The mayor of Bradley Stoke, Cllr Michael Hill, has passed away following a “very short illness”, the town council has announced. Cllr Hill was elected mayor for the civic year 2021/22 at the council’s annual general meeting in May. He previously lived in Northampton, where he served as a local councillor for many years.
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Meet the new mayor: Councillor Michael Hill
Councillor Michael Hill has been elected as mayor of Bradley Stoke for the civic year 2021-22. He was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 26th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual meeting, held at Brook Way Activity Centre.
Continue readingMeet the new mayor: Cllr Tony Griffiths
The newly appointed mayor for Bradley Stoke is Cllr Anthony (Tony) Griffiths. Tony has lived in Bradley Stoke for 13 years. He has served on the town council since May 2011 and currently represents the Bradley Stoke North ward.
Continue readingLight pollution issue leads council to restrict opening hours of new car park
A newly opened £37,000 extension to the car park at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Brook Way Activity Centre site is having to be closed off by 4pm each day because of a dispute over light pollution. The new parking zone has been constructed on part of the former hard court sports area at the site (pictured below), which had lain
Continue readingWork set to start soon on Brook Way car park
Work to create 20 new parking spaces at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s Brook Way Activity Centre site could finally get under way in October, more than six years after redevelopment proposals were first put forward. The future of the dilapidated hard court area at the centre has been the subject of much controversy, not least when, in September 2013, the
Continue readingPetty party politics return to town council at AGM
Following the recent local elections, Bradley Stoke Town Council welcomed four new members at the new administration’s annual general meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 15th May. But the presence of one new Labour member and two independents seemed to have rattled the majority Conservative group, which had enjoyed the luxury of holding all 15 seats on the council during the previous
Continue readingMeet the new mayor: Councillor Tom Aditya
Councillor Tom Aditya has been elected as the new mayor of Bradley Stoke. He was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 15th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual general meeting, held at the Jubilee Centre. Tom, who represents the Bradley Stoke South ward, has been a councillor since 2011. He has served on various committees of the
Continue readingMeet the new mayor: Councillor Ben Randles
Councillor Ben Randles has been elected as the new mayor of Bradley Stoke. He was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 9th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual general meeting. Ben, who represents the Lakeside ward, was first elected as a town councillor in a by-election in October 2013. He has chaired both the Finance Committee and
Continue readingMayor presents end-of-term charity cheques
The annual general meeting of Bradley Stoke Town Council on 9th May saw outgoing mayor Andy Ward present cheques to his two chosen ‘charities of the year’. In accordance with the mayor’s wishes declared at the start of his term in office, Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service (commonly known as ‘Blood Bikes’) and Cardiomyopathy UK were awarded equal shares of the
Continue readingNew plans submitted for car park extension at Brook Way Activity Centre site
Ambitions to provide additional parking spaces at the combined doctors’ surgery and community centre site at Brook Way have taken a step forward with the submission of a revised planning application for the redevelopment of the dilapidated hard court area. The move comes four months after Bradley Stoke Town Council withdrew its previous planning application because officers at South Gloucestershire
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