Bradley Stoke primary schools have registered another good set of results in Key Stage 2 (KS2) tests taken by pupils in year 6 (ages 10 and 11). Best performing school (based on aggregate scores for maths, English and science) was St Mary’s Catholic Primary School with a score of 289 out of a maximum possible 300. Comparison with results from
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A meeting of the Southern Brooks Area Forum this evening (Tuesday 1st December) is set to discuss a number of road safety schemes that have been proposed for the Bradley Stoke area. Area forums, organised by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), give local people the opportunity to talk about issues and concerns that affect their neighbourhoods. They champion local needs and
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A student at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School has been awarded a runners-up prize in a competition to design a Christmas card for Avon and Somerset Police. Elliot Howard’s design will now be used for the cards sent out on behalf of one of the force’s district commanders. Read more: Avon and Somerset Police
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has been classed as “outstanding” by Ofsted inspectors, who visited the school three weeks ago. The inspectors’ report praises the high standard of leadership and teaching at the school and says that pupils’ achievements are above average: This is an outstanding school. Its real strength lies in its inclusive and welcoming ethos. The headteacher has
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Conservative candidate Ernie Brown has been declared the winner of yesterday’s by-election in the Meadowbank parish ward of Bradley Stoke. Mr Brown gained 31 more votes than his only rival, Liberal Democrat Sachin Singhal. The result leaves the political composition of Bradley Stoke Town Council unchanged, with the Conservatives having twelve seats against the the Liberal Democrats’ two (one further
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has opened a public consultation on plans for a major new road transport scheme that will link Bradley Stoke with Bristol city centre. The scheme, known as the North Fringe to Hengrove Package, includes provision of bus rapid transit services, the construction of a new link road between Stoke Gifford and the A4174 Avon Ring Road
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Residents of the Windmill Green area of Frampton Cotterell say their community will be turned into a “mini-Bradley Stoke” after housing developer Barrett won an appeal over the right to build 200 homes in the village. The slur comes less than a year after a director of the South West Regional Development Agency apologised to Bradley Stoke Mayor Robert Jones
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A poetry and photography competition is to be run in conjunction with an event that celebrates International Women’s Day (IWD) in South Gloucestershire. Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), which organises the annual IWD event at Bradley Stoke Community School, says: We want to hear from you about one woman who has influenced your life; your mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend,
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Local party activists have been busy campaigning for the Meadowbank by-election, which takes place on Thursday this week (26th November). Liberal Democrat candidate Sachin Singhal attended last week’s meeting of Bradley Stoke Town Council, where he made use of the “questions from the public” session to confront Councillors with a query about healthcare provision in the town. According to Mr
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Bliss Nails and Beauty, based at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, has opened a second outlet at the newly-refurbished Yate Leisure Centre. The new salon was officially opened by Heart FM breakfast presenters Paulina and Troy. Read more: Gazette Series
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