A HOARD of historic Roman coins has been discovered during a dig near Chipping Sodbury.

PLANNERS who will decide if a gypsy encampment can be built on a country lane between Wickwar and Rangeworthy are expected to visit the site later this month.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a prominent member of the Beaufort Hunt who died in a freak horseriding accident two days after Christmas.

A SECOND High Street chain store looks set to close in Yate Shopping Centre in as many weeks.

SCHOOLCHILDREN are dicing with death by playing ‘chicken’ with cars on the same spot where a teenager died just weeks ago.

CHILDREN nearly killed a shopper in south Yate after dropping a bucket of cement from a balcony.

TEENAGERS are being blamed for vandalising a Winterbourne pond and setting fire to their own skate park.

A TOWN centre pub in Yate has been ordered to remove outdoor smoking shelters and "unacceptable" advertising banners.

PLANS to build a new care home in Winterbourne have been thrown out by planners.

A PRIVATE company could be in charge of the minor injuries unit at Yate’s new health centre, the Gazette can reveal.