South Gloucestershire’s largest retail outlet is set to expand after councillors granted outline planning permission for the proposals. The scheme at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway includes more than 35,000 square metres of retail floor space, leisure, and hotel and restaurant facilities alongside a new multi-storey car park, an events plaza and up to 150 residential apartments. A new bus station
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Plans have been unveiled to build a new permanent indoor ice rink, together with a skydiving and ski centre, at a site in Cribbs Causeway. The proposals are part of a vision by the developer, Baylis Estates, to introduce an ‘active sports’ theme to the entertainment and retail opportunities available in the area and make Cribbs Causeway a ‘day-out’ destination. The new facilities
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Improvement work on the southbound exit slip road at junction 17 of the M5 is due to get under way this week. The Highways Agency is carrying out the work as part of the Government’s Pinch Point programme, which forms part of the growth initiative outlined during the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in November 2011. According to the agency: “Pinch Points provides smaller scale improvements that
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A local supermarket is claiming to be one of the most romantic workplaces in the region, due to a string of blossoming romances between colleagues. Asda at Cribbs Causeway has 12 colleagues who found love in the aisles, prompting store bosses to declare it Asda’s most romantic store. The longest ‘serving’ love birds found a relationship whilst working in the
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A number of major stores, including Burton, Miss Selfridge, Evans and Monsoon, will be leaving The Mall at Cribbs Causeway this March, according to a report in today’s Bristol Post. French Connection may also be leaving, while other stores including Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and East are to become concessions within other shops in the centre. Other stores, including WHSmith, are
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A family could win a dream trip to Disneyland Paris worth up to £2,000 simply by enjoying a game of bowling at Hollywood Bowl, Cribbs Causeway. The bowling centre is taking part in a nationwide ‘Strike It Lucky’ campaign which will see scratch cards handed out for every booking – with each card guaranteeing players a prize. It will see
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Pixie Lott visited The Mall at Cribbs Causeway yesterday evening (Saturday 2nd) to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in true British style. As Bristolians gathered to mark this national event, they were joined by the typical British weather, as rain poured down over the concert. Nevertheless, equipped with emergency ponchos and umbrellas, the fans were not defeated by the iconic
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The Mall at Cribbs Causeway has revealed its plans to hold a Bristol Jubilee Concert this summer. Details of the Bristol Jubilee Concert were announced today by The Mall, revealing a fantastic line-up of acts to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style. Brit nominee and pop starlet Pixie Lott is confirmed as the headline artist for the concert, which
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Local MP Jack Lopesti visited the DHL Express Service Centre at Cribbs Causeway recently to hear about DHL’s work, the challenges and opportunities they face and their plans for the future. DHL opened the Bristol Service Centre over ten years ago, and have seen their operations grow to the point where they now employ 50 people and make over 1,700
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Planners at South Gloucestershire Council are proposing that an extra 3,950 homes be built in the Patchway/Cribbs Causeway area over the next 15 years, on top of existing commitments to build 2,200 homes at Charlton Hayes and 1,750 at Cribbs Causeway and on land south of Filton Airfeld. The plans for additional homes were revealed in a revised version of
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