Residents campaigning to reverse a decision to construct a one-way bus lane on Hatchet Road in Stoke Gifford have begun the formal process to secure a debate at a full meeting of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) after their petition passed the critical milestone of 2,500 signatures in early May. The campaigners are opposed to the bus lane, which will form
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MetroBus survey work on Gipsy Patch Lane
South Gloucestershire Council has announced that survey work on Gipsy Patch Lane for the Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) project will begin on Monday 26th June. The work area will be located between Station Road and the Gipsy Patch Lane/Hatchet Road Roundabout (see plan for survey extents). The work will involve using ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment to scan the road. Radar
Continue readingSchool’s parental engagement earns national award
A local primary school has been recognised through a national award scheme for enhancing and strengthening its links with parents and carers. Achieving the Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) is the culmination of 18 months of hard work by the whole school community, including parents, children, staff and governors. The LPPA programme is intended to help schools meet longer term
Continue readingHatchet Road bridge work requires overnight road closure on four weekends
Network Rail is advising road users who travel in the vicinity of Bristol Parkway Station to plan ahead as the Hatchet Road bridge is shut overnight for four consecutive Saturdays from this weekend (17th June) to allow crucial upgrade work to take place. The bridge needs to be closed to allow Network Rail’s ‘orange army’ to prepare the track for
Continue readingTwo weeks of off-peak traffic lights on Hatchet Road from Monday 5th June
Road users are being warned to expect off-peak temporary traffic lights on Hatchet Road for the next two weeks, as investigatory work in connection with the Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (CPME) scheme is carried out. A statement on the CPME page of the Travelwest website states that the work involves digging temporary trial trenches to confirm the location of underground utilities.
Continue readingParkrun charging row: Government paper critical of parish council
Stoke Gifford Parish Council, which hit the national headlines last year when it withdrew permission for a not-for-profit group to use Little Stoke Park for a free weekly running event, has been singled out for criticism by the government in a recently published consultation document titled ‘Running Free’. The parish council caused outrage in April 2016 when it voted to
Continue readingTesco staff help out at local Forest School
Staff from the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke have been helping a local school maintain and improve an area of woodland that is used for Forest School lessons. As part of its community outreach programme, the store has provided materials to construct a privacy screen around parts of the woodland within the grounds of Little Stoke Primary School. Store
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