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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A homeowner has been blocked from building a garden fence to protect his young children from a busy road in Patchway. South Gloucestershire Council refused planning permission for the 1.85-metre high boundary fence due to the impact on views and an underground oil pipeline. A council planning officer said the fence would “stand out” from the rest of the housing estate.
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Students at Patchway Community School are celebrating a “well-deserved” set of GCSE examination results, despite experiencing several years of disruption due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The proportion of students achieving both English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or above was 42 percent (compared to 40 percent in 2019)…
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A 43-year-old man has been charged in connection with an incident which led to the evacuation of Patchway Police Centre and nearby properties on Saturday (5th August). The Army’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit were called to the police centre on the A38 Gloucester Road to examine a suspicious item shortly after 5pm. The A38 remained closed until the ‘all clear’ was given at around 8.40pm.
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YTL Developments has been granted planning permission for the next phase of new homes at Brabazon, the new neighbourhood for Bristol taking shape on the site of the historic former Filton Airfield. Consisting of 339 dwellings, the second residential phase will be built on Parcel E1, which lies to the east of the currently under-construction Phase 1, near Blenheim Roundabout.
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Police are investigating after a number of vehicles were damaged on a single night in Patchway last week. Seven vehicles were damaged, including windows being smashed and tyres slashed, in Durban Road, Southsea Road, Rodway Road, Chessel Drive, Severn Way and Pretoria Road. Officers within the neighbourhood policing team are carrying out additional patrols.
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