The Bradley Stoke pub (in Brook Way) is this year acting as a drop-off point for Operation Christmas Child, a charitable scheme that sends shoeboxes of gifts to disadvantaged children overseas. Shoeboxes will be accepted at the pub between 1st and 18th November. Read more: Bristol Evening Post
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Two candidates have been declared to contest a by-election for a vacant seat on Bradley Stoke Town Council. The vacancy arose when Cllr David Skeet (Conservative) resigned his position as a representative of the Meadowbank parish ward, following “criticism of his poor attendance record [at Council meetings] due to illness”. The Liberal Democrat candidate is Sachin Singhal of Ormonds Close,
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Morning, im not to sure if it will be of interest to many residents however the Halifax agency we have in Bradley Stoke is being closed. Letters were sent by Halifax telling people we now had to travel into Bristol however there is an office actually in Thornbury high street which I found this week and they are very much
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A local resident has called for late night firework sales to be stopped in order to prevent a repeat of a 2008 incident in which alcohol-fueled youths fired rockets at homes in the town. The resident told the October meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer and Stronger Group that numerous properties between Baileys Court and Stoke Gifford had been targetted
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Local community radio station Thornbury FM has begun its latest month-long broadcasting period using a re-positioned transmitter that extends its coverage as far as Bradley Stoke. The station currently broadcasts for two 28-day sessions a year, but is campaigning for a permanent broadcasting licence that would allow it to transmit throughout the year. Broadcasts can be heard on 87.7 FM
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Breakfast presenters Bush and Troy from Heart Radio are fronting a day of celebrations at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre tomorrow (Sunday 1st November). The centre is marking the 10th anniversary of its opening with a day of events that also includes performances by the Kamon Kung Fu group and the Fahrenheit dancers. Free activities throughout the day will include a
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Today (Friday 30th October) is the last day for public comment on Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Draft Forward Plan for 2009/2014. Copies of the document have been circulated to all households in the town; it may also be viewed here on the Council’s website [PDF, 378KB]. Last minute comments may be emailed to: forwardplan@bradleystoke.gov.uk
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The recent relocation of all Bradley Stoke youth clubs to the Brook Way Activity Centre has led to a “confrontation” between youth workers and members of a local netball club (believed to be The Black and Blues), according to Bradley Stoke Town Council. The news is revealed in the recently published ‘draft’ minutes of a meeting of the Council’s Finance
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An Olveston couple have complained to Tesco after allegedly finding a four-inch metal screw inside a pre-cooked chicken purchased from the firm’s Bradley Stoke superstore. “There was no way the chicken could have swallowed it so we want to know how it got inside” said Tom Ryan. Read more: Bristol Evening Post
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Bradley Stoke’s new Sure Start family support centre is scheduled to open “early next year”, according to a report in the Bristol Evening Post. South Gloucestershire Council announced back in December 2008 that the centre would be set up at Bowsland Green Primary School. The new facility will be achieved through refurbishment of existing accommodation and the building of an
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