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By Martin Booth, Tuesday Apr 6, 2021
Frenchay Bridge has a cast iron plaque in the centre of its span over the River Frome with incised lettering that informs it was built by subscription in 1788.
Another sign says that it “is unsafe to carry a weight beyond 6 tons” on the bridge – “by order of the Chipping Sodbury Rural District Council”.
As Bristol24/7 continues our ward profiles ahead of May’s local elections, it is interesting to note the local authority who 230 years ago were responsible for what now marks one of our city’s most northerly extents.
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LA GRANDE â Snow is proving to be a friend and foe this winter for Jesse Reed of Union as he helps reduce the odds of a catastrophic wildfire someday striking the Grande Ronde Valley.
Reed is the co-owner of ReedCo Forestry, a company Union County contracted with to help build one of two major firebreaks in the Mount Emily Recreation Area north of La Grande. The firebreak Reedâs company is creating is about 6 miles long on MERAâs Mainline Trail, which runs north-south starting from the recreation siteâs parking lot off of Fox Hill Road.
ReedCo is creating the firebreaks through a tree thinning process that involves the use of heavy equipment. Winter is the best time to do this work because much of the area is on rocky terrain, which is hard on equipment, such as blades. The snow and ice now in MERA are covering the rocks, providing a buffer for the equipment, Reed said.