The future of Patchway Youth Centre, in Coniston Road, could be decided at a meeting of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) this evening (Monday 10th). Under proposals published earlier this year, the Council said it was planning to transfer control of all its youth centres to locally-based organisations. If no such organisation comes forward for any particular centre, it will be
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Members of Blakeney Road Allotments are inviting Patchway residents to join them this Saturday (8th September) for a barbecue and the official opening of new facilities recently installed at the site. The event, which runs from 12 noon to 4pm, is being staged as part of South Gloucestershire’s Discover festival that gets underway this weekend. Access to the allotments is
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A meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Southern Brooks Area Forum tomorrow evening (Tuesday 4th) could see money allocated for a number of highway maintenance projects in Patchway. The same meeting will see several local community organisations pitching for a share of capital grant funding allocated to the Forum’s area – which extends across Bradley Stoke, Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford, Winterbourne,
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With over 130 designer and high street brands, the latest stores due to open at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway are set to give shoppers even more choice with a wide range of footwear brands. On Friday 24th August, fashion favourite Republic opened the brand’s first new concept store in the UK. The store offers an extensive fashion range and
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has opened a public consultation on a second phase of waiting restrictions that it proposes to implement in Hempton Lane, Patchway. The latest proposals follow the recent introduction of double yellow lines around the turning circle at the western end of the lane and on a short stretch of the northern side of the lane, opposite
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Students at Patchway Community College secured the school’s best ever results this year with 56% obtaining 5A*-C including English and Maths. The school says these results have risen by 14% over the last five years, and have doubled since 2006, with students’ individual progress across subjects being particularly impressive. Stand out individual performances included: Edmund Smith with 8A*s, 3As and
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Local residents are being given the chance to have their say on community governance arrangements for the Stoke Lodge area after a petition calling for the formation of a new parish, independent of Patchway, attracted over 500 signatures last year. The Stoke Lodge Community Governance Review is being conducted by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in response to the petition, which
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Patchway Community College has achieved its best ever A-level results this year, with a 100% pass rate on all qualifications and a record-breaking 19% of grades at A or A*. A tremendous 47% of the A-level entries achieved grades in the A* to B range. The success continued with BTEC qualifications, where 31% achieved an impressive ‘distinction’ or ‘distinction star’.
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Not only do Patchway Judo Club’s players bring home the medals and trophies, their volunteers do too! Emma Peacock, the club’s treasurer, has made it through to the top four national award for club volunteers and, not to be out done, Alex Bright, 17, has made it through to the top four national award for young volunteer. To see whether
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A planning application has been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to build four three-bed houses in Bay Tree Close, Patchway. The applicant, John Baylis Construction Ltd, wishes to build the new homes on a plot of vacant land that previously had permission for five two-bed houses, granted as long ago as November 1986 but now lapsed. According to the
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