A woman who stole more than £13,000 from Patchway Labour Club has been ordered by a judge to do 56 hours of unpaid work by 7th October or face jail, reports the Evening Post. Hayley Wilkins, who was employed as a bookkeeper at the club in Coniston Road, was convicted of the theft in October 2009 and ordered to repay
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Tonight’s meeting of Patchway Town Council (PTC) is to be preceeded by a closed session in which Councillors will be briefed on the latest developments at Charlton Hayes and the associated Section 106 agreement for the provision of community facilties. The meeting proper gets under way at 7:30pm with up to ten minutes of public question time, during which each
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A new purpose built centre that brings together health and council services for children and young people opened on Monday (5th September) in Patchway. The Patchway Locality Hub is located on the old Patchway Library site in Rodway Road. The hub is also the location for the North Bristol Trust (NBT) Children’s Health team alongside the integrated children and young
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a theft from a First Group bus on Friday 2nd September. The incident occurred at around 1:30pm and the offender is believed to have been a passenger on a number 75 bus which had just arrived at The Mall bus depot (Cribbs Causeway, Bristol). The offender is described as a black man,
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Avon and Somerset police have circulated a ‘wanted’ poster to local churches and clubs asking for information about a man who travels the country committing burglary and fraud. Robert Kerr, 52, is said to have a history of attending local churches, identifying parish members whom he can contact and requesting money from them. The suspect is said to have been
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Work has begun on transforming what was formerly one of South Gloucestershire’s busiest roads into a unique green open space. Highwood Road in Patchway was formerly a major route to The Mall and Cribbs Causeway, but traffic now uses the recently opened Hayes Way bypass. Now the road will be converted into a ‘linear park’ which will incorporate a dedicated
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The recently renovated Coniston Community Centre in Coniston Road, Patchway, has a brand new office available to rent. The rent for the office is £5,500 per annum, and all rates, insurance, a daily cleaner and bills (excluding phone and internet) are included. The centre is open between 7am and 10pm during the week; weekend opening is also a possibility. The
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A summer holiday play scheme for children aged 5 – 11 is underway in Patchway. The Five Alive Free Play scheme commenced on 25h July and is being run by the Four Towns Play Association. Children are invited to take part in team games, sports, arts & crafts. Venues in Patchway being used this year are: Stoke Lodge Primary School
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South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on an application to close a number of roads in Patchway for one hour on Sunday 20th November. Under the proposal, sections of Coniston Road, Bradley Road, Durban Road and Rodway Road will be closed for one hour (10:15 to 11:15) to enable the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Day Parade to
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Police investigating an attempted robbery in Patchway are appealing for information and witnesses. At around 1:30pm on Friday 8th July, a man was walking along the underpass of the A38 in Patchway between Kwik Fit and Lloyds TSB [map] when a man carrying a weapon attempted to rob him. Police would now like to speak to anyone who witnessed this
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