Bradley Stoke’s new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through has extended its opening times by one hour a day and now closes at 11pm seven days a week. The outlet has planning permission for 24-hour operation, coupled with a late night food and drink licence, but when it opened in September the operator chose to restrict trading hours to 6am to 10pm each day.
Continue reading
Bradley Stoke parents have welcomed the news that Girlguiding – the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK – is officially opening its doors to four-year-olds. Rainbows, the charity’s youngest section, will now welcome girls from the age of four up to seven years, providing opportunities for more girls to experience the fun, friendship and adventure of Girlguiding.
Continue reading
A new Starbucks store, operated by regional licensee Cobra Coffee, will be opening at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke tomorrow (Wednesday 14th December), creating 17 new jobs in the local community. This will be the sixth Starbucks store in and around Bristol operated by Cobra Coffee, which is owned by Southern Co-op.
Continue reading
Bradley Stoke residents and visitors to the town could soon to able to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at the Willow Brook shopping centre, if a planning application submitted by Osprey Charging Network gains approval from South Gloucestershire Council. The operator, which has over 200 sites across the UK, wants to install an array of 16 ultra-rapid EV chargers…
Continue reading
Residents facing soaring energy bills amid forecasts of freezing temperatures in the coming days are being offered the opportunity of using a number of free community ‘warm spaces’ that have been set up around Bradley Stoke. These are at two local churches and all three of the town council’s activity centres. Bradley Stoke Library is also being promoted as a haven of warmth.
Continue reading
Children from Bradley Stoke Community School Primary Phase enjoyed their very own First West of England bus for the morning when they took a mystery roundtrip to Bristol and back. The four- and five-year-olds, some of whom had never been on a bus before, had lots of fun singing and learning with their teachers. The trip linked in with their ‘journeys and transport’ learning topic.
Continue reading
This year’s ‘traditional format’ Bradley Stoke Town Council fireworks display received predominantly positive feedback from those who attended the free event. However, the amount raised for the mayor’s charities through a ‘bucket collection’ once again fell well short of the amounts raised in many previous years.
Continue reading
You’d be forgiven for wondering what has happened to Stokes Singers, the well-established local community choir. Lockdown was a huge blow to everyone as meeting to sing together was not possible for a long time but the enforced break gave the group a chance to make some changes for the better. The biggest change has been a move back to Bradley Stoke…
Continue reading
A group committed to supporting families across Bristol and South Gloucestershire has received the backing of a leading housebuilder. Mamas Bristol, which operates a hub in Bradley Stoke, has secured £1,000 of funding from Persimmon Homes Severn Valley. The donation will help increase the number of events put on by the organisation to support local people.
Continue reading
The Labour Party has chosen Claire Hazelgrove as its prospective parliamentary candidate for the Filton and Bradley Stoke (FaBS) constituency at the next general election. The 34-year-old was selected from a short list of four by local party members at a hustings event held at Abbeywood Community School, Stoke Gifford, on Saturday 12th November.
Continue reading