South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has agreed a 3.9% increase in council tax for 2009/2010, the second lowest in the Council’s short history. The increase, agreed at yesterday’s Full Council meeting, once again exceeds the government’s favoured CPI (Consumer Prices Index) measure of inflation, which registered 3.0% in January. By comparison, North Somerset Council looks set to agree an increase of
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The new police inspector for the Filton Neighbourhood Area, which includes Bradley Stoke, is expected to address a meeting of the Safer and Stronger Community Group on Tuesday evening. Inspector Bob Evely recently replaced Inspector Simon Ellis, who has taken up a post at police HQ. Other recent changes on the Bradley Stoke Beat saw PC Steven Palmer taking over
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Bradley Stoke has plenty of events to keep the children occupied this half term, with activities on offer at the Leisure Centre, Library and Jubilee Green. Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre’s February Holiday Programme (for children aged four to sixteen) runs from Monday 16th to Friday 20th February and includes activities ranging from trampolining to basketball. Bradley Stoke Library is hosting a number
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A day of community events is to be held on Monday 16th February (half-term) to mark the start of construction of the new play park on Jubilee Green. Families and residents are invited to help plant trees and wildflowers at the Savages Wood Road site, while youngsters can help design the youth space/shelter that will form the focal point of
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Refuse and recycling collections in Bradley Stoke were cancelled on Friday, due to the severe weather conditions. A notice posted on the South Gloucestershire Council website states that contractors SITA would be undertaking extra collections yesterday (Saturday), but no such collections are believed to have taken place. The Council is asking residents to leave bins and containers out as normal
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PC Steven Palmer has been appointed the new Neighbourhood Beat Manager for Bradley Stoke, replacing PC Claire Fletcher. PC Palmer has been on the beat in Bradley Stoke since December 2008, and has already been very busy working with community partners. He is already involved in working with security staff at the new Willow Brook Centre, to identify offenders and
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Further falls of snow on Friday morning have caused problems again for schools and transport in Bradley Stoke. The latest information on school closures will be broadcast on Radio Bristol at 7:20, 7:50 and 8:20. More information: News and Weather (BBC Bristol) School Closures in Bristol & South Gloucestershire (BBC Bristol) Bus Service Disruptions (First Group Bristol)
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The first advertisements for jobs at stores in phase 2 of Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre have appeared online. Phase 2 of the development includes six large “non-food retail” stores together with a Ladbrokes betting shop and a Westworld mobility store. Fashion group New Look and shoe retailer Brantano are expected to be amongst the first tenants. Brantano has now
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Overnight falls of snow have disrupted transport and led to a number of school closures in Bradley Stoke. First Group and Wessex Connect have announced that all bus services are suspended until further notice. Schools closed in Bradley Stoke today are: St Mary’s Primary School Bradley Stoke Community School Bailey’s Court Primary School Wheatfield Primary School Other local school closures: Holy
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Officials at South Gloucestershire Council have approved plans for a temporary expansion of Stoke Gifford Medical Centre, which serves the southern part of Bradley Stoke. The expansion, formed of three ‘portacabins’ to be sited east of the present building in Ratcliffe Drive, is seen as a precursor to a major scheme of expansion at the premises, which is currently on
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