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Wednesday 3rd December 2008 SH (Editor)

Police raid Bradley Stoke cannabis “factory”

Police officers yesterday (Tuesday) raided a four-bedroom detached house in Bradley Stoke’s Juniper Way, following tip-offs from the local community that the property was being used as a cannabis “factory”. A search led to the recovery of around 450 well-grown cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of £180,000, growing in five rooms of the house. A 48-year-old man has

Thursday 10th April 2008 SH (Editor)

Spring has sprung in Bradley Stoke’s woodlands

Seeking a break from recording progress in the construction of Bradley Stoke’s new town centre, The Journal’s photographer recently ventured into nearby Savages Wood and woodland below Bradley Stoke Community School to capture some more peaceful scenes. Check out the pictures of bluebells and wood anemones in our Photo Gallery [album, slideshow]. Volunteers from the town’s Three Brooks Nature Conservation

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

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 …]