Local Labour St George, Easton, Lawrence, Hill, and Hillfields Labour Councillors recently led a community campaign against the proposals, causing neighbouring South Gloucestershire Council to perform a sharp u-turn on plans to build a new motorway junction in Pucklechurch.

Joining forces with local MP Kerry McCarthy and counterparts in South Gloucestershire Labour Group, hundreds of local residents signed Labour councillors’ successful petition. This will avoid the likely worsening of air quality and congestion for communities all along the A420 from Lawrence Hill and Easton to St George and Hillfields.