Bristol Fashion Week (BFW) has returned to The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, where the ever-popular catwalk fashion shows are running until Sunday (30th September). Trusted fashion advisor Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton are once again presenting each show, combining style advice, celebrity gossip and valuable fashion knowledge. Fashions, footwear and jewellery featured in the shows come from stores
Continue readingMonth: September 2012
Motorway footbridge to be replaced before Christmas
A footbridge over the M5 motorway near Patchway is to be replaced, necessitating the lengthy diversion of a public footpath. The Pegwell Brake footbridge (also known as the Banana or Rainbow footbridge), provides a link between Patchway and the village of Over. It carries a public footpath that runs from the back of houses in Park Leaze, Patchway, down through
Continue readingJump play centre to close for improvement work
The Jump indoor play centre at Cribbs Causeway is to close for twelve days from Monday (24th September) for work that will bring exciting improvements to the playframes and inflatables. A notice on the centre’s website reads: “We are always committed to improving our centres so during September/October we will be developing our party frames and investing in a new
Continue readingJLS to headline The Mall’s charity Christmas concert and lights switch-on
JLS confirmed as headline act for concert to raise £20,000 for Bristol Children’s Hospital. The Mall at Cribbs Causeway has confirmed its plans to host a charity concert in aid of Bristol charity Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal and support its campaign to raise funds for a new Cardiac Hybrid Theatre at Bristol Children’s Hospital. The concert, due to take
Continue readingPlans for another takeaway in Rodway Road withdrawn
A planning application seeking permission to convert a vacant shop in Rodway Road to a hot food takeaway has been withdrawn after the applicant failed to meet a deadline for providing technical information about a proposed new extraction flue. The premises, at 106 Rodway Road, most recently housed a computer sales and repair business known as Rodway Computers (formerly AKW
Continue readingOfficials recommend go-ahead for Shellmor Avenue closure
Officials at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) have recommended that a proposed scheme to ban traffic from making a left-turn into Shellmor Avenue from the A38 Gloucester Road should be implemented, despite 93 residents signing a petition against it. The recommendation is contained in a report prepared in advance of next Wednesday meeting of SGC’s Planning, Transportation and Strategic Environment Committee,
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