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March, 2025 Issue 136 FREE EVERY MONTH IN WINTERBOURNE, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, COALPIT HEATH, IRON ACTON & WINTERBOURNE DOWN
Jack joins up
FORMER MP Jack Lopresti has revealed he is serving the Ukrainian military as the country fights invading Russian forces. PAGE 10
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Demolition date
CHILDREN at Frampton Cotterell C of E Primary School have a new place to enjoy a good book after fundraising by parents. Picture: Taylor Jones Photography. Full story: Page 9.
2,000 homes on the doorstep
A DEVELOPMENT of more than 2,000 new homes could be built close to the villages of Henfield and Westerleigh. The development of 2,050 homes and 18 hectares of employment land has been named North Lyde Ecotech Village, and is included in the final version of South
Gloucestershire Council's draft Local Plan. The homes are south of Henfield and the Kendleshire golf club, bounded by the M4, Westerleigh Road and the railway line serving the Westerleigh fuel depot at the eastern edge of the site. Much of it is currently
farmland but it also includes the Windmill Leisure Golf and Activity Centre, Windmill Fishery, South Gloucestershire Showground and Tulip abattoir. The plan is now opening for public consultation, as protesters voice their anger at the proposed “decimation of the Green Belt”. Full story: Pages 2&3
NATIONAL Highways has confirmed the date that the M4 will close to demolish the condemned A432 Badminton Road bridge. PAGES 4&5
Tax up £120
TOTAL council tax bills for typical Band D householders in the Frome Valley will rise by between £110 and £120 in April. PAGE 6
Home approved
A HOUSE in Frampton Cotterell can be turned into a councilrun children’s home, despite neighbours' objections. PAGE 8
4 Flaxpits Lane, Winterbourne, BS36 1JX - Tel: 01454 252 140 Email: info@aj-homes.co.uk
4 Flaxpits Lane, Winterbourne, BS36 1JX - Tel: 01454 252 140 Email: info@aj-homes.co.uk