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

Mangotsfield councillors and residents have handed hundreds of petition signatures to the Leader of South Gloucestershire Council in defence of the local Green Belt.

The petitions are in response to a planning application for 180 new houses on Green Belt land at Cossham Street in Mangotsfield.

The developers – Taylor Wimpey UK – have submitted the plans on the back of the government’s controversial Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) that calls for 32,800 new houses to be built in South Gloucestershire through a series of sprawling ‘urban extensions’ on Green Belt land.

Efforts to scrap the RSS are being stepped up in an effort to discourage speculative planning applications, which have followed the government’s confirmation that its RSS planning blueprint has ‘substantial weight’ in planning terms – even though it is yet to be finalised.

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Source: Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council

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 bike before punching him in the face and kicking him when he was on the floor.

The suspect is described as a white male, aged 15-16, with black hair about 2 inches long, just over 6 ft tall and of slim build. He was thought to be wearing black clothing, with a black coat done up.

Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or who may have seen someone matching this description in the area at the time, should contact police in Staple Hill on 0845 456 7000. Alternatively contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Source: Avon and Somerset Police

Police are appealing for witnesses following an assault of a pizza delivery man in the Mangotsfield area.

At around 9pm on Monday, October 26 the victim was delivering pizza to an address in Berkeley Close, Mangotsfield when three unknown men approached and asked for the pizza. When he did not give them it, one of the offenders kneed the victim in the back before all three left the scene.

The offenders are described as white men aged between 15 and 17 year’s old.

Anyone who may have witnessed the attack or who has any further information should call police in Staple Hill on 0845 456 7000 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Source: Avon and Somerset Police