Today (Monday 20th) is the last day for residents to comment on plans by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to install raised table zebra crossings at two locations on Coniston Road. The Council wants to upgrade existing crossing points near Waterside Drive and Martin Close that were originally installed as part of the Cycling City Route 4 (Cribbs Causeway to Bradley
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Rolls-Royce, which makes military aero engines and marine gas turbines at its plant in Patchway, has announced record annual profits of more than £1 billion for 2011. The company’s order book was at peak levels at 31st December 2011, showing £62.2 billion of forward orders, a rise of 5% on its 2010 year-end. John Rishton, Chief Executive, said: “Rolls-Royce performed
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A woman who picked up a suspended jail sentence for stealing £13,000 from Patchway Labour Club has escaped jail again after being convicted of benefit fraud. Hayley Toogood (formerly known as Hayley Wilkins) was yesterday handed a twelve week prison sentence, suspended for two years, for dishonestly claiming £3,490 in Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit between April 2010 and
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Failure of the heating system at a Patchway school has led to lessons being cancelled for some pupils. Year 7 pupils have been told not to attend Patchway Community College today (Tuesday 7th February) because of the problem. Writing on the school website yesterday, headteacher Jane Millicent said: “Unfortunately the college will be closed to Year 7 students on Tuesday
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NHS South Gloucestershire’s review of services at Filton and Patchway clinics has concluded that both facilities and clinics should remain open and that the PCT (Primary Care Trust) will seek to expand the number of services provided there. Currently, only two thirds of the space at Patchway Clinic, and three quarters at Filton, is being used – according to an
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Avon and Somerset Police have announced the selection of a preferred bidder for a package of building projects that includes a new custody centre and police station on the former Bensons site on Gloucester Road in Patchway. The custody centre, housing 48 cells, will be one of three centralised units across the force and will be used by officers in
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South Gloucestershire Council has started a second consultation on traffic management measures proposed to be implemented in Shellmor Avenue, Stoke Lodge. The Council ran its first consultation in October/November 2011, when local residents were asked to decide which of five proposals they preferred – ranging from completely blocking of Shellmor Avenue at its junction with the A38 Gloucester Road to
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A Patchway man has been jailed for 18 months after he pleaded guilty to growing cannabis for “self-medication”, reports the Bristol Evening Post. Luke Bickford had been arrested in September 2011 following a police raid that discovered 48 cannabis plants growing in a back room at his Bradley Road home. The raid followed a tip-off and a check by the
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Patchway residents who have unwanted or broken electrical items lingering at home have an opportunity to recycle their small waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) for free tomorrow (Tuesday 24th January) at an event being staged by South Gloucestershire Council’s recycling and resource management contractor SITA UK. Toasters, irons, kettles, games consoles, DVD players, electrical toothbrushes and similar small electrical
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Thursday’s Safer and Stronger meeting to hear presentation from NHS representative Local people are being invited to share their views on the future of Patchway Clinic in Thirlmere Road [map] following rumours that it might be closed after some of the services it offers were transferred to the new Patchway (Severnvale) Hub. The Hub, which opened in September 2011, brings
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