The new Tesco filling station currently being constructed within Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development could open as early as April according to staff working at the existing filling station. Work on the new facility started in January with erection of the blue forecourt canopy supports. The first of the two giant fuel storage tanks arrived on site on 30th
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Existing Tesco store comes under pressure
The existing Tesco store in Bradley Stoke is coming under increasing pressure from construction activity associated with the new town centre development. Traffic signals on the access road to the store have been causing tailbacks for traffic entering and leaving the store, with one resident reporting a delay of half an hour on leaving the store last week. The traffic
Continue readingDemolition of loading bay nears completion
Demolition of the loading bay of the existing Tesco store is nearing completion. The photo (left) shows that only part of the steel framework remains. Work on the demolition began in early February with the removal of a large piece of machinery from the roof of the building using a giant crane. The initial attempt had to be aborted due
Continue readingComing soon – lots more news about the new town centre
We have been very busy researching stories and will be very shortly making a number of back-dated posts about the new town centre development. In the meantime, why not check-out our PicasaWeb Gallery which has now grown to 241 photos!
Continue readingFirst concrete poured at new town centre site
The first concrete has been poured at Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. Foundations for the new Tesco store are clearly visible from Bradley Stoke Way. Other developments are the erection of a temporary white marquee on the south side of the existing Tesco store and the appearance of footpath diversion signs. It is undertood that the loading bay of
Continue readingAll go for new town centre
In a press release dated 30th November 2007, Tesco announced that construction of Bradley Stoke’s new town centre was scheduled to begin on 10th December 2007. The development of the site is expected to last for 18 months. The company hopes to open its new store, which is two and a half times the size of the existing store on
Continue readingReady for the scrapheap
Few people in Bradley Stoke will be sad to see the last of the existing Tesco store, which hardly ranks as one the architectural masterpieces of the supermarket giant. The badly maintained edifice is scheduled to be demolished once the new store is up and running (currently scheduled for October 2008). Let’s hope the new version lasts longer than the
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Welcome to the Bradley Stoke Journal, a community news website for Bradley Stoke. We will initially be focusing on the new town centre development, but have plans to expand our coverage to other topics in the near future. [more about us …]
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