A new discount superstore has opened at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, taking the place of two previously vacant units in the retail terrace. The new B&M store opened its doors at 8am on Friday 12th July following a ribbon-cutting ceremony carried out by representatives of a local charity. It is located in the adjoining units previously occupied by Argos and One Below.
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Café set to open within Bradley Stoke’s Tesco Extra store “in July”
The Journal has received official confirmation that a new café is to open within Bradley Stoke’s Tesco Extra store “in the coming weeks”. Advertisements for jobs at the café have appeared on the Tesco Careers website in the last few days. These state that the new facility will open in “July 2024”.
Continue readingTesco petrol filling station to temporarily close for FIVE WEEKS from Monday (20th May)
The petrol filling station at the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke will be temporarily closed for five weeks starting this Monday, 20th May. Customers have been made aware of the closure through a notice displayed on the door of the filling station kiosk, which states that “major works” need to be carried out at the site.
Continue readingBradley Stoke McDonald’s drive-through now open 24 hours at weekends
The drive-through facility at the McDonald’s restaurant in Bradley Stoke is now open 24 hours a day at weekends following a recent extension to its opening hours. The latest change means that the drive-through at the Willow Brook Centre outlet is now open continuously from 6am on Friday morning to 11pm on Sunday night.
Continue readingBradley Stoke’s One Below store to close on Sunday (14th January)
The One Below discount store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre will close down this Sunday (14th January), according to notices displayed in the shop’s windows. An “everything must go” clearance sale is currently in progress with “up to 50 percent off”. One Below opened at the centre in September 2019. Prior to this the One Below unit had been occupied by Poundworld.
Continue readingADVERTORIAL: Route 8 Barbers open new branch in Bradley Stoke
The menfolk of Bradley Stoke can now have their hair cut at a traditional barbers’ shop right in the heart of town following the opening of Route 8 Barbers at the Willow Brook Centre. The new shop, which opened yesterday (Thursday 4th May), is located in the town square unit formerly occupied by Ladbrokes – next door to Domino’s. The Bradley Stoke branch is Route 8’s third opening…
Continue readingBradley Stoke McDonald’s now trading for an extra seven hours a week
Bradley Stoke’s new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through has extended its opening times by one hour a day and now closes at 11pm seven days a week. The outlet has planning permission for 24-hour operation, coupled with a late night food and drink licence, but when it opened in September the operator chose to restrict trading hours to 6am to 10pm each day.
Continue readingStarbucks to open at the Willow Brook Centre on Wednesday (14th December)
A new Starbucks store, operated by regional licensee Cobra Coffee, will be opening at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke tomorrow (Wednesday 14th December), creating 17 new jobs in the local community. This will be the sixth Starbucks store in and around Bristol operated by Cobra Coffee, which is owned by Southern Co-op.
Continue readingBradley Stoke shopping centre changes hands for £84 million
Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has changed hands for the second time in just over six years after being acquired by Supermarket Income REIT plc for £84 million. The centre’s new owner is a FTSE 250 real estate investment trust that aims to provide inflation-protected, long-dated income from grocery property in the UK.
Continue readingMcDonald’s opens in Bradley Stoke, but it’s not 24 hours (yet)
The new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre opened its doors shortly after 11am today (Wednesday 14th September) following a construction period lasting around seven months. Despite the franchisee having recently secured a ‘late night’ premises licence, the outlet will *not* be opening any later than 10pm – for the time being at least.
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