The first major construction contract to transform the historic former Filton Airfield into a thriving new neighbourhood has been awarded to a West Country firm Vertase FLI, based in Portishead.
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TV’s Fred Dinenage opens new retirement complex in Charlton Hayes
Television favourite Fred Dinenage MBE – whose career has spanned over five decades – delighted local retirees with tales from his time on screen when he attended the official opening of McCarthy & Stone’s Hamilton House Retirement Living development in Charlton Hayes on 10th April. The TV stalwart – whose varied career has seen him present shows including ‘How’, ‘How
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Royal guest at Concorde 50th anniversary event
Princess witnesses dramatic moment as iconic plane’s ‘droop nose’ lowered for first time since November 2003. Aerospace Bristol, home to the last Concorde ever to fly, has celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of Concorde’s first British flight with a dinner attended by HRH The Princess Royal, patron of the museum. Delivered in partnership with Airbus, the Concorde50 gala dinner was held
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Long-serving Patchway councillor Eve Orpen steps down due to ill health
A local councillor who has represented the Patchway ward on South Gloucestershire Council for many years has stepped down from the role due to ongoing health issues. Eve Orpen, who has been undergoing cancer treatment for over two years, submitted her resignation from the council today (14th November). Cllr Orpen said: “I have found it difficult to fulfil my district
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Aztec West office block granted listed status
Motorists queuing to get out of the Aztec West Business Park during the afternoon peak certainly have plenty of time to take in their surroundings, but how many of them realise that they are crawling past an architectural gem recently given protected status by Historic England? An office block at 210 to 290 Park Avenue, visible on the left of
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BBC Antiques Roadshow jets into Patchway
BBC One’s ever-popular Sunday evening programme Antiques Roadshow is coming to north Bristol on Thursday 17th May. Fiona Bruce and the team of Antiques Roadshow experts will be waiting to welcome you, so dust off your family heirlooms and dig out those car boot bargains and bring them along for free advice and valuations to visitors. The Roadshow will be
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Tesco community team helps spruce up hall
Staff from the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke have joined local volunteers to spruce up a local church hall. Dawn Richards, community champion at the Tesco store, and some of her colleagues were part of a team of eight people who spent a week in mid-August decorating the interior of St Chad’s Church Hall in Rodway Road, Patchway. The
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Patchway store’s charity birthday party raises funds for NSPCC
Patchway’s SPAR store recently hosted a charity birthday party in celebration of its parent company’s 100-year anniversary. Colleagues at the convenience store in Rodway Road hosted a birthday party themed coffee morning and a series of fundraising activities on Friday 1st September, all in aid of children’s charity, the NSPCC. SPAR Patchway is owned and operated by Blakemore Retail, which
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Legal proceedings initiated to evict travellers
Legal proceedings have been initiated by South Gloucestershire Council to secure the removal of over a dozen traveller caravans that remain in a field at The Tumps, near Waterside Drive in Patchway. A larger number of caravans, believed to be approaching thirty, arrived on the site last Friday (18th August). They are understood to be the same group that was
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Weekly lunch club provides cheer for over-55s
Volunteers at a local lunch club for the elderly are looking to raise awareness of the weekly event across Patchway and the Stokes. The Patchway Lunch Club meets from 12.15pm to 1.30pm every Wednesday in Patchway Community Centre, Rodway Road. It is open to anyone over the age of 55 and offers a two-course meal for £3 per person. Mini-bus
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