A medical practice serving a large part of Bradley Stoke has submitted plans for a major expansion. The Stokes Medical Centre in Braydon Avenue, Little Stoke, has made a planning application to South Gloucestershire Council that would see the surgery increase its floorspace by 125%. Also featured in the plans are an opticians’ unit, a dental unit and a “diagnostic
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NHS South Gloucestershire has confirmed that two new NHS dentists are expected to be operational in Bradley Stoke from April 2009. The news confirms an exclusive story carried in The Journal last August. The two chair dental surgery will be based in ‘mall office unit #1’ (shown red in the plan below) on the first floor of the Willow Brook
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A new Sure Start family support centre looks set to be established at Bradley Stoke’s Bowsland Green Primary School following a decision by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Sure Start centres provide a range of services such as advice and information for parents on a whole range of issues, health visitor support, training for parents on issues such as parenting, breastfeeding
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Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court Primary School has been closed today after being hit by a sickness bug. A message placed on the school’s website yesterday (Thursday) states that the closure is being made to “[contain a] widespread sickness bug amongst the children … and avoid further infection.” A spokesperson at South Gloucestershire Council told The Journal that representatives of the
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The National Blood Service (NBS) is holding one of its regular donation sessions on Friday (14th November) at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road [map]. Blood donation sessions have been held in Bradley Stoke for many years and they currently take place once a month. Sessions are also held at Little Stoke Community Hall and Patchway Community Centre. Times for
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Bradley Stoke will continue to be served by Frenchay Hospital after the new acute hospital at Southmead opens its doors in 2013. A report published by the Frenchay Project Group shows Bradley Stoke lying within the “catchment area” for the new community facilities at the downgraded Frenchay Hospital. The report says: The catchment area that has been agreed is for
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Bradley Stoke’s first-ever dental practice remains on track to open early next year in the town’s new Willow Brook Centre. Residents seeking treatment currently have to travel to Patchway, Stoke Gifford, Winterbourne, or Filton to find an NHS dentist, but from April 2009 a two surgery practice will be available in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre. South Gloucestershire Primary Care
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The Government’s Planning Inspectorate has allowed an appeal by Bradley Stoke Surgery against South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) rejection of a planning application to expand the Brook Way premises by a massive 150%. The news follows a site visit by the agency’s inspector, Timothy Ball, that took place on 30th June 2008. In a decision announced late last week, Mr Ball
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Local people are being asked to comment on suggested changes to maternity and newborn services provided in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. Local Primary Care and NHS Trusts began a review into the services in 2006 and following extensive meetings and feedback from parents, staff and experts they have drawn up goals and suggestions for how the services will
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Today’s meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Development Control (West) Committee is likely to decide the fate of a planning application that would see the floorspace of Bradley Stoke Surgery increase by 131%. Planning officials have already recommended refusal of the application on the grounds that – The proposed extension, by reason of its size, design and external appearance, would be
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