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Black bins in Filton to be collected every three weeks to save £1m a year
Black bins in Filton will be collected once every three weeks from 2026 to save just over £1 million a year. Despite concerns about bins...
Filton Festival 2024 a huge hit, say organisers
Attendance at this year’s Filton Festival was well in excess of estimates by the team which ran the event in June. Apex Marquees, which took...
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Black bins in Filton to be collected every three weeks to save £1m a year
Filton Festival 2024 a huge hit, say organisers
Maximum council tax rise to claw back shortfall
Flight fashion exhibit gives lesson in history
Reckless teen rider hit speeds of 123mph
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HMO numbers in Filton nearly double since 2021 – new rules conside...
The number of ‘large’ HMOs (houses in multiple occupancy) in Filton has nearly doubled since 2021, a rise of 86% – new figures show. A...
Residents say planned 36-home Filton cul-de-sac on ex-school playing fie...
Local people say a ‘dangerous’ new planned development of 36 homes, on the former Charborough Road School playing field and Filton Park Preschool, will put...
Bowls club facing £18,000+ bill or likely closure
A bowling club in Horfield is facing closure – just two years before its 100th anniversary. Ardagh Bowls Club has operated at its green on...
Transformed leisure centre ready for March full re-opening
The new-look Filton Leisure Centre is now partly open and Filtonvoice can share images of the site’s transformation from rundown, disjointed buildings to a brand...
Council to continue investigating Millennium Green lighting scheme
Filton town councillors have voted to continue investigations into lighting Millennium Green. The parkland area at the bottom of Elm Park is popular with dog...
New town on airfield will accommodate 6,500 people
Filton Town Council has been hearing about the latest plans for the redevelopment of Filton Airfield – including 1,700 ‘affordable’ homes and a retirement living...
Please use my garden as ‘community plots’ and we can ‘...
by Shane Gibson Lifelong Filton resident Ali Slater has offered up her garden for the people of Filton to use as community plots. Ali grew...
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Sports News
Bowls club facing £18,000+ bill or likely closure
A bowling club in Horfield is facing closure – just two years before its 100th anniversary. Ardagh Bowls Club has operated at its green on...
Golf course seeking to foster community links with new Par 3 course and ...
A new era is set to begin at Filton Golf Club with a Par 3 course set to launch next summer and a driving range...
After 100 years, rugby club still flying high
By Jane Williams With just over 100 years of history under their belts, the Bristol Aeroplane Company Rugby Football Club is going from strength to...
Opinion News
Which party will come out top in South Glos in May elections? Expert giv...
by BBC LDRS team and Filtonvoice The ruling Conservatives running South Gloucestershire Council face a serious fight to stay in power at next May’s local...
Campaigners call for lights in dark Filton park
By Jane Williams Despite lobbying the council for almost a year, residents who enjoy walking at Millennium Green in Filton are no closer to seeing...
My support for new Prime Minister – Filton MP Jack Lopresti
This Autumn I have been focused on some of the key issues for our area, crime and transport. We have also seen the election of...