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Potential building plot at Longney Place, Patchway.

Planning Committee set to approve Longney Place building plans

A Planning Committee looks set to approve plans to build six new dwellings on land currently used for parking in Longney Place [map], despite objections from residents concerned about access to existing properties at the site. South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Development Control (West) Committee is due to consider the planning application from Solon Housing Association at its meeting next Thursday

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New road sign at junction of Highwood Road, Patchway.

Highwood Road closure set for 15th October

The long-debated closure of Patchway’s Highwood Road to general traffic looks set to take effect from Monday 15th October after traffic orders associated with the scheme were published today by South Gloucestershire Council. The Council decided in July to press ahead with the proposals, despite receiving a 4,137 signature petition calling for the road to be kept open to general

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Fashion show at the Autumn 2012 Bristol Fashion Week.

Fashion show returns to The Mall at Cribbs

Bristol Fashion Week (BFW) has returned to The Mall at Cribbs Causeway, where the ever-popular catwalk fashion shows are running until Sunday (30th September). Trusted fashion advisor Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton are once again presenting each show, combining style advice, celebrity gossip and valuable fashion knowledge. Fashions, footwear and jewellery featured in the shows come from stores

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Notice advertising a proposed left-turn ban into Shellmor Avenue.

Officials recommend go-ahead for Shellmor Avenue closure

Officials at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) have recommended that a proposed scheme to ban traffic from making a left-turn into Shellmor Avenue from the A38 Gloucester Road should be implemented, despite 93 residents signing a petition against it. The recommendation is contained in a report prepared in advance of next Wednesday meeting of SGC’s Planning, Transportation and Strategic Environment Committee,

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