Prime Minister David Cameron visited the Airbus site at Filton on Monday (23rd April), accompanied by local MP Jack Lopresti. Mr Lopresti and the Prime Minister met with Airbus senior managers to discuss the firm’s future business plans and were then treated to a tour of the factory that assembles the A400M military aircraft wings. The pair then had a
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Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed that a police helicopter will continue to be based at Filton Airfield when the new National Police Air Service is launched. In October 2012, the National Police Air Service will begin adopting responsibility for police air operations from individual forces to the new service. In July 2013, Avon and Somerset will become part of
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Children and their families are invited to a special story time at Filton Library on Tuesday 22nd May at 9:30am to celebrate the launch of ‘Bookstart 20’ in South Gloucestershire, marking the 20th birthday of Bookstart, the world-renowned early reading scheme. The campaign is being supported nationally by well known faces including HRH the Duchess of Cornwall and Colleen Rooney.
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A ‘fly-in‘ organised by Filton Airfield for today (Saturday 21st April) will see more than 70 aircraft visiting the North Bristol airport between 9am and 4:30pm. The event has proven so popular that it is now over-subscribed, with a further twenty aircraft placed on a reserve list. Most of the arrivals will happen between 10am and 1pm, and with a
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Engineering group GKN has reported a 19% rise in first-quarter profits, with its Bristol-based aerospace interests contributing strongly. The aerospace division, which makes wing parts for Airbus at its plants at Filton and Easter Compton, achieved a 13% rise in trading profits to £36m during the period on sales 5% higher at £370m. The division was helped by a significant
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Filton Library, located at the Shield Retail Park, has closed for a six-week long internal refurbishment. The library closed its doors on Wednesday 11th April and will re-open at 9:30am on Monday 21st May. The work will include upgrading the shelving, re ordering the internal layout and incorporating the meeting room into the main library. The refurbishment is being funded
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Airbus staff in Filton are celebrating the news that an Indonesian airline has placed a £326m order for 11 A330 aircraft. The announcement was made by Prime Minister David Cameron as he arrived in Indonesia on the latest leg of his South East Asia trade mission. Mr Cameron said: “This deal between Airbus and Garuda Indonesian Airlines is good news
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Ofsted has praised Filton Hill Primary School for sustaining its performance, which was rated “good” at its last full inspection in June 2009. In a letter to parents, the government body says it will not be carrying out a further inspection until the summer term of 2013 at the earliest. The decision is based on a number of factors that
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Work has begun on development of the Airbus Aerospace Park in Filton – a multi-million pound state-of-the-art engineering and technology campus scheduled for completion next year. The aircraft manufacturer kicked off construction of the state-of-the-art facility at a special ceremony attended by company bosses, staff and local representatives last month. Over 2,500 of the firm’s 4,000 employees will move to
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