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South Gloucestershire

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Area4969
Population279,027 (2017)
Government bodySouth Gloucestershire Council
Points of interest Dyrham Park
Wild Place Project
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About South Gloucestershire


South Gloucestershire is an extraordinary unitary authority area in South West England. It comprises multiple suburban areas to the north and east of Bristol as well as a large rural hinterland. South Gloucestershire was created in 1996 from the northern section of the county of Avon, which was abolished at that time.

England's only antidepressant withdrawal helpline to close

England's only antidepressant withdrawal helpline to close
Sep 14,2023 1:31 am

... NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board (ICB), which funds local health services, said the project was not commissioned to be a national helpline...

Wiltshire rogue traders who mocked elderly victims jailed

Wiltshire rogue traders who mocked elderly victims jailed
Apr 13,2023 1:50 pm

... " Elsewhere, Stuart Dye, from Yate in South Gloucestershire, was charged £3,000 for less than a day s work...

Bristol: Fossil shows lizards millions of years older than thought

Bristol: Fossil shows lizards millions of years older than thought
Dec 2,2022 8:00 pm

... It was found in storage in a collection from the 1950s, including specimens from a quarry near Tortworth in South Gloucestershire...

Record wage rises still outpaced by soaring inflation

Record wage rises still outpaced by soaring inflation
Nov 15,2022 11:21 am

... I m losing care staff to Amazon Josh Hawker, a director at care home company AbleCare, says the firm has been struggling to recruit for a few months now, despite its overall wage bill rising by 10%, AbleCare, which runs six care homes around Bristol and South Gloucestershire, is also finding it difficult to retain staff, with carers tempted away by high pay offers outside of the sector that the business cannot compete with...

Extinction Rebellion: Jury clears protesters dragged off train roof

Extinction Rebellion: Jury clears protesters dragged off train roof
Jan 14,2022 5:18 pm

... The ex-university lecturer, from South Gloucestershire, said he had been trying " to put others first" during the protest which disrupted services for 77 minutes and led to 15 trains being delayed or cancelled...

Gloucestershire course helps ex-offenders start fitness career

Gloucestershire course helps ex-offenders start fitness career
Jan 10,2022 4:18 am

... South Gloucestershire and Stroud College s (SGS College) course In2Sport, has been set up to help students get qualifications that can be used to get into the fitness industry...

Covid in schools: 'Fresh air will help stop the spread'

Covid in schools: 'Fresh air will help stop the spread'
Jan 10,2022 3:12 am

... About 150 miles away in South Gloucestershire, one mother, who asked not to be named, says her 14-year-old daughter is wearing extra leggings and a T-shirt, as well as two pairs of socks, to school - but comes home " freezing" because the windows are open and the heating is off...

The extraordinary story of how 300 volunteers rescued a stranded caver

The extraordinary story of how 300 volunteers rescued a stranded caver
Nov 9,2021 11:12 pm

... South Gloucestershire Cave Rescue Group was first to join the efforts, but then the number of rescue teams converging on south Wales snowballed...

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