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December, 2017 Issue 54
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Furious residents claim views on new houses are being ignored VILLAGERS fear Coalpit Heath will lose its identity and be swallowed up into a “ribbon of development” stretching from Yate to Emersons Green if 1,800 homes are built in their community. The huge number of houses has been included in the controversial Joint Spatial Plan (JSP) to cover the life of the document up to 2036. Action group VALID Villagers Against Local Intended Development - was established to fight the proposals and its members are encouraging as many people as possible to put their views forward through the recently launched consultation on the plan, which runs until January 10. VALID said it was outraged that its concerns appeared to have been “disregarded” so far by the West of England authorities that include South Gloucestershire Council and the other councils within the former Avon.
Coalpit Heath residents are worried about the effect of so many new homes on their locality. They said the village would
more than double in size and local roads, schools and health services would not be able to cope with the expansion. More, page 3
Battle over future of play area
Not strictly on the curriculum Frampton pupils enjoy lessons with a difference PAGE 5
Tapping into TV Pudsey performance for Frampton dance school PAGE 6
Coming home after almost 500 years American returns on trail of Winterbourne ancestors PAGE 8
The future for the Frome Valley? It may have been coal that Angry with the council: Residents in Coalpit Heath say they’re shaped the area’s past, but now sustainable energy dominates the outraged over proposals for the Ridings Road play area to be landscape with these wind turbines on the Old Gloucester Road.
used for housing development. Full story, page 3.
Jail for Iron Acton ATM thief Man sentenced after attack in August PAGE 11
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