Hundreds of people will be taking part in a special service outside St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford at 11am on Sunday (23rd June) to celebrate more than 150 years of serving the community. The open-air service will take place on The Green (pictured above), mid-way between the church and the former Victorian school room which is now a church and
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UWE Stadium construction set to begin in September
Construction work on Bristol Rovers’ planned new 21,700-seater stadium in Stoke Gifford looks likely to finally get under way in September following the signing of an agreement relating to the future of the club’s present ground in Horfield. The club announced today that all parties have now signed the Section 106 agreement for the redevelopment of the Memorial Stadium site,
Continue readingCommittee to take second look at UWE campus expansion plans
Members of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee will tomorrow (Thursday 6th June) take a second look at an outline planning application for a major expansion of the University of the West of England’s (UWE’s) Frenchay Campus in North Bristol. The plans include the erection of new buildings “for academic, recreation, administration and support purposes”, a 200-bed hotel and
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