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Photo of GWAAC crew with air ambulance G-GWAC on the apron of the new Almondsbury air base

Saturday 1st December 2018 SH (Editor)

Air ambulance and police chopper now operating out of new Almondsbury base

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has taken up tenancy of a new air base in Almondsbury. The move is a huge milestone for the charity, which had previously been operating from a hangar at the former Filton Airfield. The air ambulance has been joined at the new site by the local police helicopter, which was also previously based at

Thursday 14th December 2017 SH (Editor)

Work starts on new helibase at Almondsbury

Work is now under way to build a new air operations base for the air ambulance and police helicopter on a green belt site near the Almondsbury Interchange. The new helibase will serve the needs of the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) and National Police Air Service (NPAS), whose helicopters are currently based at a site on the former

Saturday 4th February 2017 SH (Editor)

Burglar arrested in Bradley Stoke jailed for four years after admitting multiple offences

A man arrested in Bradley Stoke last December has been jailed for four years for burglaries in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Simon Inker, 42, of no fixed abode, appeared before Bristol Crown Court on Thursday 26th January and admitted a burglary of a house in Fishponds in November 2016, in which a laptop and cash were stolen. He also asked

Red Renault Megane abandoned in Palmers Leaze, Bradley Stoke. [Credit: @ASPThornbury on Twitter]

Thursday 9th June 2016 SH (Editor)

Police helicopter deployed in vehicle pursuit that ended in Bradley Stoke

The deployment of the police helicopter over Bradley Stoke for around half-an-hour last night (Wednesday 8th June) was connected with a vehicle pursuit which had started nearly two hours earlier in Thornbury. The helicopter was first seen circling over the The Common East area of Bradley Stoke at around 9pm, before gradually moving down to the south of the town, where

Helicopter of the the Western Counties Air Operations Unit.

Wednesday 16th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Police helicopter deployed to apprehend motorcyclists

A big operation by the Avon and Somerset Police Force in Bradley Stoke this morning has resulted in the arrest of five young men. The police helicopter was seen hovering over the area behind Bradley Stoke Community School between about 11am and 11:30am. A covert police car, containing two plain clothes officers, was also involved in the operation – seen