1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (370+ words) COLUMN by Thornbury and Yate MP Claire Young. I SEEM to have poked a hornet’s nest. The nest in question is the issue of the M49 ‘ghost junction’. The junction is still yet to open, despite being finished in 2019. The problem…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (359+ words) The Prince of Wales has represented the King at the poignant final farewell to King Harald V of Norway. William formed part of the walking procession behind the much-loved monarch’s coffin, which was slowly drawn on a gun carriage through…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (783+ words) Hundreds of demonstrators were in a standoff with police overnight as they vowed to prevent migrants leaving Portsmouth after they arrived in a small boat. They blocked roads for hours and were vowing to stay all night in the second…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (638+ words) A STATELY home in our area has been used to film the latest series of the TV show the Duchess of Sussex is rumoured to be joining. Badminton House appears again as the fictional Halstead Manor in Netflix’s hit programme…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (127+ words) A MAN has been ordered to pay nearly £300 after damaging a phone at a medical clinic. Xavier Tickell, aged 20, of St George’s Avenue in London, pleaded guilty to causing £150 worth of damage to a phone at the Gladstone Clinic on…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) A FAMILY from Yate is raising money to help relatives in Nepal after their homes were swept away during devastating flash floods. Brothers Kabul and Bikrant Maharjan have launched an appeal for their uncles, aunts and cousins in Trisuli Bazaar,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (864+ words) Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours, killing at least a dozen people in another aerial onslaught that authorities said was aimed at menacing civilians. The strikes overnight and into Tuesday marked an unprecedented sixth straight day of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (555+ words) THE wife of a much-loved Thornbury figure who died during extreme turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight has spoken publicly of her devastation for the first time. Linda Kitchen has launched legal action in the High Court following the death…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (582+ words) King Haakon VIII of Norway used his first speech in his new role to eulogise his father, King Harald V, as a loving parent and dedicated monarch a day after he died at 89. “We are in mourning. At the same…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (738+ words) Taylor Swift said Dolly Parton was “true grace and true grit, all in one dazzling person” following the country singer’s death aged 80. Parton’s death was announced by her nephew Bryan Seaver, who said sharing the news was “an honour that…...