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Saturday 23rd February 2008 SH (Editor)

New Tesco filling station could open soon

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

Thursday 21st February 2008 SH (Editor)

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

Thursday 21st February 2008 SH (Editor)

Demolition 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

Monday 18th February 2008 SH (Editor)

Coming 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 Photo Gallery which has now grown to 241 photos!

Sunday 27th January 2008 SH (Editor)

First 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

Monday 31st December 2007 SH (Editor)

All 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

Monday 31st December 2007 SH (Editor)

Ready 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

Sunday 30th December 2007 SH (Editor)

Welcome

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 …]