Bradley Stoke councillors have welcomed funding for an improved pedestrian crossing aimed at promoting walking to school in the town. £20,000 has been allocated by the Southern Brooks Area Forum to install a raised speed table across Brook Way between Wheatfield Drive and Courtlands Road, as part of the Wheatfield Primary School travel plan. As part of the Bradley Stoke
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Residents living in priority neighbourhoods across South Gloucestershire are being encouraged to help shape the areas where they live. A series of ‘drop in’ sessions have been arranged by South Gloucestershire Council to help inform future action in these neighbourhoods, which have been identified by residents and the Council as places where resources could be directed most efficiently in one
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South Gloucestershire Council is taking part in a week of initiatives to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour as part of national ‘Not in My Neighbourhood Week’ (November 2 – 6). The council and its partners – such as Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire and Rescue Service – have planned a range of activities to help make communities
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South Gloucestershire Council has launched a consultation on proposals to add additional lanes to the A4174 Ring Road between Coldharbour Lane and the M32 junction. The lanes will run in both the eastbound and westbound directions and the existing carriageway from Coldharbour Lane to the M32 junction will be widened to accommodate the new lanes. The scheme is part of
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Police have arrested two men after a car stolen in Filton crashed in Bristol. The car was reported stolen on Wednesday night, October 07 2009. It crashed in Fishponds at around 1.30am on Thursday October 08 2009 and two men were arrested nearby. Two men from Bristol, one aged 19, the other 21, were arrested in connection with the theft
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Filton police arrested a man within minutes of a robbery in Church View, Filton, on Monday September 28 2009. It happened at around midday, when a shopkeeper was on his way to bank his takings. The victim was grabbed and pushed to the floor in the attack. Local people came forward to give officers information at the scene. Police searched
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Residents of South Gloucestershire will be even safer as a result of the opening of an extended CCTV service covering the district. An official opening on 29 September marks the completion of an 18 month project to provide state-of-the-art CCTV equipment across South Gloucestershire. Brand new equipment has been installed in key locations including Kingswood, Staple Hill, Chipping Sodbury, Hanham,
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Filton’s Conservative councillors have welcomed a decision by South Gloucestershire Council’s property chief to put on hold the planned sale of Conygre House in Filton. Following a series of meetings with Filton’s Conservative councillors and the Save Conygre House campaign group, South Gloucestershire Council’s property chief, Cllr Allan Higgs, has agreed to put on hold plans agreed in 2005 by
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South Gloucestershire Council is leading a drive to improve the quality of life for residents in Filton with a week of action starting today, Monday 3 August to Friday 7 August. The week of action is aimed at hearing residents’ concerns and taking action to make communities feel even safer and stronger. Officers from all the agencies taking part including
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a road traffic collision involving a car and a pedestrian in Filton The incident occurred on Monday 27th July 2009 at around 6.35pm on Church Road, Filton. A blue Vauxhall Corsa was in collision with a male pedestrian. The pedestrian suffered minor injuries. A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding with
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