Generous employees at BAE Systems (Filton) have raised £2,100 towards the activities of the Avon and Severnside Branch of the Soldiers’, Sailors’ and Airmens’ Families Association (SSAFA) Forces Help. The money was raised through several fundraising events under the charity challenge partnership whereby employees’ efforts are matched by their company’s contribution to their chosen charity. Charity donations came from all
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A report on the feasibility of constructing a bus link between Filton Avenue and Filton Abbey Wood Station via Nutfield Grove is to be published by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in April. The news was revealed in reply to a question tabled at a recent SGC Planning, transport and Strategic Environment Committee meeting by Filton District Councillor Roger Hutchinson. Chris
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Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), providers of an air ambulance for the 2.1 million residents of our region, are encouraging people to support their cause this February as part of a new initiative called ‘Love Your Air Ambulance‘ month. The charity, based in Filton, is currently trying to raise £250,000 of additional funds for a new Eurocopter EC 135
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A new bus service that is to run along some of the route of the former 71/72, axed by First Group in September 2011, will bypass the Conygre area of Filton. Wessex Red has announced that it is extending the route of its no. 13 service, which currently runs between UWE and Bristol city centre, to start instead from the
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If you feel the need to take up a new fitness regime in the new year, why not start singing, as part of your campaign, suggests Jackie Boffin of the local ladies’ acappella chorus ‘Avon Harmony’. Singing tones the tummy muscles, improves posture, releases the same ‘feel good’ endorphins as chocolate, improves breathing, increases oxygen levels in the blood, and
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