Residents of a Merlin Housing Society development in Bradley Stoke have celebrated its official opening. Bluebell Gardens, in Savages Wood Road, is a joint venture between Merlin and retirement property specialists McCarthy & Stone. The £1.8m development of 24 purpose-built older people’s flats was opened by Merlin board member Sylvia Young at a ceremony on Tuesday 16th April, attended by
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Bradley Stoke Judo Club have had some recent success as a couple of their players have recently travelled to Portugal to compete in the European Cup. This was a very successful competition for them, as both of the players that went to the event came back with medals. Five times British champion Pete Miles came home with a silver medal;
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Jack Lopresti, Member of Parliament for the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency, has moved his local base to the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke. Announcing the move, Mr Lopresti said: “I’ve always wanted to have my local base here. It’s at the heart of the Bradley Stoke community and fairly central to the whole constituency. There are excellent public
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Work has started at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre on the installation of a brand new coffee shop. SOHO Coffee Co. will be opening in May for all leisure centre and library users, a first for SOHO Coffee Co. – and for Circadian Trust, which operates the leisure centre. This is part of a continuing programme of improvements by not-for-profit organisation
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We caught up with marathon runner, Tony Hardy, this week to find out about his experience at the London Marathon. Last year he completed the marathon for the first time, and this year he’s taken on the extra challenge of signing up for both the London and Berlin marathons. All of Tony’s efforts are going towards raising money for Mind,
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Saturday saw some great football action as the Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) First Team travelled to Pucklechurch and narrowly missed out on pushing up the table, eventually losing the game 1-0, despite having the ball in the back of the net. Despite having a couple of players out with injury and having to pull other players in, they were
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Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) has published its Annual Report for 2012/13, ahead of the Annual Town Meeting, which takes place on Wednesday 8th May. The meeting will receive summary reports from the Chair of Council (Cllr Charlotte Walker), the Chair of the Finance Committee (Cllr Roger Avenin), the Chair of the Planning & Environment Committee (Cllr Robert Jones) and
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A Fun Dog Show is to take place this Sunday (21st April) in Bradley Stoke’s Town Square. Organised by the Bristol Dog Action Welfare Group (DAWG), the show includes a total of 14 classes, ranging from “best puppy” to “dog the judge would most like to take home”. The show runs from 11am to 3:30pm, with registration open from 10am.
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Has anybody else actually read the leaflet delivered locally this week regarding forthcoming changes for the collection of green waste (green bin)? The council are going to start charging for this service and are holding a consultation on three options. I’m not sure how widely these leaflets have been distributed, the info is on their website so make sure you
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Bristol Water says its has re-configured its network in an area of south Bradley Stoke after customers reported loss of supply or low pressure this morning. A spokesperson said the company had received 18 calls from customers, with the first coming in at 9:45am. Properties on higher ground are believed to have been most affected. The affected area, which includes
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