The first case of Covid-19 (coronavirus) in South Gloucestershire was identified on 11th March 2020.
See: Confirmation of first COVID-19 (coronavirus) case in South Gloucestershire (South Glos Post)
Information sources
- UK government: Coronavirus (COVID‑19)
- South Gloucestershire Council: Coronavirus (Covid-19)
- Bradley Stoke Town Council: Coronavirus – Town Council Services
Covid-19 testing
Information on the types of testing available locally and how to access them is available on the Testing and self-isolating page of the South Gloucestershire Council website.
If you have symptoms, book a standard test at www.nhs.uk or call 119.
Covid-19 vaccination
For the latest news on the local vaccination programme, visit the Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination page on the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group website.
Journal magazine articles
The following articles about the pandemic were published in the Bradley Stoke Journal and Stoke Gifford Journal magazines:
- How lockdowns 2 & 3 played out in the Stokes
March/April 2021 magazines - Coronavirus lockdown in the Stokes
July/August 2020 magazines
Journal website articles
The following articles about the pandemic were published on the North Bristol Press websites:
- Sunday 22nd August 2021
Restaurant closes doors for ten days following Covid-19 ‘close contact’ alert - Saturday 10th April 2021
Bus timetable changes on M1 & 73 from Sunday - Thursday 25th March 2021
Staging of 2021 Bradley Stoke Community Festival hangs in the balance - Thursday 18th March 2021
Covid-19: Resuming outdoor bowls in Bradley Stoke - Sunday 28th February 2021
Covid-19 surge testing coming to the Stokes in response to cases of Brazilian mutation - Friday 26th February 2021
BSCS reveals phased timetable for all students returning to school - Friday 22nd January 2021
Bus service frequencies to be reduced from Sunday - Sunday 17th January 2021
Covid-19 community testing unit to open in Bradley Stoke on Monday - Tuesday 22nd December 2020
Covid-19 outbreak at Bradley Stoke primary school registers 62 positive cases - Monday 21st December 2020
Residents urged to “help keep Bradley Stoke safe” following surge in Covid-19 cases - Monday 26th October 2020
Bowsland Green’s Covid-19 ‘happiness snake’ finds a new home at Willow Brook - Tuesday 14th July 2020
Stone ‘happiness snake’ just keeps on growing! - Saturday 20th June 2020
Prints of local student’s ‘hero’ word art drawing now available to order - Tuesday 9th June 2020
Willow Brook shopping centre prepares for more businesses to reopen - Sunday 31st May 2020
Bus service frequencies increased to support social distancing as lockdown eased - Monday 11th May 2020
Local student’s ‘hero’ word art drawing to be raffled for charity
Articles in the wider media
- 8th May 2022 | BBC News
Covid: Learning to live with the virus in the UK - 19th March 2022 | BBC News
Covid: Rise in UK infections driven by BA.2 Omicron variant - 21st February 2022 | BBC News
Covid: England ending isolation laws and mass free testing - 19th January 2022 | BBC News
Covid: Face mask rules and Covid passes to end in England - 9th December 2021 | BBC News
Covid: England braces for Plan B rule changes amid Omicron fears - 30th November 2021 | BBC News
Covid: Booster offer for all adults in England by end of January - 20th October 2021 | BBC News
Covid: False negatives blamed for high case rates in West of England - 1st September 2021 | BBC News
Back to school: How are pupils being kept Covid-safe this term? - 16th August 2021 | BBC News
Covid: Self-isolation ends for double-jabbed and under-18s
19th July 2021 | BBC News
England Covid restrictions ease as PM urges caution - 19th June 2021 | BBC News
Covid: Will 19 July unlocking gamble pay off or backfire? - 14th June 2021 | BBC News
Covid: Lockdown easing in England delayed to 19 July - 10th May 2021 | BBC News
Hugs with loved ones as PM confirms England’s biggest step back to normal