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
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Police in South Gloucestershire are appealing for information following a burglary at a property in Longwell Green. At some time between 5pm on Friday, February 26 and 6pm on Monday, March 1, unknown offenders have forced entry to the garage at a residential property on Steel Court, Longwell Green and stolen a number of items from within. Among the items
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Police in South Gloucestershire are warning householders to be on the alert after recovering two cars stolen during burglaries. Two homes in Oldland Common and Longwell Green were burgled this week, and on each occasion the thieves used the householder’s own car to make off having found the keys. Overnight Tuesday February 23 to Wednesday February 24 thieves broke into
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Police are appealing for information after a couple had tools worth £700 stolen while loading their van at the B&Q car park in Longwell Green, near Bristol. The incident happened on Wednesday, January 20 at around 7.30pm. While loading the tools into their van through its back door, the victims noticed that someone had parked alongside their van, opened its
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South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on plans for new traffic signals and road widening at the Kingsfield Roundabout on the A4174 Ring Road at its junction with the A4174 Marsham Way. The proposals include: Traffic lights to control the traffic on all the main approaches to the junction, with the exception of Leisure Road which will remain
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Two young men are to face magistrates after an incident in which another youth was robbed in Longwell Green. It happened in Craven Way in August, when a 17-year-old was punched in the face and three youths made off with his bicycle. A 14-year-old from Kingswood and a 17-year-old from Warmley have both been charged with robbery and bailed to
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