Signs and bike hangars spring up

NEW signs and cycle hangars have been installed in Downend and Staple Hill.

The new street furniture is being provided using funding from the government via the West of England Combined Authority and South Gloucestershire Council, to improve high streets and travel options.

Among the signs is one by the Co-op in Downend, which has information about local sports clubs, toilets and history.

In Fountain Square off Broad Street in Staple Hill, a new sign with a map, directions and historical information stands near a cycle hangar. The lockable hangars are accessed with a key, which users pay an annual charge for.

WECA received funding to install 80 cycle hangars across the region and held a consultation to find out where the should be placed, with more than half being allocated to Bristol.