Avon and Somerset Police report this afternoon that Steven Vice has been convicted of the murder of Wayne Brown. In the early hours of Sunday 9th January 2011, police received reports that a man had suffered serious injuries to his chest in an assault in Rodway Road, Patchway. The victim, Wayne Brown, 25, was taken to Frenchay Hospital but died
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Police and ambulance units have been in action in Patchway this morning, responding to an incident at the Highwood Park gypsy and traveller site in Highwood Lane. Four vehicles from the Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS), including a ‘major incident response vehicle’ were seen parked at the bottom of Highwood Road, near Patchway Roundabout. The police helicopter was seen circling
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There was a big turnout today for Patchway’s annual Remembrance Parade and Service. Members of the Royal British Legion (RBL) were joined by service personnel, cadets, scouts, local Councillors and the local MP in the march that started from Waterside Drive and proceeded along Bradley Road and Durban Road before arriving at the Patchway RBL Club in Rodway Road. The
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A public consultation has opened into the latest proposals from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to change the waiting restrictions in Hempton Lane. The move follows an earlier consultation held in February 2011. The Council says that residents have reported potential difficulties in accessing their properties and for emergency and delivery vehicles in the narrower parts of the road. On-street parking
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It’s ‘skate and donate’ for Children in Need at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway, Bristol tonight (Friday 18th November) as the shopping centre holds a special Disco on Ice. The charity event starts at 6:30pm and runs until 10pm. Instead of buying a ticket, you’ll be able to donate the money to Children in Need instead. Earlier today, Santa took a
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after an attempted robbery in Patchway. The incident occurred on Sunday 13th November 2011 at around 1:20pm. The 18-year-old female victim was walking along a footpath from Coniston Road towards Gorse Covert. She was approached by two men. The first man grabbed her shoulder bag and attempted to pull it away, but was
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Earlier this evening, Olly Murs visited The Mall at Cribbs Causeway to turn on the Christmas lights and entertain many lucky ticket holders with his music. Olly was the runner up of the X Factor in 2009. His support act Young Kato (previously known as The Dirty Tricks), from Cheltenham, amused the audience with a few of their own songs,
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Residents in Patchway are being invited to attend a public exhibition to find out about detailed plans for a proposed new police complex in the town. Located at 90 Gloucester Road (the former Bensons site), the complex will contain a 48-cell Custody and Crime Investigation Centre together with a police station to replace the existing one at Elm Park, Filton.
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A Patchway man has been named as one of seven people killed in Friday’s horrific crash on the M5 near Taunton. Father-of-five Terry Brice, 55, a lorry driver working for the owners of Cornish pasty makers Ginsters, is reported to be one of two lorry drivers who lost their lives in the 34-vehicle pile-up. Leicestershire-based food producer Samworth Brothers, which
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A Patchway man who was fatally stabbed in an incident in Rodway Road in January was killed by the jealous ex-boyfriend of the woman he was seeing, Bristol Crown Court has heard. Steven Vice, 22, denies murdering 25-year-old Wayne Brown, claiming instead that Mr Brown attacked him and he acted in self-defence. The court was told that on the evening
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