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Bus stop at Bristol Parkway railway station.

Friday 30th November 2012 SH (Editor)

New late night bus journeys between city centre and Bristol Parkway

First Group has introduced a number of new late night journeys on its number 73 Bristol City Centre to Cribbs Causeway route, thereby bringing a “night bus” service to Stoke Gifford for the first time in several years. Operating via Gloucester Road and Filton Avenue en route to and from Bristol City Centre and Bristol Parkway Station, the 73 is

A Wessex Red no. 19 bus passes along the newly-opened Cheswick Bus Link.

Wednesday 7th November 2012 SH (Editor)

Developer money used to plug £420k overspend on Cheswick Bus Link

A new bus-only road constructed between the UWE Frenchay Campus and MOD Abbey Wood is estimated to have cost nearly half a million pounds more than originally planned. Built by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), the 1km-long Cheswick Bus Link opened on 17th September and was said at the time to have cost £1.5 million, with £1.2 million of that coming

Official opening of the Cheswick Bus Link.

Monday 17th September 2012 SH (Editor)

Cheswick Bus Link officially opened

The Cheswick Bus Link, a bus and cycle-only route running east-west along the northern boundary of the Cheswick Village housing development, was officially opened today by representatives of the University of the West of England (UWE) and South Gloucestershre Council (SGC). The 1km bus and cycle-only route between the UWE Frenchay Campus and Abbey Wood Roundabout in Stoke Gifford is

Number 18 bus service pictured in Little Stoke, Bristol.

Wednesday 1st August 2012 SH (Editor)

Mixed news for Little Stoke bus users

Bus passengers in Little Stoke have received mixed news about the future of local services. The good news is that First Group has reversed its proposed withdrawal of the Council-subsidised number 18, which runs between Emersons Green and Southmead Hospital, via Frenchay Hospital. In Little Stoke, the number 18 runs along Gipsy Patch Lane, Little Stoke Lane and Kingsway. The

Monday 25th June 2012 SH (Editor)

Hospital bus service under threat from First

Another local bus service is under threat after First announced its intention to withdraw the Council-subsidised number 18, which runs between Emersons Green and Southmead Hospital, via Frenchay Hospital. The service, which calls at Parkway Station and runs along Hatchet Road, Little Stoke Lane, Kingsway and Gipsy Patch Lane, is operated with financial support from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The

Thursday 29th March 2012 SH (Editor)

Little Stoke set to lose three bus services in May

Little Stoke looks set to lose three of its bus services within the next two months following the announcement that Wessex Connect is to withdraw the U7, U8 and 482 from Sunday 20th May. The U7 is a daytime and evening service operating between Cribbs Causeway and the Frenchay campus of the University of the West of England (UWE). In