The Willow Brook Centre has announced the opening of a new car wash service to be launched on Friday 25th March 2011. Waves Car Wash Limited provides hand car wash and valeting services, offering “a premium service at reasonable rates”. Shoppers will be offered a range of options spanning a basic outside-only wash to a full valeting service, with prices
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Parents whose children attend Holy Trinity Primary School in Bradley Stoke are celebrating after South Gloucestershire Councillors on the Southern Brooks Area Forum agreed to support a proposal for a new raised crossing on Pear Tree Road. The proposal to install a raised table at the existing zebra crossing near the school, at an estimated cost of £26,000, won through
Continue readingA flock of unusual birds hanging out near a Bradley Stoke roundabout has been causing excitment among local twitchers. According to reports on a number of birdwatching websites [1, 2, 3], a flock of twenty or so waxwings has been sighted at various times over the last week in trees near the Aldi supermarket in the north of the town.
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Ratepayers in Bradley Stoke will see no increase in the amount of Council Tax they pay in 2011/2012 following decisions by all four charging bodies to freeze their respective tax demands at 2010/2011 levels. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire & Rescue have all decided to set zero percent increases, thereby securing ‘Council Tax Freeze
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South Gloucestershire Council is asking residents to complete a satisfaction survey on the rubbish and recycling services it provides through contracting firm SITA. For the first time, residents are this year able to complete this survey online, in the hope that more residents will take part and reduce the environmental impact of the survey. Working in partnership with South Gloucestershire
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has announced that it is deferring the formal launch of the consultation process for its possible conversion to academy status. The delay is said to be necessary to give two other schools with which BSCS is considering making a combined academy application time to stage their own pre-consultation events. In a letter to parents last
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Bradley Stoke residents have a chance to talk to their MP, Jack Lopresti, this Friday (11th March) when he holds a surgery in the town. The surgery runs from 4pm to 6pm and appointments may be made by phoning 01454 617783 or emailing jack.lopresti.mp@parliament.uk. Mr Lopresti has recently honoured his pre-election pledge to publish all his MP’s expenses on his
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A fashion show to mark this year’s International Women’s Day takes place this Tuesday evening (8th March) at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS). The event, organised by Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP), will see over 50 models from India, England, East Asia and Africa showcasing historical and regional fashions. The evening will also feature the Southern Brooks Outstanding Women’s Awards,
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The petrol filling station at Tesco Bradley Stoke has been closed since early this afternoon (Friday) following a leakage of fuel. Two fire engines attended the scene and the whole forecourt was closed off as a precautionary measure. A spokesperson for Avon Fire & Rescue told The Journal that residual fuel from one of the pumps had leaked onto the
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A new northbound bus lane on the A38 Gloucester Road between Patchway and Aztec West has entered service following months of construction and associated traffic disruption. Work on the Greater Bristol Bus Network (GBBN) funded scheme started in April 2010 and was originally due to finish by October but “engineering issues” and “adverse weather conditions” saw its completion slip to
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