flats... Read More
New Daisy May Cooper TV show filmed in Yate and Sodbury
NEVER mind Hollywood, Bollywood or even Pinewood - it was Abbotswood that makers of a new show starring Daisy May Cooper chose when they needed a location... Read More
Community centre charity could be wound up after insolvency experts are put in charge
A CHARITY set up to run a Yate community centre could be wound up, after the government's watchdog placed it under the management of two insolvency experts... Read More
Quarry road plan for wildlife haven near Yate leaves objectors 'absolutely horrified'
HUNDREDS of people are objecting to plans by a quarry operator to build a temporary road which will "destroy" a designated Site of Nature Conservation Interest... Read More
Former soldier from Yate to run London Marathon two years after heart transplant
A FORMER soldier from Yate who had a heart transplant two years ago is taking on this year's London Marathon... Read More