Filton could gain a second railway station if South Gloucestershire Council’s outline plans for a new neighbourhood in North Bristol come to fruition. The Council’s Core Srategy planning blueprint for the Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood, to be built partly on the Filton Airfield site, include two new stations on the Henbury Loop railway line, one of which would be on the
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An air of sadness hung over Filton Airfield today as the last few planes took-off ahead of the official closure at the end of the year. Aircraft enthusiasts, past and present aerospace workers, local Councillors and members of the public gathered at various sites around the airfield to witness the historic occasion, which brought to an end over one hundred
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The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial aircraft, visited Filton Airfield for the last time today (Tuesday 18th December). Operations at the airfield are due to cease on Friday, after its owners BAE Systems said it was no longer economically viable. South Gloucestershire Council has outlined a strategic plan to build 2,500 homes on the site of the airfield along
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Following last week’s announcement that British Aerospace has donated £2.4 million towards the establishment of an aerospace heritage museum on the northern edge of the Filton Airfield site, the charitable organisation behind the project has launched a survey to collect the views of local people. The proposed site includes two World War One, Grade II listed hangars, which will be
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Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti says he supports, “in theory”, calls from a local union activist for improved facilities at Filton Abbey Wood railway station. Responding to a recent letter in the Bristol Post, in which rail union member Dave Wood called for the station to made into a rail and bus interchange and for a park and
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Pupils at Filton’s Shield Road Primary School enjoyed a number of special activities last week as part of a campaign to promote reading. During the week, children dressed up as their favourite book characters, including Harry Potter, Alice in Wonderland and the Gruffalo. In literacy lessons, each class focused on a particular author and boys, in particular, were encouraged to
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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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