“We want to create space for innovation” A look inside The University of Bristol new building at Temple Quay, Tuesday 23 September 2025.(Image: PAUL GILLIS / Reach PLC) It has a 100m long indoor ‘street’, a completely circular lecture theatre, striking wide yellow staircases around an open central area, community …
Read More »Busy Bristol flyover will completely close in August with ‘delays expected’
Disruption is expected on the major commuter route near the M5 The underside of the A38 flyover at Filton(Image: Google Maps) Part of a busy route linking north Bristol with the M5 will soon be completely closed for several weeks. The A38 Gloucester Road North flyover in Filton will close …
Read More »Roadworks chaos on Filton Flyover will cause ‘rat runs and congestion’
The A38 Flyover at Filton is set for ‘major’ maintenance work as council warns of traffic chaos until December The underside of the A38 flyover at Filton(Image: Google Maps) Motorists in the Bristol area are bracing for significant disruption as long-term maintenance work commences on the A38 Flyover at Filton, …
Read More »A38 sliproads to close for 15 days near Royal Mail building
Parts of the A38 will close for 15 days from tomorrow (Monday, June 10). The A38 in the Patchway and Filton areas of South Gloucestershire will see part of the slip roads close near the Royal Mail Bristol and the B4057 Gipsy Patch Lane. Closures will affect both sides of …
Read More »Royal Mail vows to deliver Christmas for Bristol after last year’s chaotic scenes
Royal Mail’s boss has vowed to deliver Christmas for Bristol – in contrast to last year’s chaotic scenes. The 2022 festive period was mired by strike action and saw a huge build up of letters and parcels at the Filton sorting office. But yesterday the delivery service announced it was …
Read More »Crash outside Royal Mail depot in Filton causes delays – updates
A crash near a Royal Mail depot is causing delays in Bristol this afternoon. Traffic is building up on Gloucester Road, outside the Royal Mail in Filton this afternoon. There are reports of a bus and a car involved in a collision. BristolLive have contacted Avon and Somerset Police for …
Read More »Piles of post at Royal Mail Bristol centre pictured 17 hours apart
Photos taken 17 hours apart show heaps of post left outside a Bristol Royal Mail centre, as national strikes continue. The undelivered post was pictured on Monday and again on Tuesday (December 13) ahead of another strike day today. Some of the containers pictured at 7pm on Monday were photographed …
Read More »Royal Mail parcels and letters piling up at Bristol Mail Centre
Huge piles of undelivered post are reportedly being left out in the elements at Bristol Mail Centre. And staff at the Filton site claim they have been told by management to bin flyers and promotional mail with questions raised by the union over the legality of that decision. A Royal …
Read More »Royal Mail Christmas jobs across Bristol paying up to £16 an hour
As the festive seasons draw near, many will be looking to earn some extra cash. And with Christmas its busiest time of the year, Royal Mail is in need of extra hands. The postal service has recently added hundreds of job vacancies online with the hope of recruiting more team …
Read More »Royal Mail says new Filton Airfield venue could delay postal deliveries in Bristol and beyond
Royal Mail has warned that any traffic caused by a new attraction in Filton could delay post across the “whole region”. YTL Developments is seeking planning permission to build the festival-style ‘village’ on the former airfield near Bristol, with outdoor entertainment, tipi restaurants, retail stalls and a bar with roof …
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