The Airbus A380 visited Filton during a tour of the UK which took in the West Country, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

The giant airliner, which is part-designed and part-built at the Airbus base in Filton, landed on Saturday.

Photographer Graham Bloomfield was on-hand to capture images of the massive plane. Click on the preview images below for larger versions.

A survey is to be carried out about one of Bradley Stoke’s most hated features – its many speed bumps.

The Liberal Democrats announced they would carry out the study following complaints sent in to The Bradley Stoke Examiner.

We first told of residents complaining of damage to cars back in April with some readers claiming repair bills of around £1,000.

A straw poll on this website also showed some 87% of residents wanted them removed.

We also discovered the type of speed bumps installed in Bradley Stoke are now no longer used in South Gloucestershire – the district now favours the use of “raised tables”.

Lib Dem councillor Jon Williams said the dreaded bumps were only slowing down people in cars.

“Many people have remarked to me that the speed humps are a nuisance and they don’t slow down the white van drivers or the commercial vehicles and so the personal motorist is being penalised yet again.

“We will be conducting resident surveys over the next 6- 12 months and asking people their views on traffic calming and whether we need to get rid of the speed humps.

“We want local residents to let us know what they think about the current traffic calming measures and whether alternative measures should be used.

“This information will help us to decide what actions need to be taken to prevent further nuisance and damage to residents cars and will help us develop our policies for the local elections in 2011.”

But, Conservative councillor Robert Jones hit back saying the Lib Dems have waited too long to look at the issue.

“As a Bradley Stoke resident myself, I am astounded because this Liberal Democrat survey is coming nearly a decade too late – the Liberal Democrats should have surveyed local people before they installed these speed humps, not 10 years after.

“This strikes me to be a classic case of the Liberal Democrats once again trying to distance themselves of their own failed record on transport.”

• If you would like your views taken into account for the Lib Dem survey you can e-mail Jon on jon.williams@southglos.gov.uk

Work has officially begun at the new £5m Bradley Stoke sixth form which is being built alongside the community school.

The turf-cutting ceremony at the college, which is due to open in a year’s time, took place on Thursday morning.

Permission to build the new block, which will also feature a new dance hall, was granted by South Gloucestershire Council in 2008.

The post-16 centre will also feature a dance studio which is part of the school’s status as a performing arts specialist centre.

A second person has died following Saturday’s crash on Winterbourne Road on the outskirts of Bradley Stoke.

A Mercedes was involved in a collision with a Royal Mail lorry at the junction with Old Gloucester Road.

The early morning crash claimed a second victim on Saturday as a 17-year-old passenger in the car died.

The car driver died in the crash and two other passenger remain in a serious condition.

The driver of the lorry suffered a broken leg and back injuries and remains in hospital.

Police are seeking witnesses and are especially keen to hear from anyone who saw the Mercedes being driven earlier in Winterbourne.

A man has died and four others have been injured in a crash on the outskirts of Bradley Stoke on Saturday.

The smash, involving a Royal Mail lorry and a Mercedes, saw a 26-year-old driver killed.

The lorry driver suffered a broken leg and the car passengers were seriously hurt.

The passengers were taken to Frenchay Hospital while the lorry driver was transported to the Bristol Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Police closed the road near the junction with Old Gloucester Road at 2.20am when emergency services cut casualties from the car.

Officers say the road is still shut at 10.45am on Saturday as accident investigators examine the scene.

A proposed extension to a house in Juniper Way, Bradley Stoke, has been given the green light despite objections from neighbours.

The owners of number 283 applied to expand their home over half of their two-car garage.

But neighbours cited a loss of light among their concerns with Bradley Stoke Town Council claiming the change would result in “over development”.

In total, four residents complained and a row erupted on the South Gloucestershire Council planning website with the agent acting for the development replying in detail to each complaint.

One of the main concerns raised was loss of light which planners rejected claiming summer loss would be minimal.

Although, they said, light would be lost in winter months the gardens were less likely to be used then so the impact would be less.

Planners added: “In terms of overbearing impact, the massing and scale of 283 Juniper Way is already established.

“The modest width of the proposed extension at 2.5 m is not considered would have an overall overbearing impact on neighbouring properties.”

South Gloucestershire councillors approved the scheme in August.

Bradley Stoke’s latest store is opening on Saturday – a bike store at The Willow Brook Centre.

Giant Bikes, who already have shops in the city centre, Bedminster and Downend – will begin trading in the closest unit to Bradley Stoke Way.

The opening weekend will also feature a prize draw for a new £500 bike.

The only confirmed retailer left yet to open at the centre is Pets at Home.