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March, 2024 Issue 125 FREE EVERY MONTH IN WINTERBOURNE, FRAMPTON COTTERELL, COALPIT HEATH, IRON ACTON & WINTERBOURNE DOWN
Play time! Youngsters from 1st and 2nd Frampton Beavers try out some of the new equipment at the play area in Ridings Road, Frampton Cotterell, which has undergone a £50,000 refurbishment. Full story: Page 3
Knife crime plea
A PRISON chaplain from Coalpit Heath has launched a new talking campaign to stop young people being dragged into knife crime. PAGE 9
Council tax up
COUNCIL tax bills in the Frome Valley area will rise by up to £130 for average Band D homeowners. PAGE 4
Traffic lights petition
Buses are welcomed back HUNDREDS of “forgotten” bus passengers in Coalpit Heath and Frampton Cotterell will have easier access to a bus from next month. The First Bus Y6 service between Bristol to Chipping Sodbury, will now be diverted along Beesmoor Road, instead of the current route along Church Road. The service is being re-routed to help with problems caused by closure of the Badminton Road
bridge over the M4. Councillors and the area's MP have welcomed the news, saying it means hundreds of people in the two villages will have their buses restored. The Y6 runs links Winterbourne, Frampton and Coalpit Heath to Bristol city centre via Cribbs Causeway, Bristol Parkway and Southmead Hospital in one direction, and Yate and Chipping Sodbury in the other. Turn to page 3
A PETITION calling on South Gloucestershire Council to reinstate all turns at Hambrook traffic lights has gained more than 2,500 supporters. PAGE 2
Maypole trail
SCHOOLS nurseries and children’s clubs are being invited to help brighten up Winterbourne Down for this year's village carnival. PAGE 7
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