Local Business Blog

Investment Scams

23/04/2015

Investment scams are not uncommon, but South Gloucestershire Trading Standards would like to remind residents to remain suspicious when presented with an investment opportunity that looks too good to be true. Concerns about investment scams have featured heavily in the media recently following the changes to pensions introduced this month. Citizens Advice have identified a number of ways scamme . . .

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Have you heard about Turnberries?

21/04/2015

As a Community Centre we offer a good service and value to everyone. Turnberrie's has now been open for 7 years and we still hear comments that people do not know where we are? Do you know where we are? Have you heard of us before? We have lots of rooms and facilities which cater for all types of people, clubs and events. But, we would really like to hear from you, the people our Community! . . .

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Olveston and District Bowling look to the future

21/04/2015

With the help from fundraising, a new pavilion is on the cards for Olveston and District Bowling Club. On the 22nd of July 1933, Olveston Bowling Club officially opened for the first time after Harry Salmon gave permission for the club to be built on his land and on his death in 1945, the land was donated to the club where many a game has been played over the past 81 years. The club became O . . .

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Trading standards News on telephone scams

18/04/2015

New Telephone Scam   South Gloucestershire Trading Standards would like to remind residents to be vigilant when dealing with unexpected telephone calls, after receiving reports of a new scam. The calls are coming from a mobile number and a 0161 number may also be associated with the scam. The callers tells the resident that they are calling from their local council and proceeds to as . . .

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Help to stop the scourge of nuisance calls

08/04/2015

South Gloucestershire Council Trading Standards are launching a pilot project whereby new technology is to be used to limit the amount of nuisance telephone calls received by older and vulnerable members of our community. The telephone can be a lifeline for many, but it can also cause problems. Older and more vulnerable people spend more time at home so receive many more calls than the average . . .

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Are you paying to much for your utilities?

08/04/2015

A Thornbury businesswoman swapped sewing curtains for helping people to reduce their utility bills and hasn’t looked back since.   Sue Pietersen, who lives and works in Thornbury, gave up her upholstery business last year to become a full time utility consultant and now she is on a mission to show people how much money they could save on their gas and electric simply by understandin . . .

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You Have a community centre at the heart of Thornbury

08/04/2015

Your Centre has been designed and built to be a hub for the community with its excellent array of modern rooms and studios including Avon Hall. Whether you are looking to host a gig, community event, wedding, conference, meeting or workshop - Turnberrie’s is the ideal venue with modern facilities and it’s right on your door step! In addition, we offer an excellent catering servic . . .

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Keeping your gutters and solar panels clean

08/04/2015

In this edition we are focusing on the importance of keeping your gutters and solar panels clean. The problems gutters can cause Defective guttering can be the source of many sorts of damp problems in the structure of a building. If the guttering is not properly maintained the water can run down the outside wall or the dirt/debris can build up in the gutter; causing the gutter to clog up, ev . . .

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Winter Plumbing Tips

08/04/2015

Why service your boiler? Most of us don’t pay any attention to our boiler until it breaks down. Prevention is better than cure so make sure to schedule an annual maintenance check. Here’s why: 1) Save money on repairs and emergency call-out fees. An engineer will pick up on any minor faults, which if left unrepaired, could cause major problems in the future. 2) A service could s . . .

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How independent Travel agents can save releationships

08/04/2015

Many people think they can save time and money by booking all their travel on the web and in many cases that may be true. However we recently came across a classic example of someone doing it themselves with awkward and expensive results. A man decided to visit his girlfriend in Australia so looked for flights from London to Sydney. He found on the web a cheap flight which seemed too good to . . .

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