Invitation to a public consultation event about the reconstruction of Pearsons Brick Yard railway bridge in Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Network Rail to host drop-in consultation on bridge reconstruction plans

Network Rail is inviting local residents to a drop-in public consultation event that will explain proposals to reconstruct a local railway bridge as part of the Great Western Main Line electrification project. The work relates to Pearsons Brick Yard Bridge, which provides access from Harry Stoke Lane to industrial buildings near Hunts Ground Road and also carries regional walking and

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Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. [Credit: Foreign and Commonwealth Office; link: http://bit.ly/1q46H1O; licence: Open Government Licence v1.0]

Archbishop of Canterbury to visit St Michael’s for dedication of new building

Members of St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford have been taking a look at their new church and community centre ahead of its dedication next month. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, will be visiting the centre on Saturday 13th September during his visit to the Bristol Diocese to bless the church’s “audacious” Heart of the Community project and dedicate the

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A-level high-achievers at Abbeywood Community School (l-r): Nadia Restall, Amy McQueen and James Hampson.

Abbeywood A-level results show “slight dip”

Abbeywood Community School has seen a “slight dip” in headline A-level result figures compared with previous years (in line with what is being reported nationally), but has seen “huge” successes in BTEC and vocational outcomes in particular, says Executive Headteacher Dave Baker. All students who were seeking places on higher education courses gained places and a number of others have secured

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