The NHS Blood and Transplant Centre at North Bristol Park in Filton [map] has been put out of action by a flooding incident that occurred on Monday morning (24th September). The centre, one of the country’s main human blood processing plants, was flooded at around 9am am Monday, following heavy overnight rain. The flooding is reported to have been caused
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South Gloucestershire Council is asking for views on the proposed boundary of the Filton Enterprise Area, one of four such areas in the district that are intended to “act as magnets for inward investment and boost the local economy by creating thousands of new jobs”. The Council has decided that it would be appropriate to confirm the formal boundaries for
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EADS, parent company of Airbus, and BAE Systems – both companies with major bases in Filton – have announced that they are in talks over a possible merger. The news was revealed in a statement to the Stock Exchange on Wednesday (12th September) following a sudden 8% rise in the price of BAE Systems’ shares. Airbus employs around 4,000 people
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Filton Town Council is inviting members of the public to submit ideas for how it can cut costs and/or generate more revenue. A Financial Review Consultation, launched recently on the Council’s website, provides a form through which ideas can be submitted. Suggestions may also be submitted by email or by telephoning the Council office. The consultation is the latest development
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A meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Southern Brooks Area Forum tomorrow evening (Tuesday 4th) could see money allocated for a number of highway maintenance projects in Filton. The same meeting will see several local community organisations pitching for a share of capital grant funding allocated to the Forum’s area – which extends across Bradley Stoke, Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford, Winterbourne,
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The country’s top cycle speedway riders were in action at Filton’s Elm Park track on Sunday (26th August), contesting the semi-finals of the 2012 British Championships. Filton was hosting the second day of the three-day championships, the other two days being played out in Newport, South Wales. Qualifying rounds were held to narrow the field down to 32 riders competing
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Police seized 40 plants believed to be cannabis after searching a house in Filton as part of Operation Viscount. Officers searched the house on Wednesday 22nd August and found the plants growing in two bedrooms of the property in The Sidings [map]. A 21-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of producing cannabis and released on police bail pending
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A man arrested by police following reports of suspicious behaviour in Nutfield Grove at the beginning of July has been sentenced to more than three years in jail. Cassius Adamson, 29, had already racked up more than 50 house burglaries when he was caught breaking into a home and gardens on the evening of 4th July, reports the Bristol Post.
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A new local TV service for Bristol, to be broadcast on a prominent Freeview channel, could be based in Filton if Ofcom approves an application made by a local firm this week. Made Television (formerly Element TV), in partnership with local news agency SWNS, has been revealed as the only bidder for a licence to cover the Bristol area. If
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The feasibility study into possible future community use of Conygre House has been published on the Filton Town Council website. Publication of the report fulfils a promise made at the July Town Council meeting by representatives of the Friends of Conygre House group. The campaigners, who would like to see the historic building retained for use by the local community,
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