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Damaged electricity cables at Brook Way Activity Centre

Bradley Stoke: Review of 2011

2011 was another busy year for The Journal with 349 news articles and more than 1,000 photos published. Today we take a look back at the main events of the past year in Bradley Stoke. For a visual record, check out The Journal’s Bradley Stoke Review of 2011 album on Google Photos (also available on YouTube with a couple of

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Little Stoke Christmas lights

Happy Christmas from The Journal!

Happy Christmas to all our readers from The Journal team! Thanks for your continued support in 2011, which has seen our annual readership exceed ONE MILLION pageviews for the first time*. We’ll continue to update the website over the festive period, so don’t forget to check back soon for the latest stories and information from Bradley Stoke’s premier news source.

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Broadband - photo by charmcitygavin (licence: cc-attr).

South Glos to work with Wiltshire on broadband

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has responded to criticism of its leisurely approach to dealing with broadband infrastructure problems by forming a new partnership with the neighbouring county of Wiltshire, whose plans are claimed to be “the most advanced in the country”. South Gloucestershire had previously been working with Bristol City Council and Bath & North East Somerset (BANES) after being

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Tardy Councils ordered to expedite broadband plans

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and other local authorities in England that have so far failed to publish plans for improving broadband infrastructure in their areas have been set a deadline by Whitehall officials concerned that the Government’s promise of delivering the “best broadband in Europe” by 2015 could be in jeopardy. The news comes three weeks after South Gloucestershire Council

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Aldi supermarket in Bradley Stoke, Bristol

Town Council at odds with customers over Aldi delivery hours

A planning application to extend the permitted working and delivery hours at the Aldi supermarket store in Bradley Stoke has drawn opposing views from local Councillors and the store’s customers. The store submitted the application after South Gloucestershire Council accused it of operating in breach of two conditions attached to the original planning consent for the site. Since the planning

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