Busy Bees nursery in Stoke Gifford is celebrating after receiving an ‘outstanding’ rating following its latest Ofsted inspection. Staff at the nursery, which is located in Simmonds View, say they are especially proud because fewer than one in ten ‘early years’ settings in the UK hold this rating. The nursery received its exceptional ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted, the official body
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Work gets under way on new £100m office development behind Parkway Station
Work has started on a new £100m, 160,000 sq ft corporate office development on Hunts Ground Road, opposite the park and ride site at the rear of Parkway Station. Developer Ashfield Land was granted planning permission for the scheme (now being marketed as ‘The Approach‘) by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in June last year. Contractor ISG is carrying out the site clearance
Continue readingHitachi to create 150 jobs at new train depot in Stoke Gifford
Japanese firm Hitachi is creating 150 jobs at its newly built train service depot in Stoke Gifford. The £80m facility, near Bristol Parkway Station, will maintain the new Intercity Express (ICE) trains which will run on the Great Western route. Recruitment for the 150 jobs is starting now to ensure the facility is ready ahead of arrival of the new
Continue readingDrop-in event to reveal latest plans for railway work around Parkway Station
Local residents have been invited to attend a second drop-in event to find out more about upcoming work in and around Parkway Station, as part of the project to electrify the Great Western Mainline between London and South Wales. The event takes place on Tuesday 14th March at The Old School Rooms, North Road, Stoke Gifford BS34 8PD, from 4.30pm to 7.30pm. Network Rail says
Continue readingSGC rejects councillors’ appeal to reconsider Hatchet Road bus lane plan
South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has reaffirmed its intention to construct a controversial £2 million bus lane down one side of Hatchet Road, despite appeals from local councillors to put the project on hold or consider replacing it with a cheaper scheme that would avoid the need to rip out mature hedgerows and scores of mature trees. The new southbound bus
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