A Bristol man who recently changed his name by deed poll to ‘None of the Above Zero’ says he plans to stand as a candidate in the Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) constituency at the General Election. Bristol 24-7 reported last week that Mr Zero, formerly known as Eric Mutch, intended to stand as a candidate in Bristol South, where
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The Government’s Children’s Secretary Ed Balls has announced that Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) is to be given an additional £40,000 p.a. to help other schools in the area improve their record on pupil behaviour. The school has been named as one of just 20 ‘Lead Behaviour Schools’ in the country that are said to have displayed “excellent practice in
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Plans for an MS therapy centre and an associated respite care centre on land between Wheatfield Drive and Bradley Stoke Way have attracted more than twenty consultation replies from individuals and organisations concerned about the proposed vehicular access arrangements for the two facilities. An earlier planning application for the MS therapy centre stated that access would be off Bradley Stoke
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Terrestrial TV viewers in Bradley Stoke who haven’t yet “gone digital” have less than 24 hours to make the switch. Analogue signals from the Mendip transmitter are set to be turned off at 6am tomorrow (Wednesday 7th April). Digital viewers will once again have to re-tune their set top boxes and other equipment in order to continue to receive the
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Work has started on the installation of real-time information displays at bus shelters on the showcase no. 73 route in Bradley Stoke. Shiny new silver bus shelters were erected along the route last year, replacing the familiar green shelters seen elsewhere in the town. In contrast to the old shelters, the new shelters have been funded by the Greater Bristol
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With an announcement of the date of the General Election seemingly just days away, The Journal takes a look at how the main political parties have been building up their campaigns in the fight for the new Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) constituency. The last few days have seen the first election leaflets dropping on doormats in Bradley Stoke. In
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Bradley Stoke Cricket Club (BSCC) is looking for new players of all ages and abilities for the coming season. The club, based at the Baileys Court Activity Centre, says it will have seven adult teams playing on Saturdays and Sundays. Games are also staged on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, when teams from six local companies compete in a round robin
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Children from Wheatfield Primary School were joined by members of the Bradley Stoke neighbourhood police team on a mile-long run on Sport Relief day (19th March). Police and parents acted as marshals for the event, which took place partly on public roads around the school. Read more: Avon and Somerset Police
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Bradley Stoke Councillors have given a further thumbs down to plans for cycle crossings in the town despite compromises being made by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) following the Town Council’s earlier objection. SGC now says it is prepared to abandon plans for a ‘raised table’ crossing on Fiddlers Wood Lane, close to the Bradley Stoke Way roundabout, replacing it with
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GLOSS FM will be broadcasting on 87.7 FM from Monday 19th April to Sunday 16th May, covering Bradley Stoke and neighbouring communities. You can also listen on line via our website www.glossfm.org where you can get full details of our varied programme, which includes something for everyone. Run entirely by volunteers, we want to promote local events and activities and
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