THE first day at secondary school was a happy one for pupils at Yate International Academy who are celebrating news they have been awarded £16million.

THE daughter of an elderly resident caught up in South Gloucestershire's care home closures has launched a campaign to delay the closure of the homes.

PLASMA screens could be on view in Yate’s main visitor centres to help promote events.

THE first ever Chipping Sodbury Food Festival is set to tantalise taste buds and fill hungry stomachs.

RESIDENTS campaigning to stop lorries using Latteridge Road have criticised the suggestion that traffic should not be diverted.

A GRADUATE from Yate has won a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award after five years of volunteering, marathon running and mountain trekking.

BIG Brother winner Josie Gibson, of Westerleigh near Yate, has walked out of Ultimate Big Brother two days into the show's run.

FIRE crews attending a blaze at a storage shed in a remote location in Iron Acton called police after discovering an illicit alcohol still.

WESTERLEIGH has got itself a new star this week as Big Brother contestant Josie Gibson was crowned the 2010 winner.

WINTERBOURNE International Academy was one of the region’s top performing schools today.