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Monday 31st January 2011 SH (Editor)

Work starts on new footpath linking Alveston and Old Down

A Conservative councillor has joined local residents in welcoming the start of building work on a new footpath. South Gloucestershire Council has started to construct the first phase of a long-awaited footpath between the villages of Alveston and Old Down. Local residents have been requesting the footpath for a number of years. Back in 1992, Mr Arthur Webb, an Old

Monday 7th June 2010 SH (Editor)

Major transport improvements get go-ahead

South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative administration has given the green light to transport schemes designed to improve road safety and beat traffic congestion across the district. As part of this financial year’s Local Transport Capital Programme, building work will start on the district’s first park and ride facility – a £1.2m scheme at Parkway station. Already-announced changes to the controversial 2+