Work started yesterday (Monday 5th July) to construct an additional bus lane on Lysander Road, Cribbs Causeway. The new southbound bus lane will be constructed between the Pegasus Road and Merlin Road junctions on Lysander Road. The new lane will serve the shops and facilities at Cribbs Causeway and will help to alleviate delays to bus services caused by congestion
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Police are warning people to be on their guard against a scam happening in supermarket car parks. A man is approaching people as they sit in their cars and asking for directions. While they are distracted looking at his map, cash and bank cards are stolen from bags left in the car. There were two incidents on Tuesday June 15
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information following a driving incident at the M4, M5 interchange on Sunday, March 21. At around 11.50am a grey Citroen Picasso was travelling along the M5 just passed the junction with the M4, when it’s alleged that another vehicle – a silver Honda Accord – cut into its path. The altercation between the
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Conservative councillor for Almondsbury, Sheila Cook, has welcomed the completion of a major improvement scheme at the M5 Junction 17 roundabout following a long-running campaign. Designed to improve traffic flow, the scheme’s completion comes after Cllr Cook met regularly with the Mall and highways engineers to push for action to address commuters’ concerns about the junction during peak periods. She
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A former police officer has been given a suspended jail sentence after being convicted on shoplifting while on duty in uniform. Peter Cokell, aged 34, received a 12 week jail term, suspended for 12 months, this week. He was also ordered to do 70 hours unpaid work in the community, contribute £400 towards the costs of the case, and pay
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