If you’ve been to Bradley Stoke Library this week you may have seen whispered conversations, furtive scurrying and plain brown boxes being quietly passed from one hand to another and wondered what was going on! The answer would be that World Book Night is again coming to Bradley Stoke. World Book Night, which takes place on Wednesday 23rd April, is the
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Enter our exclusive free prize draw by Sunday 27th April 2014 for a chance of winning one of five £100 vouchers to spend on shoes at Brantano. To celebrate the launch of its Get Measured for Tommy’s campaign, Brantano has teamed up with the Bradley Stoke Journal to offer readers the chance to win one of five £100 of vouchers
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An ‘owltastic’ time was had by all at the Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club Open Day on Saturday 29th March. Children enjoyed arts and craft activities, including making Mother’s Day gifts and cards. Parents were able to tour the fantastic facilities and meet the team at Bradley Stoke Wise Owls Club. They finished the afternoon with an owls and birds
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Bradley Stoke Town Council’s plan to allow multiple food traders to operate in the car park of each of its three community centres has suffered a setback after the first trader to apply to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) for a street trading licence on one of the sites was told that planning permission for a “change of use” would be
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Yesterday, while walking my dog in the nature reserve, it was lovely the see that the swans had laid an egg and were nesting in the bullrushes near the path and little bridge leading up to Juniper Way. Today, however, I was saddened to see that someone had thrown large sticks into the nest and the egg had gone. The swan was
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Bradley Stoke residents have another chance to “spring into action” this weekend, by participating in the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group’s ‘Big Spring Clean’ on Saturday (5th April) between 10am and 12noon. The event provides another opportunity for local residents to help clean up their neighbourhood and open spaces and it follows hot on the heels of similar initiatives organised
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Bristol Fashion Week (BFW) Spring/Summer 2014 was launched at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway on Wednesday (26th March) and runs until Sunday (30th March). The show is once again hosted by the fabulous Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton. The performance lasts for one hour, showcasing all the high street stores in The Mall and styling trends such as pastels,
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The days of frustratingly-slow broadband connections look set to come to an end within the next couple of weeks for some lucky subscribers on 01454 telephone numbers in Bradley Stoke, after internet service providers (ISPs) began taking orders for superfast fibre broadband. Journal readers connected to cabinet numbers 22 (Brook Way) and 35 (Webbs Wood Road) have today (26th March)
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Street lights in Bradley Stoke that are currently switched off at around midnight look set to be left on for an extra hour each night, after Labour councillors negotiated an extra £50,000 of expenditure in South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) revenue budget for 2014/15. A party spokesperson said the concession was being made in response to “widespread concern from residents about
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Bradley Stoke residents are being invited to create a will “for free”, in return for a suggested donation to the local air ambulance service. Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) provides an air ambulance service for the 2.1m people of Bristol, Bath, North Somerset and the surrounding counties. In a show of support, solicitors across its coverage area have agreed
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