Entries have opened for the 2010 Bradley Stoke Aquathlon (swim + run) and the organisers say they are particularly looking to attract teams from local buisnesses to enter this year’s event. Following the highly successful inaugural staging of the race last year, which attracted almost 100 competitors, organiser Sandra Webber of Thornbury Running Club (TRC) says she is hoping for
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Deadline for Nominations and Entries: Saturday 9th January Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP) would like to remind readers of an important deadline in connection with their International Women’s Day event, which takes place in March. Winsome Barrett-Muir of SBCP writes: “Every year International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world to acknowledge and show appreciation for women and their role
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Budget fashion chain Peacocks looks set to be the next retailer to open at the Willow Brook Centre after the company began advertising for jobs at a “Bradley Stoke, Bristol” location. In a recent interview, Willow Brook Centre Manager Scott Lahive told The Journal that Peacocks had “shown interest” in opening in Bradley Stoke. The news that the company is
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Smokers looking to kick the habit in 2010 will be able to get advice from NHS South Gloucestershire’s Stop Smoking Team this week in Bradley Stoke. The team will be at the Willow Brook Shopping Centre on Friday 8th January. Justin Boult, Stop Smoking Adviser at NHS South Gloucestershire, said: “If your New Years resolution is to give up smoking
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Local bus operator First Group has announced further cuts to services between Bradley Stoke and Bristol city centre. The 73 service, which currently runs every 12 minutes during off-peak day time hours from Monday to Saturday, will operate at a reduced frequency of every 15 minutes from Monday 8th February. The company says it is making the changes to “improve
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