4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (159+ words) FARMERS in drought-affected areas of Gloucestershire can now apply for £2,000 emergency grants. The grants, offered by the Farmers Charity RABI, are available to eligible farm owners and tenant farmers in officially designated drought areas. The grants are intended to help…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (368+ words) COLUMN by Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young. Perhaps not the most fascinating three words to start my column, but please bear with me. The products are essential to modern life and all three are dependent on quarries, something that…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago   (359+ words) A WOTTON-under-Edge seed company has named the field poppy as Britain’s most popular native wildflower after reviewing customer purchasing data. Seed Revolution, which is headquartered in Wotton-under-Edge, said the scarlet flower topped its list of the 10 native wildflower seeds most…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (167+ words) GLOUCESTERSHIRE residents are being urged not to put batteries, electrical items or gas canisters in household waste bins after a rise in fires linked to wrongly disposed items. The warning comes from the Gloucestershire Energy from Waste Facility, which said…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (414+ words) The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for thunderstorms affecting South West England including in Gloucestershire. Warnings of heavy showers and thunderstorms throughout Wednesday, August 26, with some areas at risk of downpours, lightning and possibly hail, have been…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (159+ words) LONGER grass is being left to grow in Thornbury to support wildlife during the dry summer conditions. Thornbury Town Council has paused mowing in selected areas to give insects and pollinators more shelter and help the ground retain moisture. Guy…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (556+ words) HERE are the latest planning applications submitted to South Gloucestershire Council for towns including Almondsbury, Coalpit Heath and Frampton Cotterell. The notices can be viewed on the Public Notice Portal via: publicnoticeportal.uk Plans have been submitted for a major…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (635+ words) The Government has been warned it has a “long way to go to build back trust” with farmers as drought and extreme heat pile pressure on food producers. Andy Burnham said the UK needs to “guarantee our own food production…...