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Aerial view of Bristol Rover's proposed new UWE Stadium in Stoke Gifford, Bristol.

Councillors approve UWE Stadium plans

South Gloucestershire Councillors have today (Thursday 19th July) approved plans to build a new 21,700 seater stadium near the University of the West of England (UWE) in Stoke Gifford. The stadium, which will become the new home for Bristol Rovers Football Club, was approved subject to a planning obligation relating to a suite of transport measures including contributions toward local transport

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Bristol Rovers stadium - site meeting.

Traffic and parking remain biggest issues for new Bristol Rovers stadium

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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