Launch of the Filton Flyer 555 bus service.

Filton Flyer community bus service launched

Chairman of South Gloucestershire Council Cllr Ian Boulton, members of Southern Brooks Community Partnership and local residents gathered at the Bethany Hall in Filton on Friday (6th December) to launch a new community bus service, the Filton Flyer 555. The new service began yesterday (Monday 9th December) and will operate on a donations-only basis prior to its official start date

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New stores at the Abbey Wood Shopping Park, Filton, Bristol.

Major chains open at new look shopping park

Major retailers are now opening their doors at the revitalised Abbey Wood Shopping Park in Filton, Bristol. The shopping park, which has undergone a £10 million refurbishment and extension, is now home to Asda, Costa Coffee and restaurant chains Frankie & Benny’s and Nando’s. Sporting Pro, the new sports fascia owned by value fashion chain Matalan and backed by Intersport,

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New Asda store opens at the Abbey Wood Shopping Park, Filton.

Air ambulance charity helps open new Asda at Filton Abbey Wood

A local ambulance charity helped open the new Asda Filton supermarket today, following the store’s search for a ‘local hero’. Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) celebrated with more than 400 customers, Asda colleagues, the Chair of South Gloucestershire Council Cllr Ian Boulton and a host of local community figures, for what was a grand opening to remember. The charity

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Filton Roundabout on the A38 in Bristol.

Overnight diversions for next fortnight due to Filton Roundabout resurfacing work

South Gloucestershire Council is warning that overnight resurfacing work due to take place at the A38 Filton Roundabout for an estimated eleven nights from tomorrow (Monday 14th October) will “create a significant amount of noise”. The works will involve the planing off of the existing surface of the carriageway and the laying of a new surface. The work will start

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Unused bus shelter in Church Road, Filton, Bristol.

Government grant will bring bus service to Conygre ward

South Gloucestershire Council has announced that the Conygre ward of Filton is to get its own volunteer-run bus service, thanks to the award of a £50,000 government grant. The money, from the Local Sustainable Transport Fund (LSTF), has been awarded to the Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), which will use it to purchase a low-floor minibus. The Conygre area has been without

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