![]() In his last case before he joined the Court of Appeal, his summing up was criticised as being biased against the defendants, with him saying that there was "the clearest and most overwhelming evidence I have ever heard in a case of murder". He was Presiding Judge of the Western Circuit from 1972 to 1974.īridge was the presiding judge at the trial of the Birmingham six, who were accused of bombings in Birmingham in November 1974. He became a High Court Judge in 1968, joining the Queen's Bench Division, and was knighted. He was later Reader in 1986 and Treasurer in 1986.įrom 1964 to 1968, he was Junior Counsel to the Treasury in Common Law (also known as "Treasury Devil"), as a sure route to the bench. He was made a Bencher at Inner Temple in 1964. He became a pupil of Martin Jukes, and then practised as a Barrister-at-Law at 3 Temple Gardens from 1950, in the chambers headed by Lord Widgery, undertaking mainly personal injury work, but also town and country planning and local government law. Legal careerīridge was called to the Bar at Inner Temple in 1947, having achieved the first place in that year's bar exams. They had three children, two daughters and one son. He married to Margaret Swinbank, daughter of Leonard Heseltine Swinbank, since 1944. He was conscripted into the British Army in 1940, serving in the King's Royal Rifle Corps and reaching the rank of Captain before being demobilised in 1946. He volunteered to join the Fleet Air Arm before the Second World War broke out, but was rejected as being colour blind. He worked as a journalist on regional newspapers in Lancashire, and wrote an unpublished novel. His brother was later a painter before becoming a Church of England priest and latterly Dean of Guildford Cathedral.īridge left Marlborough aged 17, and spent time in Europe, where he learned French and German. Bridge followed his elder brother, Antony Bridge, to Marlborough College, winning a scholarship. His parents separated shortly after his birth and he never knew his father. His mother was the daughter of a cotton manufacturer from Lancashire. M56 junction 12 to 11 eastbound will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 5am on Wednesday 28 September and Thursday 29 September 2022.Bridge's father was Commander Cyprian Bridge of the Royal Navy. Wednesday 28 September and Thursday 29 September, M56 eastbound The eastbound carriageway will be open as normal. M56 junction 11 to 12 westbound will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am on Monday 26 September and Tuesday 27 September 2022. Monday 26 September and Tuesday 27 September, M56 westbound M56 junction 11 to 12 westbound will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 6am on Wednesday 7 September and Thursday 8 September 2022. Wednesday 7 September and Thursday 8 September, M56 westbound The westbound carriageway will be open as normal. M56 junction 12 to 11 eastbound will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 5am on Monday 5 September and Tuesday 6 September 2022. Monday 5 September and Tuesday 6 September, M56 eastbound ![]() Please note, the M56 junction 6 to 8 motorway upgrade scheme will have overnight closures on the westbound carriageway, between junction 5 and 8 at the same time. M56 junction 12 to 11 eastbound will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 5am for five nights from Monday 15 August to Friday 19 August 2022. ![]() Monday 15 to Friday 19 August, M56 eastbound M56 junction 12 to 11 eastbound will be closed overnight, between 9pm and 5am for five nights from Monday 8 August to Friday 12 August 2022. Monday 8 to Friday 12 August, M56 eastbound The new bridge is expected to open for traffic in summer 2023. A media event was held at Sandbach Services on the M6 A joint force operation involving Cheshire, Greater Manchester & Merseryside Constabulary called Op Enforcing which is a long-term campaign which will target motorists connected to criminality as well as reducing the amount of serious and fatal collisions on the areas motorways by pursuing those committing Fatal 5 offences: careless driving, using mobile phones, failing to wear a seatbelt, speeding and drink and drug driving.
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