Bradley Stoke residents have a chance to speak with some of their Town Councillors this Saturday (5th July) at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The monthly Councillor Surgery takes place between 10am and 12 noon and is usually located in the cafe area of the centre. The photo above shows the April session, attended by Caroline Charlton and Robert Jones (recently
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The Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group is hosting a birdbox making session on Saturday (5th July) – meet at the Three Brooks lake at 10am. You can take your finished birdbox home (for a donation of £5) or have it put up in the local woods. The Group stages regular conservation days on the first Saturday in each month –
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The application deadline for management positions at the Tesco Extra store currently under construction in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre has been extended to 11th July 2008. When originally advertised, the closing date was listed as 19th June. This was later extended to 30th June, before being changed once more to the current deadline. It is not known if the
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Local people are being asked to comment on suggested changes to maternity and newborn services provided in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Local Primary Care and NHS Trusts began a review into the services in 2006 and following extensive meetings and feedback from parents, staff and experts they have drawn up goals and suggestions for how the services will
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It’s high season for primary school summer fayres in Bradley Stoke and this weekend saw crowds flocking to events at Meadowbrook and St Mary’s. Naturally, The Journal was on hand to record all the fun – see the album in our PicasaWeb Gallery or view the slideshow (broadband recommended). Next Saturday (5th July) sees further fayres at Baileys Court and
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The first of a series of 30 plaques to be sited at places of historic interest around Patchway and Bradley Stoke have appeared at The Common (East). The ceramic information panels, which have been mounted on pink limestone boulders, are the fruits of a Heritage Lottery-funded project organised by Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP). The “Living Landmarks” project has been
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Today’s meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee is likely to decide the fate of a planning application that would see the floorspace of Bradley Stoke Surgery increase by 131%. Planning officials have already recommended refusal of the application on the grounds that – The proposed extension, by reason of its size, design and external appearance, would be
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Comments on proposals for a new shared used footway/cycleway on the east side of Bradley Stoke Way, close to the Leisure Centre, must be received by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) by midnight on Friday (27th June 2008). Relevant pages on the SGC website: Bradley Stoke Way, North of Leisure Centre – Shared Use Path Consulatation Documents Respond to the Consultation
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Avon and Somerset Police have today issued a news bulletin appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack that occurred at The Common (East), Bradley Stoke at about 5:45pm on Friday 20th June 2008. A Police spokesperson confirmed that the arrests made in Campion Drive on Saturday 21st June were in connection with Friday’s incident at The Common (East) and that
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The helicopter of the Western Counties Air Operations Unit was called in this afternoon (Saturday 21st June) to help in the search for four suspected robbers on the run in Bradley Stoke. The “eye in the sky” was seen hovering over the town at around 5pm, whilst on the ground Police vehicles were seen in action at The Common (East) and,
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