The new changing rooms on the Emersons Green side of Pomphrey Hill playing fields were officially opened on Saturday 27 March. The Council has invested £400,000 in the new facility which is the latest stage in a comprehensive programme of new sports facilities for the community at Pomphrey Hill. Housing four changing rooms, a refreshment area, a room for match
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Neighbourhood helps fund gateway to better security
A group of residents in Filton are doing their bit to keep their community safe and crime-free. Residents of Charborough Road have arranged and helped to fund the installation of locking alley gates to keep the lane behind their homes secure. The large metal gates block access to the rear lane to everyone except local residents who get keys. The
Continue readingPothole repairs accelerate
The concerted efforts to fix the potholes on South Gloucestershire’s roads are really paying dividends as the amount of potholes repaired so far this year has already surpassed the figure for the whole of last year. Since this year’s pothole repair campaign started on 25 January, the council’s teams have already repaired over 3,300 potholes, including 1,600 in February alone,
Continue readingAppeal for information following aggravated burglary (Filton)
Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information in relation to an aggravated burglary in Filton on Friday, March 19. At around 9pm on Friday evening three unknown males have forced entry to a property on Southmead Road, Filton and were carrying, what were believed to be rounders bats. They are alleged to have threatened the victims before stealing a
Continue readingNHS South Gloucestershire announces appointment of new Chair
The Appointments Commission has approved the appointment of Melanie Gibbs as the new chair of NHS South Gloucestershire. Melanie Gibbs has been acting Chair of NHS South Gloucestershire since December 2009, after the death of Sir Chris Clarke who had chaired the primary care trust from September 2006. Mrs Gibbs has been a non executive on NHS South Gloucestershire’s Trust
Continue readingDigital switchover gets underway
The first stage of the digital switchover, allowing all viewers in the West TV region to have access to Freeview began this week. The switchover is a two-stage process which began on Wednesday 24 March and will complete on Wednesday 7 April, making Freeview available for all viewers who receive their signal from a relay transmitter. The vast majority of
Continue readingAppeal for information following robbery (Almondsbury)
Police are appealing for information in relation to a robbery in Almondsbury on Saturday, March 20. At around 4pm on Saturday afternoon the victim, a 19 year-old woman, had travelled to Almondsbury with her mother and boyfriend to meet the vendors of a car advertised for sale on the internet. When she arrived at the arranged meeting point – the
Continue readingWitness appeal after assault (Kingswood)
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a teenager was assaulted on New Cheltenham Road, Kingswood. The incident occurred on Sunday 7th March 2010 at around 4pm. The 14-year-old male victim was left with minor injuries after being slapped in the face by a man, described as a black and in his forties. Anyone who witnessed this incident is
Continue readingAppeal for witnesses following attempted robbery (Mangotsfield)
Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery in Mangotsfield on Sunday (March 21) At around 1.00am a man was walking along Rodway common when a man approached him with a weapon and demanded money and his mobile phone. The offender ran off after a scuffle and the victim was left unhurt and no property was stolen. Police would
Continue readingImprovements completed at junction 1 of the M32
Work to widen the roundabout where junction 1 of the M32 meets the A4174 Ring Road has been completed as part of the Greater Bristol Bus Network scheme. The roundabout layout between the A4174 and the M32 has been altered to provide an additional lane for all vehicles in order to reduce congestion and speed up the flow of traffic.
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