A house fire in which two young boys died most likely started in a laundry basket, an inquest has heard. McKenzie Whitton, aged seven, and Charlie Whitton, five, were killed in the blaze at their home in Bradley Stoke’s Merryweather Close in the early hours of Saturday 19th March 2011. Assistant Deputy Coroner for Avon, Dr Simon Fox, said the
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This Sunday (22nd July) between 2pm and 4pm, the Friends of Jubilee Green and the Stokes Cycling Club are inviting the local community to a Sports Day with a difference at the Jubilee Centre in Bradley Stoke. The Stokes Cycling Club will be taking over the top part of the green and will be inviting you to join in the
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Domino’s Pizza is planning to open at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke, creating between 25 and 30 new jobs. Negotiations are now in the final stages and due to complete this month, with an opening proposed for November 2012. The local pizza delivery expert will be taking a 1,400 sq. ft. unit in the Town Square that was formerly
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is relying on a massive increase in public transport patronage in order to save the North Fringe of Bristol from gridlock, it emerged at a public inquiry this week. The Council is proposing to allow the building of around 12,000 new homes in the North Fringe area over the next 15 years, with around 8,000 in
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Following the success of ‘BOKWA’, a new fitness class launched by Active Centres at Thornbury Leisure Centre twelve weeks ago, an additional weekly session has been timetabled to respond to demand. BOKWA classes take place at Thornbury Leisure Centre every Monday at 7:15pm and, starting this Wednesday (11th July), will run weekly at 6:15pm at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. BOKWA,
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A Conservative Councillor who had attended just two Council meetings since being elected in May 2011, has resigned from Bradley Stoke Town Council. Barry Mitchell, who held one of two seats assigned to the Meadowbank parish ward, says he made the decision for “personal reasons” after finding he didn’t have the time to carry out his civic responsibilities. Speaking to
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Councillor urges Committee to go ahead with plan to close a major road through Patchway – despite being one of 4,137 signatories of a petition to keep it open. A local councillor has made an astonishing U-turn in his opinion on South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) plan to close Patchway’s Highwood Road to general traffic. Cllr Brian Hopkinson, a Town Councillor
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Bradley Stoke Town FC has become an integral part of the town since being founded in 2005. There are four senior teams: Firsts, Reserves, A & B Teams. They play their home games at the Jubilee Centre, where the pitches are provided and maintained by the Town Council. The club’s ethos is to provide a friendly atmosphere for members to
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The unexplained incident that resulted in Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court cricket square being damaged by weedkiller has cost local taxpayers more than £13k, according to the minutes of Town Council meetings. The damage came to light in March, when staff noticed the grass was starting to die off, and experts brought in by the Council later confirmed that a “readily
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Drivers from Bradley Stoke looking to join or leave the M5 after 10pm tonight (Thursday 5th July) will face lengthy diversions due to an overnight closure of the motorway in both directions south of the Almondsbury Interchange. The northbound carriageway will be closed between junctions 17 (Cribbs Causeway) and 15 (Almondsbury Interchange), while the southbound carriageway will be closed between
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