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Wednesday 7th December 2011 SH (Editor)

Odds shift against rapid transit scheme for Bradley Stoke

The chances of Bradley Stoke gaining a fast and reliable bus service linking the town with the centre of Bristol have become significantly slimmer following an announcement made by Chancellor George Osborne in last week’s Autumn Statement. The £97 million North Fringe to Hengrove Bus Rapid Transit Package failed to appear in a list of 20 projects winning a total

Wednesday 27th July 2011 SH (Editor)

South Glos Cabinet approves £51 million bus rapid transit bid

South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Cabinet has approved the submission to the Department for Transport (DfT) of a bid for £51 million of government funding towards a bus rapid transit scheme that would link link Cribbs Causeway with Bristol city centre via Bradley Stoke. The £102 million scheme, known as the North Fringe to Hengrove Package, promises to provide a “fast,

Thursday 9th June 2011 SH (Editor)

Tonight 7pm: The Big Debate on 87.7 FM

Bradley Stoke Radio stages its own version of Question Time tonight when a panel of local politicians take part in a live debate on “the key issues facing people in Bradley Stoke”. The event, compered by Julian Okoye, will hear representatives of the three main parties debate questions sent in by listeners. Mr Okoye told The Journal: “The intention is

Wednesday 9th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Rapid transit scheme still in with a chance

A proposed rapid transit scheme that could see a high-speed bus service linking Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre and Cribbs Causeway has made it through to the final stage of a competitive process to secure Government funding. The North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFtHP), a bus rapid transit scheme linking north and south Bristol, which had previously been assigned

Saturday 6th February 2010 SH (Editor)

Proposed bus rapid transit scheme extended to serve Cribbs Causeway

A proposed rapid transit scheme that could see a high-speed bus service linking Bristol city centre with Bradley Stoke has had its scope extended to include Cribbs Causeway. The move, endorsed at a meeting of the West of England Partnership’s (WoEP) Joint Transport Executive (JTE) Committee on Thursday, is said to be “in response to the views of the public

Friday 4th December 2009 SH (Editor)

Council staff to take questions on bus rapid transit proposals

Staff from South Gloucestershire Council will be manning an exhibition of proposals for a bus rapid transit system in Bradley Stoke this weekend. The exhibition, part of the public consultation on the “North Fringe to Hengrove Packge”, takes place tomorrow (Saturday 5th December) between 9am and 12 noon at Bradley Stoke Library. Information published on the website of the West

Friday 27th November 2009 SH (Editor)

Consultation opens on rapid transit plans for Bradley Stoke

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has opened a public consultation on plans for a major new road transport scheme that will link Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre. The scheme, known as the North Fringe to Hengrove Package, includes provision of bus rapid transit services, the construction of a new link road between Stoke Gifford and the A4174 Avon Ring Road

Friday 24th July 2009 SH (Editor)

Government gives “in principle” approval to North Fringe rapid transport scheme

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has announced that a £168 million rapid transport scheme that will link Bradley Stoke and Bristol city centre has been agreed “in principle” by the government. Information about the scheme, known officially as the North Fringe to Hengrove Package, is hard to come by, but SGC says: This is a major project to provide a rapid