South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has announced that a range of new measures are to be introduced to improve road safety on Bradley Stoke Way, in the vicinity of the Willow Brook Centre. The news follows two serious accidents on this stretch of road this year alone, both of which involved children who were using informal crossing points between Savages Wood
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The construction of a new Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Bradley Stoke reaches another milestone this week when the roof is put into place on the structure. Work on the building, located between Bradley Stoke Way and Wheatfield Drive (close to Primrose Bridge) has been underway since June and is set to be on target for completion by the end
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A community-based pre-school in Bradley Stoke has been rated “good” by an Ofsted inspector, who visited the ‘early years’ care provider earlier this month. Trinity Pre-School, which operates from two room in the Holy Trinity Community Centre, provides care for 31 children and employs seven members of staff. The inspector writes: “The knowledgeable staff work together well to meet the
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A 31-hour marathon hockey match that took place in Bradley Stoke earlier this year has been officially recognised as setting a new world record. South Gloucestershire Hockey Club staged the event at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) over the weekend of 28th/29th May, aiming to beat the record for “the world’s longest continuous hockey match”, which stood at 30 hours
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has agreed to draft a proposal for a second toucan crossing on Bradley Stoke Way near the spot where a 13-year-old boy was seriously injured in a traffic accident three weeks ago. The news is revealed in the latest newsletter of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS), where the injured boy is a student in Year 9.
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The start of work on the site of a new McCarthy & Stone development in Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke, is likely to lead to a clampdown on unauthorised parking in the adjacent Three Brooks pub, The Journal has learned. The developer intends to build 50 private retirement apartments and 24 social housing units on the site and is currently
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Bradley Stoke’s Jubilee Green in Savages Wood Road has been nominated in a campaign to protect outdoor recreational spaces in communities all across the country. The Queen Elizabeth II Fields Challenge aims to mark two major events in 2012 – The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the London 2012 Olympics – by designating 2,012 outdoor recreational spaces across the UK as
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Bradley Stoke Radio is feeling festive right now with the news that Ofcom has granted the station an FM broadcast licence for a two week period in December. From 3rd to 17th December the station will be broadcasting on 87.7 FM to the local community – and beyond. The team are already planning the schedule and have dusted off the
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“Where fashion can be affordable without costing the earth” [Advertising Feature] South Gloucestershire residents interested in clothes, fashion and reinventing their wardrobe are encouraged to attend Bradley Stoke’s very first Fashion Fayre on Saturday 5th November. The event will be held at The Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road in Bradley Stoke and will run from 10am until 3pm. It has
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Bradley Stoke’s 2011 firework display, organised by the Town Council, is to be attended by a representative of the Queen. The countdown for the display, which will take place at the Jubilee Centre on Sunday 6th November 2011, will be carried out by the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, Robert Bernays. The news, proudly announced by Mayor Ben Walker on the
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