South Gloucestershire police are warning moped riders to lock up following the arrest of three young men for moped theft. In the early hours of Wednesday 22nd September patrolling officers spotted a Piaggio NRG moped which had been stolen from Staple Hill. The bike was found abandoned near the cycle track at Mangotsfield and officers arrested three young men nearby.
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Police are appealing for information after an 18-year-old man was the victim of a robbery in Staple Hill on Saturday night (14th August). The victim got off the number 49 bus at South View in Staple Hill at around 11.15pm. Two men, aged between 17 and 19-years-old, then followed him before pushing him to the ground, assaulting him and stealing
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Staple Hill Library will be celebrating the history and neighbourhood of Staple Hill with a special evening on Wednesday 23 June. It was 100 years ago that Alderman AW Page presented Page Park to the Parish of Mangotsfield in perpetuity, ensuring that generations of local people can enjoy Staple Hill’s own 19 acre park. The Page Park story will be
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Teenage volunteers helped police and Trading Standards officers check whether licensees were prepared to sell alcohol to children. The operation on Friday April 16 2010 checked a dozen off-licences and convenience stores in Hanham, Kingswood, Oldland Common, Soundwell, Staple Hill, Warmley and Willsbridge. The two clearly underage volunteers – one male, one female – were only able to buy alcohol
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Local history enthusiasts are invited to find out about some major Bristol landmarks with local researcher and film maker, Gordon Young. He will present three of his films at Staple Hill library on Wednesday 10 March. “Through Ticket to New York”is the story of Bristol’s funding of the Great Western Railway and the part it played in creating the first
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted in Tower Road South, Staple Hill, Bristol. The incident occurred on Saturday 5th February 2010 at around 9.25pm. A 14-year-old white make was approached by a group of around six other teenagers. They kicked the victim and punched him to the floor. The main offender is described as 16-17 years
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was robbed in Staple Hill. At around 4.50pm on Wednesday (January 13) the 15 year old was walking through Page Park when he was repeatedly punched by three black men and robbed. His MP3 player was taken and he received bruising to the face. Police would now like to speak to
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Police have been peddling cycle security to children in the run up to a force-wide operation encouraging people to mark their property to deter thieves. The neighbourhood Police Community Support Officers visited Patchway Youth Club and Filton High School and helped the young people to mark their bicycles. Neighbourhood Sergeant Steve Ives said: “Bike theft is one of the most
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Police in South Gloucestershire have a new weapon to help tackle nuisance – two off-road motorbikes. Five neighbourhood PCs based at Staple Hill, Filton and Chipping Sodbury police stations have been trained to ride the bikes, which will be used to tackle anti-social use of motorbikes. In Staple Hill the two officers will be targeting scramblers riding off-road on Siston
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Police are appealing for information after a 15-year-old boy was assaulted, while cycling on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path on Tuesday, December 8. At around 3.30pm the victim was cycling along the path between Staple Hill and Warmley, near to Mangotsfield Station, when he was approached by another male. It’s alleged that the suspect knocked the victim off his
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