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Fundraisers hand huge donation to hospital treating Sienna, 3, for cancer
FUNDRAISERS inspired by a Chipping Sodbury girl’s battle with cancer have handed over more than £13,000 to a hospital charity. Sienna Mullins was diagnosed with...
2,000-home new village and extra housing for Yate and Sodbury – ha...
MORE than 2,000 new homes south of Westerleigh and 1,300 on sites around Yate and Chipping Sodbury are included in the latest planning blueprint for...
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Fundraisers hand huge donation to hospital treating Sienna, 3, for cancer
2,000-home new village and extra housing for Yate and Sodbury – ha...
Yate school’s musical nominated for national award
Council tax bills top £2,500 for average household in Yate
Dance music festival on farm near Chipping Sodbury given green light
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Dance music festival on farm near Chipping Sodbury given green light
A NEW dance music festival north of Chipping Sodbury has been granted a premises licence, allowing the event to come back each summer. Nowadaze will...
Remembering Yate factory’s later years
David Hardill of Yate Heritage Centre on the memories of those who worked at the Jackson-Creda factory in Station Road over recent decades ON New...
Celebrating the works night out
David Hardill of Yate Heritage Centre looks at the history of workplace dances, clubs and Christmas parties. THIS month Yate Heritage Centre presents Work and...
Parnall’s to Beko: Yate Heritage Centre’s End of an Era exhibition
David Hardill of Yate Heritage Centre writes on the history of the Station Road factory site that will close in December. AS an article writer...
Plans to replace ‘leaky, old and cold’ Chipping Sodbury spor...
PEOPLE are being asked to say what should replace “leaky, old and cold” buildings used by several of Chipping Sodbury’s sports clubs. The Chipping Sodbury...
A look back at Yate’s factory social clubs and canteens
AFTER Yate said goodbye to the last of its factory social clubs, Jackson’s, at the end of last month, the Voice republishes a history of...
Artisan pizza van to open in Chipping Sodbury
AN artisan pizza van will open in Chipping Sodbury after South Gloucestershire councillors granted a street trading licence, despite a neighbour’s objection. One Pizza will...
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Plans to replace ‘leaky, old and cold’ Chipping Sodbury spor...
PEOPLE are being asked to say what should replace “leaky, old and cold” buildings used by several of Chipping Sodbury’s sports clubs. The Chipping Sodbury...
Yate runners take everything but the kitchen sink on half-marathon run
A GROUP of Yate women ran a half-marathon with a difference – carrying fridges, washing machines, microwaves and cookers strapped to their backs. The 26...
Issy is a sprint sensation
YATE Athletics Club teenager Isabelle Walkey could be a star of the future after winning two national 100m sprint titles. Issy, aged 16, has just...
Yate gymnasts win European Championships gold
TWO gymnasts based at Yate’s King Edmund Acro Club triumphed at this year’s European Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics. Esmè Mathias and Natalia Gilbert (above) represented...
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Yate’s Dowding connection
Yate Heritage Centre, with David Hardill DURING the first half of September, I was privileged to meet Philippa Dowding, from Canada. For aficionados of modern...
Which party will come out top in South Glos in May elections? Expert giv...
by BBC LDRS team and Filtonvoice The ruling Conservatives running South Gloucestershire Council face a serious fight to stay in power at next May’s local...