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filtonvoice August 2014 Issue 35
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Last Class - Year 6 pupils ready for secondary
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Horror for PO staff as armed pair target Filton branch
by Rebecca Day Keeping calm was how the manager of Filton Post Office reacted whilst his shop was targeted by armed robbers last month. The two offenders - who were brandishing a large knife and wooden baton - entered the Post Office in Church View shortly before noon on July 17, taking a quantity of cash from the till. Manager Raj, who was working in the shop at the time with his son and daughter, and colleague Paula, said: “It was just coming up to 11.50am and the shop was full of people. A motorbike pulled up outside, which I didn’t think anything of. “One of them stood at the door, hitting the door frame with the baton, shouting to customers to get out of the way or he will hurt them. “The man with the knife tried to push the barrier over but the strap just stretched, forcing him to push the poles over so he could get past. He ran up to the Continued on Page 4
Cash blow for Filton primary Page 3
Playpark ready for summer Page 13
Big plans for Filton charity Page 13
Social club raises £1,760
Filton Festival
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