fishpondsvoice May, 2016 — ISSUE 16
Staple Hill Tailoring
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Warning : gridlock ahead COMMUTERS to Bristol’s north fringe are facing long detours and delays following a sudden change to the work on a major new transport scheme. While everyone expected hold-ups during the programme to create the £200m MetroBus network, an announcement that Stoke Lane would close to northbound traffic for a year took residents by surprise. People in the area were given less than two weeks’ notice that the closure was due to begin on April 24 – and they quickly launched a protest campaign. Stoke Lane Action Group said residents were fed up that no one was listening to them. Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council, the authorities responsible for MetroBus, and their contractors agreed to a four-week delay, meaning the road will become one-way on May 22. They are talking to the campaigners about the potential impact of their proposals, which they say are necessary to get the work done as quickly and cheaply as possible while keeping traffic flowing.
Celebrations for St George’s Day Morris dancers, Punch and Judy and folk music were among the attractions at a successful St George’s Day party in Fishponds Park. PAGES 6&7
School plea on traffic perils The expanding May Park Primary in Eastville is desperate for action to solve traffic problems around the school. PAGES 8&9
Mum’s sacrifice to help others A mother who was helped for many years by the Jessie May Trust is planning a headshave in aid of the charity PAGE 10
Full report: Pages 4 and 5
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