2011 - Page 31 of 35 - Bradley Stoke Journal

Sunday 20th February 2011 SH (Editor)

A sound idea to help children in Africa

Children in Kenya are set to benefit from a new school built specifically for deaf children, thanks to the local branch of Specsavers. The Specsavers hearing centre located at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, is working in partnership with UK-based hearing charity Sound Seekers to sell pin badges of the loveable cartoon character Miffy for just £1. Money raised

Friday 18th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Plans unveiled for Royal Wedding party at the Jubilee Centre

Plans for a community party in Bradley Stoke have been revealed following a meeting of the Town Council’s Leisure Youth and Amenities (LYA) Committee on Monday. The event, which will take place between 10am and 3pm on Friday 29th April – to coincide with the wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton – is being jointly organised by Friends

Thursday 17th February 2011 SH (Editor)

End of the road for Willow Brook pizza plans?

Officials at South Gloucestershire Council have recommended that a planning application to turn a garage in a corner of the Willow Brook Centre car park into a Domino’s pizza outlet should be refused. Members of the Council’s Development Control (West) Committee, who inspected the proposed site two weeks ago, will this afternoon decide the fate of the application at a

Wednesday 16th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Boy injured in Leisure Centre car park collision

An eight-year-old boy had to be cut free by firefighters from underneath a vehicle in the grounds of Bradley Stoke Lesiure Centre on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4pm following reports of a “road traffic collision” in the car park. Avon Fire & Rescue Service says that, on arrival, its crews found the boy

Tuesday 15th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Bowls Club celebrates first anniversary

Bradley Stoke Bowls Club (BSBC) celebrated its first anniversary this evening (Tuesday 15th February) by making a donation of £150 to St Peter’s Hospice, the Mayor’s charity. The money was raised by club members from raffles and social activities at the Baileys Court club. After a very successful debut season in 2010, clubs officials say the membership is looking forward

Tuesday 15th February 2011 GB (Reporter)

Manor Farm Crescent pedestrian access point set to be locked overnight

Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre (WBC) has submitted a planning application to install a lockable gate on the pedestrian access route from Manor Farm Crescent in an effort to stem late night anti-social behaviour (ASB) in neighbouring streets. The move comes seven months after Bradley Stoke Mayor Ben Walker called a multi-agency meeting to discuss ways of tackling the rise

Monday 14th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Council under fire over recycling collections

Liberal Democrat Councillors have welcomed news that South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is to think again about its revamped cardboard recycling collections. Since November, local residents have no longer been able to put cardboard in their green wheelie bin, instead being asked to put it all inside a larger cardboard box or place it under another bin. Speaking after a meeting

Friday 11th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Reflections salon to open on Sundays

The Reflections hairdressing salon at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre has announced that it is start opening on Sundays. Writing on the salon’s webpage, Manager Hannah Fox says: “I am excited to announce that, due to client demand, from 20th February we will be opening on Sundays! The salon will be open between 10am to 4pm and is already taking

Trench Lane Car Boot Sale, near Bradley Stoke.

Friday 11th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Trench Lane car boot sale could cease following police objections

The popular Trench Lane car boot sale faces being refused a trading licence by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) after local police objected on the grounds that the public might be subjected to “force, fear or harm [following] numerous public order complaints emanating from the site”. The boot sale, which has taken place on the site opposite Woodlands Golf Club for

Thursday 10th February 2011 SH (Editor)

Cheaper broadband for Bradley Stoke

Non-cable broadband users in Bradley Stoke can now get their (albeit slow) internet connections at a reduced price thanks to a regrading of the Almondsbury exchange by Ofcom. The regulator has moved the exchange from ‘Market 2’ to ‘Market 3’, which means that some ISPs might be able to offer lower prices for broadband services. BT-owned PlusNet’s Value package is