Mobile phone company Orange is to close its call centre in Bradley Stoke with the loss of 300 jobs. The news was broken yesterday (Wednesday) by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents staff at the site. Andy Kerr, CWU Deputy General Secretary, said: “Orange has briefed staff in Bristol today confirming that it will be closing the Keypoint centre
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The Finance Committee of Bradley Stoke Town Council considered applications for funding from local organisations and community groups at its recent December meeting. Organisations having their existing service level agreements confirmed were: Bradley Stoke Town FC & Bradley Stoke Youth FC (£1,945) Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group (£1500) Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport (£2,764) Victim Support Avonvale (£848)
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced a public consultation on proposals to introduce lower speed limits of 30/40mph on a number of rural roads close to Bradley Stoke. A speed limit of 40mph is proposed for Trench Lane, lowered to 30mph for the bend near the Woodlands Lane Roundabout. The Old Gloucester Road will also have a 40mph limit, between the
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South Gloucestershire Council has issued a series of statutory notices relating to the construction of a new bus lane of the A38 Gloucester Road between Little Stoke and the Aztec West Roundabout. The consultation period runs until Thursday 4th February. Read more: South Gloucestershire Council Consultation Diary
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A public meeting on Wednesday evening this week is to discuss the possibility of forming a new bowling club in Bradley Stoke. The move comes almost twelve months to the day after the town’s long-established Northavon Bowling Club was forced to wind itself up after a dispute with Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) over the rental of the bowling green
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Most schools in Bradley Stoke are planning to re-open today (Friday) after being closed for two days following heavy snow falls on Tuesday night. Bradley Stoke Community School and five of the town’s six primary schools have indicated that they will open, although in most cases at a slightly later time than normal. St Mary’s RC Primary is yet to
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Just been down to Tesco Extra in Bradley Stoke and they’ve run out of salt! Anyone know of another local store where I can get some? I’ve already had one person fall heavily on my driveway and would rather there wasn’t a second.
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Broadband slowspot Bradley Stoke once again fails to feature in the latest list of BT exchanges scheduled for a fibre optic upgrade. The south-west has five exchanges in the list: Blunsdon, Chippenham, Portishead, Toothill and Worle. Many areas of Bradley Stoke have broadband speeds well below the Government’s Universal Service target of 2 Mbps. A recent campaign to get Virgin
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Avon and Somerset Police report that a 15-year-old youth was arrested on Monday 4th January in connection with burglaries in Bradley Stoke and Little Stoke. Police say they have seen an increase in burglaries in Bradley Stoke, Kingswood, Little Stoke and Stoke Gifford and have stepped up patrols in these areas. Read more: Avon and Somerset Police
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Heavy falls of snow overnight have closed schools and disrupted public transport in Bradley Stoke. Update at 7:50am: Five schools in the town have been declared closed First Group and Wessex Connect bus services are suspended For the latest information see our Snow Watch page and listen to BBC Radio Bristol.
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