Almondsbury Parish Council
http://www.almondsburycommunityshop.org.uk/contact.html

Bradley Stoke Town Council
http://www.bradleystoke.gov.uk/contact_form.php

Care Quality Commission
03000 616 161
enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Child and Parent Alliance
Self help group of parents who are victims of injustice relating to the family courts
0117 931 5918
childandparentalliance@yahoo.co.uk

Crimestoppers
0800 555 111
www.crimestoppers-uk.org

Downend & Bromley Heath Parish Council
0117 956 7001
dandbhparish@btinternet.com

Filton Town Council
01454 866 698
lesley.reuben@filtontowncouncil.co.uk

Jobcentre Plus
0845 604 3719
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/DG_10011018

Mangotsfield Rural Parish Council
01454 862 180
clerk@mangotsfield-pc.gov.uk

Merlin Housing Society
01454 821 100
http://www.merlinhs.co.uk/Contactus.aspx

General enquiries: 01454 821 100 / enquiries@merlinhs.co.uk

Repairs: 0800 953 0340 (24 hour) / repairs@merlinhs.co.uk

Out of Hours: 0800 953 0340 (any tenancy issue including, anti-social behaviour, domestic violence or hate crimes outside of our normal office hours)

NHS Direct
0845 4647
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

PALS – Patient Advice & Liaison Service
Improving the services to NHS patients
0800 073 0907 / 0117 330 2436
pals@sglos-pct-nhs.uk

Patchway Town Council
http://www.patchway-town.co.uk/contact.php

Pilning & Severn Beach Parish Council
01454 632 205
psbparish@mypostoffice.co.uk

South Gloucestershire Community Care and Housing
01454 868 007
CSOdesk@southglos.gov.uk

South Gloucestershire Council
General: 01454 868 009 / http://www.southglos.gov.uk/

Street Care: 01454 868 000 (N.B. opens 9am Wednesdays)
Environment including streets, open spaces, rubbish and recycling

Environmental health and trading standards: 01454 868 001
Health & Safety, pollution, food, health promotion, animal health, licensing,trading standards and pest control

Benefits: 01454 868 002
Enquiries relating to housing or council tax benefits, including new claims and change in circumstances.
To report suspected fraud call Freephone 0800 073 7377

Council tax: 01454 868 003
Council tax queries and change to address

Planning and transportation: 01454 868 004
Planning applications, building control, development control, tree preservations, traffic management, highway planning, road safety and transport.

Housing: 01454 868 005
Council tenancies, homelessness, rent, repairs, landlord services and housing related support services.

Leisure & libraries: 01454 868 006
Libraries, including book renewal, sports facilities, museums and the arts.

South Gloucestershire Police
101 - the new non-emergency number

http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/DistrictDetails.aspx?DistrictID=2

Staple Hill Neighbourhood Area, includes the beats for Downend & Siston and Staple Hill & Rodway http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/SectorDetails.aspx?SectorID=22

Filton Neighbourhood Area – includes the beats for Bradley Stoke, Filton, Patchway, Severnside, Stoke Gifford and Winterbourne http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/SectorDetails.aspx?SectorID=12

Stoke Gifford Parish Council
01454 865 202
http://www.stokegifford.org.uk

Winterbourne Parish Council
01454 776 922
clerk@winterbournepc.co.uk


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Parliament

Road Traffic Offences (Sentencing) (16 May 2013)
Mark Spencer: I would agree with that. We must remember that the purpose of speed cameras is not to catch people; it is not to get cash out of drivers. It is to prevent them from being killed or seriously injured. I get many letters from constituents asking for the police to go into their village-I hesitate to use the words “speed trap” because it gives the wrong impression, but that is...

Mental Health (16 May 2013)
Norman Lamb: Yes, absolutely; I understand the importance of that. Incidentally, I visited children and adolescent services in Oxford and I was very impressed by the work under way there. I am getting a message that I am under some pressure from Mr Deputy Speaker to make some progress-