fishpondsvoice June, 2016 — ISSUE 17
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Dave’s lightbulb moment revealed Dave Williams has been collecting lightbulbs since 1974. He will shed light on his hobby at a Festival of Collecting in Fishponds this month. PAGES 18 & 19
Bristol Starlight cheer squad, based in Frenchay, won a regional trophy Page 33
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Lights are still at amber … CAMPAIGNERS seeking to keep Stoke Lane open to two-way traffic won a second stay of execution in May. Following the elections, Bristol’s cabinet member for transport Mark Bradshaw ordered that the road be kept
open both ways for further discussion of the impact and alternatives. He ordered contractors working on the MetroBus junction to scrap plans to bring in a ban on northbound traffic from May 23. Discussions were still being
held as Voice went to print but it was looking likely that the one-way scheme would come in for the summer. The hope is that the closure will not now be for anything like as long as the 12 months that had been proposed. Full story: Page 5
A group of local people have successfully bid for funding to bring Bristol’s Make Sunday Special event to our area in September. PAGES 12 & 13
Oldbury Court car park plan A revised plan has been unveiled for a permanent 66-space overflow car park at the popular Oldbury Court Estate. PAGE 39
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