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October, 2022 Issue 110 FREE EVERY MONTH IN WINTERBOURNE, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, COALPIT HEATH, IRON ACTON & WINTERBOURNE DOWN
Club's seal of approval Former player dies RUGBY players in Frampton Cotterell held a minute’s applause before a game in tribute to former player Euan Thomson, who was killed in a road accident. PAGE 2
Bus services axed
Two mums who set up an after-school club at their children's school have passed their first Ofsted inspection. Kirsty Mitchell and Jules Mackay (back, second right and right) now have 50 regulars at Club4School. Full story: Page 7
Frampton solar farm approved A HUGE solar farm near Frampton Cotterell has been approved. South Gloucestershire Council's development management committee voted unanimously to grant planning permission for the project at Perrinpit Farm, which is predicted to power 14,500 homes and save almost 26,000 tonnes of CO2 a year.
The decision was taken despite concerns the disruption and proposed use of pesticides at the development could harm habitat for endangered birds and other wildlife. But officers said benefits of the 90-hectare electricity generating project in helping to tackle the climate emergency outweighed the harms. Turn to page 3
WINTERBOURNE and Frampton Cotterell are being left with only two bus routes - and Iron Acton one limited service - as operator First makes a swathe of cuts. PAGE 4
Queen mourned
Villages in the Frome Valley area have played their part in events to remember the Queen. PAGE 5
Top dog
A SUPER smart dog from Frampton Cotterell will join the best dogs in Britain at next year’s Crufts after winning an agility championship. PAGE 9
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