A local councillor and scores of residents are demanding that action be taken to disperse a traveller encampment that has appeared on the side of a major road in Bradley Stoke. Four caravans and a number of other vehicles were this afternoon occupying part of the wide grass verge on the eastern side of Bradley Stoke Way, just south of
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I was wondering if anybody keeps bees or knows of anyone that does, in the Hawkins Crescent area? Or if anyone has experienced any problems with bees around their home recently? We have had a large amount of honey bees attempting to set up home in the wall cavity of our house via an airbrick. A beekeeper thinks it may
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The Journal is pleased to announce that Abbie Davies is the lucky winner of our exclusive prize draw to win a year’s free membership at the Anytime Fitness gym in Bradley Stoke. Abbie’s entry was drawn out of the hat by Mark Wathern, facilities manager at the Willow Brook Centre, where the local Anytime Fitness gym is based. The free
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A secondary school student from Bradley Stoke and his pal from South Wales are the bookies’ favourite to win the final of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent show, which takes place on Saturday (7th June). Charlie Lenehan, 15, a student at Winterbourne International Academy, along with his friend Leondre Devries, 13, who together form the rap/singing duo Bars and Melody, are currently 5-4 favourites with Ladbrokes
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Bradley Stoke Town Council has agreed to investigate an option for providing ‘pay car parking’ in the centre of Bradley Stoke after being approached by residents of the Brook Court ‘later living’ apartment complex, where there is an acknowledged shortage of parking spaces. Roger Grimshaw, secretary of the residents’ association at Brook Court, originally approached the town council back in
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Volunteers are being sought to help out at Bristol’s new visitor attraction – The Wild Place Project, near Cribbs Causeway. The park opened six months ago and currently has around 30 part-time volunteers, who offer their time in a variety of ways: from manning the lemur walk-through enclosure to talking to guests in the ‘woodman’s hut’ in the new Wolf Wood
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I’m wondering if anyone has addressed/explained the issue of police(?) helicopters circling overhead in the early hours in Bradley Stoke? Does anyone else find it annoying/deafening? I find it extremely disturbing, terrifying even, to be woken up by the thunderous noise of it circling, then going away and coming back. It seems to be so close. It’s really nerve-racking, making me
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South Gloucestershire’s Library Service is looking for volunteers to help children do the Summer Reading Challenge 2014. The theme this year is Mythical Maze and children are challenged to read six books to collect their very own medal and certificate. Over 7,000 children in South Gloucestershire took part in Creepy House, the 2013 Summer Reading Challenge, and volunteers supported the
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April’s workday saw the group planting wildflower patches in Bowsland Meadow. Each year, scrub and small trees are removed to stop the woodland encroaching into the meadow and more wildflower squares are added. The cowslips that were planted last year have returned and add a welcome splash of spring colour to the meadow. We were pleased to welcome the Barrance
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Representatives of the company behind the proposed redevelopment of the Filton Airfield site will be at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke tomorrow (Wednesday 14th May) for a ‘drop-in’ consultation event. A spokesperson for the company told The Journal: “Following the six consultation events held in February, we are now holding a second round of events. As part of
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