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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Hangar 16U – a Grade II listed aircraft hangar on the former Filton Airfield site – is set to be restored as a brand-new public library, café, gym and social centre, according to new plans unveiled by YTL Developments. South Gloucestershire Council has submitted a bid for £5.1 million of aid from the government’s Levelling Up Fund to support the project.
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A brand-new purpose-built nursery is coming soon to Charlton Hayes, providing a much-needed childcare setting for the local community. Opening in spring 2022, Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-School will serve families in Charlton Hayes, Patchway and surrounding areas, providing 96 places for children aged 3 months to 5 years.
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A local apiarist has rescued a colony of bees from a massive nest discovered inside a redundant chimney stack above a building on the A38 Gloucester Road in Patchway. The rescue came after the builder who was working on the property had noticed “a few bees” flying around the chimney stack, which was about to be demolished.
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A family forced to flee the civil war in Syria has been resettled in Patchway, thanks to the support of social housing provider LiveWest. Hisham Alsaiyad and his family were thrown a lifeline thanks to the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme which is overseen locally by South Gloucestershire Council.
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Local aviation heritage centre Aerospace Bristol has been awarded £514,000 as part of the government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure it has a sustainable future.
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The developer behind the huge new mixed-use Brabazon development on the former Filton Airfield is now inviting sales enquiries for the first new homes on the site, which are expected to become available in early 2021.
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YTL Developments have ‘topped out’ the first new homes at Brabazon on the former Filton Airfield, meaning the first roofs have been completed. The tops of buildings in the first phase of the 2,600-home development can now be glimpsed when travelling along Hayes Way.
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A ceremony has been held to mark the start of construction on the first homes at Brabazon, the new neighbourhood being built by YTL Developments on the site of the former Filton Airfield.
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Discount retailer Lidl GB has announced that its new store on Hayes Way in Patchway is to open on Thursday 5th December 2019.
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