A Bradley Stoke woman has appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court accused of helping to run an illegal pyramid scheme. Tracey Laurence, 56, of Robbins Close, is alleged to have made £46,000 from the scam. The hearing was adjourned until Wednesday 17th March. Read more: Bristol Evening Post
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A private enforcement company has been brought in to combat unauthorised parking around the edge of the Tesco petrol filling station at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. Notices threatening rogue motorists with a penalty charge of £70 have been erected around the area. The signs bear the name of South West Parking Solutions, a Cheltenham company. A reporter from The
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Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court Inn is seeking to enlarge its premises with a single storey rear extension. Plans submitted to South Gloucestershire Council show an extension to the lounge bar, which the owners say will be used for “family dining”. A new carvery area will also be added to “encourage food trade”.
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Police have been called in to investigate the disappearance of thousands of pounds of funds belonging to the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) of a Bradley Stoke primary school. Writing in a recent newsletter, Arlene Yalung, outgoing Chair of the Friends of St Mary’s (the PTA of St Mary’s RC Primary School in Webbs Wood Road) says: “This year we have
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The Gazette reports today that the Liberal Democrats have chosen Peter Tyzack as their new parliamentary candidate for the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency. The position became vacant in September when previous candidate John Kiely stood down, saying that his work as a member of Bristol City Council had a higher priority. Read more: Gazette
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Former Liverpool goalkeeper Bruce Grobbelaar was guest of honour at Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court Inn on Saturday night at a post-match function organised by local football club Winterbourne United. Winterbourne manager Nick Tanner, a team-mate of Grobbelaar at Liverpool, seemed to have pulled off a coup when he announced that the wacky 51-year-old would play for his team against local
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The Bradley Stoke local beat team is staging two free bicycle security marking events this coming week. The move is linked to mention of a “slight increase of pushbike thefts in the area recently” in the December edition of the Bradley Stoke police newsletter. PCSO Kirsty Flicker will be at Bradley Stoke Community School after lessons on Monday (7th December)
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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
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The Christmas season is well underway in Bradley Stoke and a number of festive events are set to take place in the coming days. Bradley Stoke Community School stages its annual European Christmas Market this evening (Thursday) between 5pm and 7:30pm. The market will feature “gifts, toys, bratwurst, mulled wine, mince pies, gingerbread, raffle, carol singers and much, much more”,
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The Three Brooks in Savages Wood Road has re-opened after a makeover. The pub, owned by Ember Inns, is currently offering a 2-for-1 deal on selected main meals (until 17th December). Grill nights and curry nights are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively, while quiz nights take place on Sundays and Tuesdays.
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