The South Glos Post

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 now like to speak to a man who is described as white, around 19 years old, of a thin build and around 5ft 8inches tall. He was dressed in a black hooded style top with a red and white checked scarf covering his face and black woollen gloves, as he may be able to help with enquiries

Officers are also keen to speak to anyone who may have been in the area at the time and saw a man acting suspiciously or witnessed this incident.

Anyone with information is asked to call Staple Hill Police on 0845 456 7000 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Source: Avon and Somerset Police

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. This means that there are now four lanes for general traffic all the way around the roundabout. The work has been carried out as part of the Greater Bristol Bus Network, a scheme to improve bus services throughout the Bristol area. As the additional lane added is for the use of all vehicles, the improvements will not only benefit the buses along the route but also general motorists.

Cllr Brian Allinson, executive member for planning, transportation and strategic environment, said: “This is a heavily congested area for all road users so these new measures will benefit everyone by adding additional highway capacity at this busy junction. The Greater Bristol Bus Network is not only about improving the local bus network but it is also aimed at improving the traffic flow for all vehicles.”

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Source: South Gloucestershire Council

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an incident of dangerous driving in Almondsbury.

The incident occurred on Friday 12th March 2010 at around 11.30am when the victim was travelling on the M5 towards the M4 interchange at junction 15. She was in a white Fiat Punto with her son and daughter.

As the driver negotiated her way around the Almondsbury interchange in lane three a white Ford Mondeo caught up with her at speed and then followed her around the same path she was taking. The driver was clearly impatient to pass and made several gestures with his waving arms.

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Source: Avon and Somerset Police

Prospective Conservative MP for Kingswood, Chris Skidmore, with local councillors John Calway and Christine Price have launched a petition to stop inappropriate development on Green Belt Land in Longwell Green.

Developers are looking to build hundreds of houses on Green Belt land behind Pearsall Road and Williams Close. This is thanks to the Government’s Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) which looks to impose an extra 33,000 houses on South Gloucestershire, allowing developers to build on Green Belt land. Local Labour MPs support the RSS.

Chris Skidmore, Prospective Conservative MP for the area, said, “I will be opposing this application with local councillors all the way. This is why we have set up the petition now, and hope many local people will sign. This application has only been allowed to take place due to the Labour Government’s disastrous plans to impose 33,000 houses in South Gloucestershire and build on our Green Belt. Conservatives will abolish these plans and preserve and protect our local Green Belt for future generations and for the use of the community. These fields must be saved.”

John Calway, local councillor for the area and leader of South Gloucestershire council said, “I am supporting Chris’ campaign to save these much loved local fields, which are Green Belt land and must remain green belt. Already Chris has done so much to oppose developments in Mangotsfield and Oldland Common, and I urge all local people to support the campaign and oppose this application.”

Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council