Back Issues in Bristol & NE Somerset - The Week In
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Issue 475 – 24 May 2017
May 23, 2017Schools in the area are facing a severe funding crisis as South Gloucestershire Council’s appeals for government help go unanswered. There are concerns too around Bitton with lorry deliveries and diverted traffic in the lanes around Upton Cheyney. Meanwhile B&NES …
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Issue 474 – 17 May 2017
May 16, 2017A 20 mph speed limit may be imposed on a notoriously dangerous stretch of Lower Hanham Road while closure of the Wick to Lansdown road near Tracy Park Golf Club is causing chaos in the surrounding lanes. The first impressions …
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Issue 473 – 10 May 2017
May 9, 2017Conservative candidate Tim Bowles is the first elected West of England ‘metro’ mayor. Plans are due to go on show this week for the redeveloped Kings Chase shopping centre in Kingswood and Keynsham Town Council bids to buy the old …
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Issue 472 – 03 May 2017
May 3, 2017Transport Secretary Chris Grayling wants to see a modern suburban rail network in Bristol and says the GWR electrification will still be completed to Temple Meads. The Hanham Library staff and opening hours situation descends into farce as the council …
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Issue 471 – 26 Apr 2017
April 25, 2017A campaign is underway to improve the look of Kingswood town centre while work gets under way on Keynsham’s one-way traffic system. A convicted Mangotsfield man faces a £30,000 confiscation of proceeds order and residents at Somerdale fear an accident before …
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Issue 470 – 19 Apr 2017
April 19, 2017Work continues on Keynsham High Street in preparation for next week’s one-way traffic experiment. Candidates for next month’s mayoral election are out and about in the region and we look closely at a German city where they have learnt to …
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Issue 469 – 12 Apr 2017
April 11, 2017A 12-year-old Hanham girl acts quickly to save the life of a choking toddler. Ofsted’s regional director says that secondary schools in South Gloucestershire are his biggest concern and a church in Upton Cheyney is the first United Reform Church …
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Issue 468 – 05 April 2017
April 4, 2017Local schools are highlighting a growing crisis in education funding. A former Kingswood teacher has been struck off over his relationship with a pupil. Sirona staff have been praised for the outstanding care they give to those who use their services …
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Issue 467 – 29 Mar 2017
March 28, 2017There’s good news and bad news for bus users. The 349 will begin serving Bilbie Green in Keynsham from next week but all services into Bristol face disruption with the closure of Baldwin Street and Victoria Street. Former Bitton councillor …
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Issue 466 – 22 Mar 2017
March 21, 2017Find out about the latest bus service cuts, including the loss of the 16. Users of the community sports facilities on the old Grange School & Sports College in Warmley have been given notice that they won’t be available after …
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