A section of Filton’s Station Road is to be resurfaced after the Southern Brooks Area Forum agreed it should be made a priority in South Gloucestershire Council’s highways maintenance programme for 2013/14. Councillors on the Area Forum, which covers Bradley Stoke, Filton, Frenchay, Stoke Park, Patchway, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne, were given £60,000 to allocate to maintenance schemes in their
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A local air ambulance charity has decided to offer a permanent part-time position to their university intern, after being impressed with her enthusiasm and dedication to their cause. Tianna Cowan, a History and International Relations student from the University of the West of England (UWE) was taken on by Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) as a Fundraising Intern in
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Cadets and staff from Filton are celebrating after their Drill team were crowned National Drill Champions at RAF Halton for the first time in its history. The group of teenagers from 2152 (North Bristol) Squadron beat off stiff competition from the best squadrons across the UK to take the top spot by achieving a standard very few squadrons reach. During
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Avon and Somerset Police Authority has today signed an agreement with the new National Police Air Service (NPAS) after months of hard negotiations. Members of the Police Authority have been trying to agree a deal since last December to ensure Avon and Somerset’s helicopter remains in Filton, the police receive at least 700 operational hours a year and a better
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A faulty boiler at Filton Sports & Leisure Centre has cost the Town Council thousands of pounds in lost income, according to a report prepared for tonight’s meeting of the Finance Committee. Problems with the boiler account for the bulk of an estimated £5,631 loss, due to the main pool and/or learner pool having to be closed on eight separate
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Children at the Church View flats in Filton had an extra treat for Halloween this year – the long awaited opening of their new play area. Magic was in the air as the children finally got the chance to play on the new equipment, aided by a magician who was showing off a variety of tricks. And there were prizes
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