Photo of volunteers who run the community library.

Volunteers step in to provide community library service after council axes van

A new library has opened in the St Michael’s Centre in Stoke Gifford, providing a range of books for adults and children in the local community. Located in the mezzanine above the coffee shop, which has step free access, the community library has replaced South Gloucestershire Council’s mobile van service which ceased running in October due to cuts in library

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Indicative artist’s impression of proposals on Hatchet Road (looking north).

New figures produced to justify Hatchet Road bus lane but cost pressures might just kill it off

The future of a controversial plan to construct a new southbound bus lane on Hatchet Road in Stoke Gifford looks set to be finally decided, without further public consultation, at a meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Cabinet on Monday 4th December. The move is likely to anger local campaigners who collected more than 3,300 signatures on a petition that

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Photo of Gospel Generation Community Choir at rehearsal.

Local choir provide backing vocals for band

The Gospel Generation Community Choir (GGCC) have supported Christian band Treasure Field during their concert held in the St Michael’s auditorium in Stoke Gifford on 18th November. The GGCC are a voluntarily run choir, which began about 15 years ago with just one choir, and now have four different choirs across Bristol (Stoke Gifford, Thornbury, Shirehampton and Easton). The four choirs

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