Ofsted inspectors have reported that Abbeywood Community School is making “satisfactory” progress in addressing specific areas of concern that were identified when the school was placed into ‘special measures’ at the end of last year. Three inspectors visited the school on 15th/16th May and and their report was published today on the Ofsted website, although it had been made available
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Great fun was had at Little Stoke Primary School on Wednesday 30th May when all the pupils and staff dressed up in chitons to celebrate an ancient Greek Olympic day. The children learnt about the history of the Games and after a morning of creative activities they all took part in an Olympic Games in the afternoon. There was friendly
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Residents have a chance to view the latest plans for the proposed Stoke Gifford By-Pass at a consultation exhibition being held today (Tuesday 29th May) at Bristol Parkway Station from 3pm to 7pm. The exhibition will present the latest information on the proposed North Fringe to Hengrove Package bus rapid transit scheme, which will connect key employment hubs like Cribbs
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A Stoke Gifford grandmother has died after suffering a broken neck in a bus accident in Filton last week, reports the Bristol Post. Barbara McCracken, 88, of North Road, was a passenger on a number 18 bus that was forced to brake sharply when a car reportedly drove across its path at the junction of Southmead Road and Golf Course
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A planning application to convert a vacant retail unit in Parsons Avenue into an Indian takeaway looks set to be given the green light by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) at a planning committee meeting later this week. Owned by Merlin Housing Society and formerly trading as the ‘Just Dogs’ grooming parlour, the unit has been empty since 28th February 2011.
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1st Little Stoke Scouts are celebrating their 60th anniversary this year and invited local MP Jack Lopresti to help them celebrate. Mr Lopresti’s visit took place during a week in which Scouts across the country are undertaking voluntary work in their local area. The well-known ‘Bob-a-Job Week’ of old was re-launched as ‘Scout Community Week’ this year after a seventeen year
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Police have issued an appeal for help to trace a missing teenager from South Gloucestershire. Lauren Walker, aged 15, from Stoke Gifford, was last seen at 10:30am yesterday morning (Sunday 13th May). She later contacted relatives to say she was in St Pauls in Bristol. Lauren is described as a white teenager, about 5ft 6ins tall of medium build with
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Traffic congestion and on-street parking in residential areas remain top of the list of concerns following a meeting of Councillors today at the site of the proposed new Bristol Rovers stadium in Stoke Gifford [map]. Local residents in the adjoining Cheswick Village housing development have said they fear that traffic entering and leaving the stadium on match days will cause
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The Concord Medical Practice in Braydon Avenue, Little Stoke, has submitted a planning application for an extension that will see its floorspace more than double in size. Management at the 12,300 patient GP practice have been exploring options for expansion for a number of years and an initial planning application was submitted in December 2008, only to be later withdrawn
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Local residents are to be given the chance to address members of the South Gloucestershire committee that is considering a planning application to construct a 21,700 seater sports stadium in Stoke Gifford. Members of the public are invited to attend a ‘site meeting’ of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee on land between Long Down Avenue, Cheswick Village, and
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