A decision on plans to widen Hatchet Road in Stoke Gifford, to accommodate a new southbound bus lane for the proposed Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) route has been deferred by South Gloucestershire Council. The CPME is an extension of the MetroBus network which will extend the North Fringe to Hengrove MetroBus route that is currently under construction. The CPME
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Post office branch to close for refurbishment
Post Office Limited has announced that the post office branch within the former Jhoots Pharmacy store in Ratcliffe Drive, Stoke Gifford is to be modernised into what it calls a ‘main style’ branch. To allow work to be carried out, the branch will close on Saturday 11th June at 12.30pm and reopen on Monday 20th June at 1pm. Any unforeseen
Continue readingWitness appeal following attempted robbery near Braydon Avenue, Little Stoke
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was the victim of an attempted robbery in Little Stoke. A 14-year-old boy was out walking his dog when he was approached from behind by a man. The man demanded the boy hand over his phone before hitting him several times in the face. The boy pushed the man over and he
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