Shoppers in Bradley Stoke who are in the habit of leaving their vehicles in the car park of the Three Brooks pub while they do a spot of shopping at Tesco could be in for a surprise this weekend when a pay and display parking system is introduced. Payment machines and signage have been installed at the Savages Wood Road
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and other local authorities in England that have so far failed to publish plans for improving broadband infrastructure in their areas have been set a deadline by Whitehall officials concerned that the Government’s promise of delivering the “best broadband in Europe” by 2015 could be in jeopardy. The news comes three weeks after South Gloucestershire Council
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A planning application to extend the permitted working and delivery hours at the Aldi supermarket store in Bradley Stoke has drawn opposing views from local Councillors and the store’s customers. The store submitted the application after South Gloucestershire Council accused it of operating in breach of two conditions attached to the original planning consent for the site. Since the planning
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Members of a Bradley Stoke-based martial arts team enjoyed a significant medal haul at the PUMA British Championships last weekend. Whitlock Martial Arts (WMA) fighters collected eight medals at the national event, which took place at the Oasis Centre in Swindon. Oliver Kimberley enjoyed the highest honour of the day by collecting a gold medal in the blue belt men’s
Continue readingMerlin has been missing from Wheatfield Drive since Monday 12th December 2011. He is just over two years old and is micro-chipped and neutered. He is grey and white with very distinctive green eyes. He was wearing a black leather collar with metal paw prints on it and has a black heart shaped medallion with his name and contact number
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Representatives of a group campaigning for improved road safety measures on Bradley Stoke Way will tonight (Wednesday 14th) address a meeting of South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in a debate secured through the Council’s petitions scheme. Two serious accidents involving school-age children on the stretch of the road near the Willow Brook Centre earlier this year led to a group of
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Bradley Stoke Community School reports that it has been warned by local police of “inappropriate conversations” on Facebook involving students at the school. The conversations are said to have involved contact with someone “potentially posing as a 15-year-old girl living in Bath”. The school says the situation is being followed up and it recommends that parents and carers be vigilant
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Members of Bradley Stoke clubs featured prominently amongst the winners of this year’s South Gloucestershire Sports Awards, presented recently at the BAWA club in Filton. National cycling champion Dylan Cordukes (pictured above, left) picked up the Young Sportsman of the Year award, while judo coach Pete Douglas was honoured with the Sports Coach of the Year award. There was also
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Police are appealing for information after a man made indecent remarks to a teenage girl in Bradley Stoke. It happened in Ormonds Close just before 7pm last night (Thursday 8th December), as the 14-year-old was walking home after meeting a friend. She was approached by a man who grabbed her arm and made indecent comments to her. She broke free
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Young master chefs of the future recently put their culinary skills to the test at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) as they competed in a hard-fought cooking competition sponsored by the local Rotary Club. On the day of the competition (Wednesday 23rd November), four nervous but excited young chefs took their places in the cookery room at the local secondary
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