A petition to stop South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) closing Patchway’s Highwood Road to general traffic has reached a critical milestone this week by attracting more than 2,500 signatures of support. Supporters of the campaign to keep the road open launched the petition at the beginning of March and by Wednesday this week it had been signed by 2,557 people. Of
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Residents submit petition against Shellmor Avenue traffic scheme
A 93-signature petition opposing the proposed implementation of a scheme that would see traffic banned from turning left of the A38 Gloucester Road into Shellmor Avenue has been handed to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) The move comes just a week before the end of a public consultation on the traffic regulation order for the £15,000 scheme, and follows an earlier
Continue readingHighwood Road closed overnight on four days this week
Highwood Road, the main thoroughfare through Patchway between the A38 Gloucester Road and The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, will be closed to all traffic overnight on four days this week. Birse Civils, the main contractor carrying out the conversion of Highwood Road to a bus-only single carriageway, says the closures are needed to allow resurfacing of the road between the
Continue readingPatchway groups benefit from The Mall’s charity fund
Thanks to the generosity of its shoppers, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway has been able to donate £10,000 to local charities and community groups, including three that are based in Patchway. Charities were invited to a Fountain Fund Tea Party at The Mall last month, to celebrate the donations. Maria Crayton, Head of Marketing at The Mall at said: “Every
Continue readingOvernight closures of M5 between Cribbs Causeway and Almondsbury
A series of full and partial overnight closures of the M5 between junction 15 (Cribbs Causeway) and the Almondsbury Interchange could cause incovenience for North Bristol motorists over the coming weeks. The M5 northbound will be fully closed tonight (Wednesday 11th April) and tomorrow night (Thursday 12th April), from as early as 9pm – opening again by 6am the following
Continue readingPixie Lott to star in Mall’s charity Jubilee Concert
The Mall at Cribbs Causeway has revealed its plans to hold a Bristol Jubilee Concert this summer. Details of the Bristol Jubilee Concert were announced today by The Mall, revealing a fantastic line-up of acts to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style. Brit nominee and pop starlet Pixie Lott is confirmed as the headline artist for the concert, which
Continue readingResidents unanimous over revised Hempton Lane waiting restrictions
An end seems to be finally in sight to the vacillation over proposed changes to waiting restrictions in Hempton Road. South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Executive Member for Planning, Transportation and Strategic Environment has announced that he intends to accept the unanimous decision of a residents’ meeting organised by Patchway Town Council last November. The news comes after a consultation exercise
Continue readingUnsung heroes honoured with Community Awards
Four people involved in voluntary work in Patchway were among 28 “unsung heroes” honoured at last week’s South Gloucestershire Community Awards evening in Filton. Michael Fautley from Chipping Sodbury, Andrew Phelps from Stoke Gifford, Dennis Richardson and Jessica Godsell (both from Little Stoke) received Chair’s Community Awards at a special ceremony held at BAWA last Thursday (29th March). The awards
Continue readingPolice invite residents to Senior Citizens’ Day
The Patchway neighbourhood police team is inviting local people to a Senior Citizens’ Day this Wednesday (4th April). Officers hope the event will help to prevent older people from falling victim to doorstep criminals. These can be thieves who talk their way into homes to steal, often by claiming to be from a water or power company, or ‘rogue traders’
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