Wessex Water’s very own paw patrol detected 86 precious newts in Harry Stoke before new pipes were laid underground. Springer spaniel Freya and springer-cocker Newky (pictured above) sniffed out the amphibians, which were safely relocated under licence by Natural England prior to work starting on the scheme.
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Councillors and residents have expressed frustration at the lack of progress being made in the police investigation into a suspected arson attack which destroyed children’s play equipment in Meade Park. The parish council is now looking at installing CCTV cameras in the park and has opened a public consultation on options for replacing the destroyed play equipment.
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South Glos Council’s Sort It recycling centre in Station Road, Little Stoke, is set to reopen on Monday (31st July) as a consequence of industrial action being “suspended”. The site has been temporarily closed since Monday 26th June, with the council saying this was necessary “due to the reduced workforce”. The council is warning that the site might be forced to close early if long queues form.
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South Gloucestershire Council has voted unanimously to oppose the proposed mass closure of railway station ticket offices, including the one at Parkway Station. GWR, which is consulting the public until Wednesday 26th July, has said staff would move onto concourses and platforms to be better placed to help customers and give travel advice, as well as continuing to sell tickets.
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The 2022/23 season has been another successful campaign for Stoke Gifford United FC. After securing promotion to the Gloucestershire County League for the first time last year, the first team have put in a solid first season, finishing in 7th place. As the club continue to progress they are appealing for support from local businesses that would be interested in sponsorship.
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Industrial action has led to South Glos Council’s Sort It recycling centre in Little Stoke being temporarily closed for at least two weeks. The council’s other Sort It recycling centres at Mangotsfield, Thornbury and Yate remain open at present. These alternative tips are are all around 7 miles from the Little Stoke site.
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A large wooden play fort in Meade Park, Stoke Gifford, which had been renewed at a cost of almost £30,000 less than two years ago, has been destroyed by fire. A fire service report says the cause of the incident is “thought to have been deliberate ignition”. The parish council says it intends to replace the facility “as quickly as possible”.
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Local housebuilder Crest Nicholson recently partnered with St Michael’s Primary School, Stoke Gifford, on a ‘walking bus’ initiative as part of Walk to School Week. Pupils, parents, guardians, carers, teachers and staff of the school took part in two walking buses on Thursday 18th May, that began at Crest Nicholson’s Highbrook View and Brooklands Park developments in Harry Stoke.
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South Gloucestershire Council is running a public consultation on a plan to make permanent the 20mph speed limit on the road that passes under Parkway Bridge in Stoke Gifford. Introduced in summer 2021, the reduced speed limit is intended to “encourage more considerate driving under and around the bridge” after the footways under the bridge were permanently widened…
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Plans to build a large student accommodation block on a vacant plot within a Stoke Gifford retail park have moved a step forward with the submission of a formal planning application. The proposed building ranges from five to nine storeys in height and provides 330 student bedrooms. It is intended for students attending the nearby UWE Frenchay Campus and, once complete, would be managed by the university.
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