MP SECURES AGREEMENT FOR SEVERN BEACH TRAINS TO CONTINUE BEYOND 2024 Wednesday, 24 April, 2024 It has been confirmed by the Department for Transport that half-hourly train services between Severn Beach and Bristol have been protected into next year and indefinitely, following intervention from Luke Hall MP. With half-hourly rail services from Severn Beach set to expire in December of this year, there was considerable concern about the loss of these services and the impact on the local... Local News
CAMPAIGN SUCCESS AS FIRST BUS CONFIRM AMENDED Y6 ROUTE FOR FRAMPTON COTTERELL FOLLOWING MP PRESSURE 26th February 2024 Following numerous appeals to First Bus, residents in Coalpit Heath and Frampton Cotterell have welcomed the news that the Y6 bus service will be redirected... Local News
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH GROUPS RAISE YOUR QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS WITH POLICE CHIEFS 9th February 2024 Luke Hall MP has hosted a Neighbourhood Watch Roundtable in Chipping Sodbury, alongside the Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset Police, Mark... Local News
RODFORD WAY RESIDENTS ENJOY MP’S FIRST PARLIAMENT TOUR OF 2024 31st January 2024 With overwhelming demand continuing into the New Year, another group of Yate residents boarded the coach up to Westminster this month, for a tour of Parliament... Local News
MP PLEDGES TO BRING BACK BANK ACCESS TO THORNBURY AND YATE 19th January 2024 Over recent years, residents in Thornbury, Yate and Chipping Sodbury, have witnessed the closure of many of High Street bank branches, leaving many in the... Local News
SECRETARY OF STATE DISCUSSES LATEST PROGRESS ON THORNBURY HEALTH CENTRE 10th January 2024 After securing the first 10% of funding needed to rebuild Thornbury Health Centre, the MP for Thornbury and Yate, Luke Hall, has met with the Secretary of State... Local News
Calls for buses to be re-routed through Frampton Cotterell 5th January 2024 Luke Hall MP has called on First Bus to re-route services through Frampton Cotterell, to improve the village’s public transport network. The local MP has... Local News
WINTER VISIT TO WESTMINSTER FOR OVER 100 YATE RESIDENTS 8th December 2023 Local MP for Thornbury and Yate, Luke Hall, recently welcomed a group of over 100 constituents to Westminster, to experience an in-depth tour of the Houses of... Local News
Luke Hall Gazette Column: M49 junction must be a priority. 21st November 2023 The completion of the M49 link road near Severn Beach is long overdue. For commuters, the ongoing closure is adding an unnecessary delay onto journey times, and... Opinions
15% RISE IN TRAIN JOURNEYS BETWEEN YATE AND BRISTOL, FOLLOWING MP’S HALF HOURLY SERVICES CAMPAIGN 15th November 2023 Following the introduction of half-hourly train services between Yate, Bristol and Yate Gloucester, GWR have confirmed a year-on-year increase in passengers in... Local News