The NHS has appointed a new management team to run a GP practice in Filton. BrisDoc Healthcare Services will take over the running of Northville Family Practice from 15th January 2016, for the next two years. This follows the recent resignation of contract by the current GP partners Amanda Ramshaw, Donna Dickens and Grace Dalley. BrisDoc is a local GP organisation
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Children from the Filton area have been rewarded with medals and certificates for successfully completing the Summer Reading Challenge 2015. The chair of South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr Erica Williams, attended a ceremony at Filton Library to present the children with their awards. The group represented more than 6,700 children in South Gloucestershire who have taken part in this year’s event at libraries throughout the
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The delayed redevelopment of a currently vacant major industrial site on the corner of Gipsy Patch Lane and the A38 Gloucester Road could be moving closer after a ‘reserved matters’ planning application was submitted to South Gloucestershire Council. The 26.5ha Rolls-Royce East Works site already has outline planning permission for a mixed use development comprising offices, light industry, general industry,
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Staff from six McDonald’s restaurants in Bristol joined forces with local residents to tackle littering in the Abbey Wood area of Filton. Armed with litter pickers, the team of 27 volunteers and staff collected over 20 bags of rubbish as they looked to encourage the local community to take responsibility for keeping the community litter-free and to take pride in the local
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The redevelopment of one of Merlin Housing Society’s former older people’s housing schemes in Filton has got underway with the demolition of the old building. Diggers moved onto the site of Newleaze House in Roycroft Road earlier in the month to begin tearing down the building. The old building has now been completely demolished and the housing association is preparing
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Employees at the two UK Airbus sites in Filton and Broughton have walked, cycled, baked, climbed and dressed up to raise more than £260,000 for official charity partner Alzheimer’s Society. The final figure was revealed at the end of the two-year partnership and Alzheimer’s Society will use the money raised to provide more local care and services to people living
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