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May, 2023 Issue 115 FREE EVERY MONTH IN WINTERBOURNE, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, COALPIT HEATH, IRON ACTON & WINTERBOURNE DOWN
An 'exceptional' pre-school! Village King and Queen are crowned ORGANISERS of Winterbourne Down Village Carnival unveiled this year's carnival Queen, King and attendants ahead of this year's event on May 1. PAGE 5
Club's 'eyesore' barn
Pre-school leaders at Little Explorers pre-school in Coalpit Heath are 'ecstatic' after receiving their second outstanding rating in a row from inspectors. Full story: Page 4
Election battle underway THE future of South Gloucestershire Council is up for grabs, as voters prepare to decide who should be in charge. The council's ruling Conservatives are defending a majority of just five seats going in to the local elections on Thursday, May 4. In the Frome Valley the Tories are defending two seats in Winterbourne in the face of challenges
from the Liberal Democrats, Labour and the Green Party, while in Frampton Cotterell the Lib Dems are defending three seats as they try to dislodge the Tories as the council's biggest party. And on Winterbourne Parish Council, a total of 19 candidates are standing in a single ward. Election guide: Pages 6 to 9
PLANS for an "absolutely huge" storage barn at a golf club in the Green Belt have been approved, despite residents’ objections. PAGE 5
Netball success
WINTERBOURNE Academy's netball teams won two finals and were runners up in a third as they took the West of England Netball Finals by storm. PAGE 3
Simon's inspiration
A HEALTH worker who grew up in Coalpit Heath has written an inspirational book – dedicated to the older sister he never met. PAGE 13
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