Abbeywood Community School, Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Ofsted puts Abbeywood School into special measures

Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School has been placed into special measures by Ofsted. The school, formerly known as Filton High, was visited by inspectors at the beginning of December and their report was sent home to parents/carers yesterday (Monday 30th January). Ofsted had previously served the school with “notice to improve” following an inspection in October 2010. A monitoring inspection

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Stoke Gifford Business News

Stoke Gifford tidal energy firm seeks investors

A Stoke Gifford engineering company is hoping to benefit from a new Government initiative that aims to encourage investment in marine renewable energy. Marine Current Turbines (MCT), based at The Green, is recognised as a “world leading” technology developer in the prospectus for the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, launched yesterday in Bristol by Climate Change Minister Greg Barker. The

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Elm Close, Little Stoke

Police investigate Elm Close incidents

Police are appealing for information about a number of suspicious incidents that have occurred in Elm Close, Little Stoke, over the last few days. A report circulated yesterday (Thursday) said police had been called at 6:45am on Wednesday morning after a man had been seen acting suspiciously in a garden. He made off when the householder shouted at him. A

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Intercity Express Programme (IEP)

Opportunity to address Councillors on rail depot plans

Local residents are being given the chance to address members of the South Gloucestershire committee that is considering a planning application to construct a rail maintenance depot on land adjacent to Sandringham Road in Stoke Gifford. Members of the public are invited to attend a ‘site meeting’ of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee outside 78 Sandringham Road [map]

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Stoke Gifford Poppy Appeal launch at Bristol Parkway Station.

Royal British Legion branch wins achievement award

The Stoke Gifford Branch of the Royal British Legion has been recognised as the best achieving ‘small’ branch in the County of Gloucestershire. Branch Chairman Brian Hewtt MBE said: “Four Members of Stoke Gifford Branch recently attended the Royal British Legion Annual County Conference, 2012, held at Barnwood, Gloucester.” “When it came to the presentation of awards, we were all

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Abbeywood Community School, Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Abbeywood Ofsted report expected soon

Stoke Gifford’s Abbeywood Community School is expecting to receive the results of its recent Ofsted inspection within the next couple of weeks. A team of inspectors visited the school for two days at the beginning of December and their report is expected “by the end of the month”, according to the latest newsletter issued to parents. Abbeywood (formerly Filton High

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The Village Green, Stoke Gifford

Welcome to the Stoke Gifford Journal!

Welcome to the Stoke Gifford Journal, the independent online newspaper for your area. Following the success of the Bradley Stoke Journal (founded in 2008) and the Patchway Journal (2011), we are pleased to announce that we will be bringing our well-respected formula of news and event reporting to Stoke Gifford (including Abbey Wood, Cheswick and Little Stoke). If you have

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