Hopes are high that plans for upgrades to three motorway junctions near the proposed Brabazon mixed-use development on the former Filton Airfield will be finalised in the autumn. It comes as South Gloucestershire councillors approved a six-month delay so that talks on the changes can continue between applicants YTL Developments, the local authority and National Highways…
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Charlton Hayes care home residents are celebrating after their cake fundraiser in aid of Southmead Hospital Charity broke this year’s bake sale record. Residents and staff at Lovell Place Care Home, on Sparrowbill Way, raised cash through baking homemade cakes to sell at their local hospital in Bristol.
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Lulu Stagg became one of the country’s youngest funeral arrangers when she joined Co-op Funeralcare at just 16 years-old, with her unusual pink look and girly office set-up making her a hit in the local community. On this International Women’s Day, read how Lulu has excelled in a traditionally male-dominated industry and hasn’t let negative comments stop her from enjoying every part of the job.
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A “historic decision” has been taken to approve revised plans for a giant housing development on the former Filton Airfield. YTL Developments now has planning permission to build 6,500 homes on the site, more than twice the number included in its original masterplan. The first phase of 3,675 dwellings is predicted to be completed by 2036, with later phases extending to 2048 or beyond.
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YTL Developments has secured planning permission for four 8-storey apartment blocks on the former Filton Airfield site. The purpose-built student accommodation will be capable of providing 1,514 bedrooms along with associated communal facilities. The scheme is intended to be open in September 2026, by which time the proposed North Filton Station should be operational.
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A key road through Patchway has been closed for “up to 16 weeks” to allow a pedestrian subway to be filled in and replaced with an ‘on the level’ zebra crossing. South Glos Council says the scheme is needed because the parapet railings over the subway are in poor condition and “do not provide sufficient containment in the event of a collision”. Bus diversions are in operation.
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