March 2017
Page 3: Works starts on new Airbus test centre in Filton
Pages 4 & 5: Trust warns of looming funding crisis at BSCS
- Trust warns of looming funding crisis at BSCS (BSJ)
- School funding: Your help is needed – our funding is insufficient and getting worse! (OAT)
- Update: Funding Challenges (OAT)
- Press and Media Interest: Funding Challenges in South Gloucestershire (OAT)
- Petition: Stop Unfair School Funding in South Gloucestershire (OAT / South Gloucestershire Parents*)
(* Petition originally started under the name ‘Olympus Academy Trust’; name later changed to ‘South Gloucestershire Parents’)
Pages 6 & 7: Filton Concorde completes final journey to new £19m home
- Story will appear soon on the PJ website
- Aerospace Bristol
- Aerospace Bristol on Facebook
Pages 8 & 9: MetroBus project: February progress report
- MetroBus project: February progress report (BSJ)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Alun Griffiths community website
Page 11: Work gets under way on new £100m office development behind Parkway Station
- Work gets under way on new £100m office development behind Parkway Station (SGJ)
- The Approach Bristol
Pages 12 & 13: Twitchers flock to Willow Brook car park
- Twitchers flock to Willow Brook car park (BSJ)
- Photos:
Page 14: Great demand for BS 10k Run places
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (Sole Sisters)
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ)
- Enter the 2017 Bradley Stoke 10k Run (Race Nation)
Pages 14 & 15: Three Brooks nature report for February
- Three Brooks nature report for February (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Pages 16 & 17: SGC rejects councillors’ appeal to reconsider Hatchet Road bus lane plan
- SGC rejects councillors’ appeal to reconsider Hatchet Road bus lane plan (SGJ)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (Travelwest)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ website)
Page 18: Local runner pulls out all the stops to help visually impaired access his sport
Page 20: Hitachi to create 150 jobs at new train depot in Stoke Gifford
Page 21: Aardman Live at Bowsland Primary
Page 22: Silver theme chosen for this year’s carnival
Pages 23 – 26: Nominations open for Stars of the Stokes 2017
- Nominations open for Stars of the Stokes 2017 (BSJ)
- Stars of the Stokes
- Stars of the Stokes on Facebook
Page 27: Bailey’s school says: “Let’s CAP cancer”
Page 31: Bradley Stoke in Bloom February update
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom February update (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 34: Stoke Gifford Busy Bees rated ‘outstanding’
- Story will appear soon on the SGJ website
- Ofsted report
- Busy Bees Nursery, Stoke Gifford
Page 35: Silver sporting success for St Chad’s
Page 36: Grants available to help set up new community groups in Bradley Stoke!
- Grants available to help set up new community groups in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Community Connectors – South Gloucestershire
Page 38: Great fun for kids and adults: Library’s new Spanish Rhyme Time
- Great fun for kids and adults: Library’s new Spanish Rhyme Time (BSJ)
- BS Spanish Rhyme Time on Facebook
Page 39: South Glos council tax to rise by 4.99 percent
Erratum: Public consultation result mentioned in paragraph 4 relates to the 2017/18 council tax, not 2016/17.
Page 41: The Barn needs YOU!
February 2017
Page 3: Future of town centre plot remains uncertain
- Future of town centre plot remains uncertain (BSJ)
- Policies Sites and Places Plan (SGC)
- Earlier stories on the BSJ website:
Pages 4 & 5: Council’s U-turn means street lights will stay on all night – but not until 2026 for Bradley Stoke!
- Council’s U-turn means street lights will stay on all night – but not until 2026 for Bradley Stoke! (BSJ)
- Agenda and reports for SGC’s Environment and Community Services Committee meeting on 18th January 2017 (item 12 refers)
- Part-night lighting (SGC)
- LED street lighting (SGC)
- SGC Lighting Policy April 2014 (policy prior to recent decision)
- Previous street lighting stories in the Journal
Pages 6 & 7: Woodlands Lane junction set to be fully reopened by end of February
- Woodlands Lane junction set to be fully reopened by end of February (BSJ)
- Comments on Facebook (BSJ)
- MetroBus public meeting on 12th January: Presentation slides; minutes
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Alun Griffiths community website
Page 8: Plans go in for fourth platform at Parkway
- Plans go in for fourth platform at Bristol Parkway (SGJ)
- Planning application (SGC)
- Great Western Route modernisation in South Glos (Network Rail)
Page 9: Scout group membership grows
Page 9: Railway upgrade work in South Gloucestershire
- Agenda and reports for SGC Transport Forum on 30th January 2017 (item 10 refers)
- Great Western Route modernisation in South Glos (Network Rail)
Page 11: Curtain raised on multi-million pound leisure centre redevelopment
- Curtain raised on multi-million pound leisure centre redevelopment (BSJ)
- Comments on Facebook (BSJ)
- Active Adventure
Pages 12 & 13: Town council reveals plan for changes at Brook Way site
- Town council reveals plan for changes at Brook Way Activity Centre site (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Town Council newsletter, January 2017 (page 6 refers)
- Public consultations (BSTC)
Page 15: New opening hours at Bradley Stoke Library
- New opening hours at Bradley Stoke Library (BSJ)
- Open Access at Bradley Stoke Library (SGC)
- Consultation: Changes to Library Services Phase 2 (SGC)
Pages 16 & 17: Ring Road viaduct closure set to cause “significant delays” for a year
- Ring Road viaduct closure set to cause “significant delays” for a year (BSJ)
- Agenda and reports for SGC’s Environment and Community Services Committee meeting on 18th January 2017 (item 11 refers)
- Major Roadwork – Bromley Heath Viaduct (SGC)
Page 19: Six months of tunnelling work to begin soon in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- Six months of tunnelling work to begin soon in Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ)
- Comments on Facebook (BSJ)
- Frome Valley Relief Sewer (Wessex Water)
- Previous article on the BSJ website:
Pages 20 & 21: Over 200 attend public meeting with police after surge in burglaries in Bradley Stoke
- Over 200 attend public meeting with police after surge in burglaries in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Previous stories on the BSJ website
- Setting up a Neighbourhood Watch Scheme (PC Jamie Shiels)
- Burglary prevention tips (PC Jamie Shiels)
Page 23: Interactive library exhibition helps you ‘Know Your Place’
- Interactive exhibition at Bradley Stoke Library helps you ‘Know Your Place’ (BSJ)
- ‘Know Your Place’ online exhibition
- ‘Know Your Place maps’
Page 26: Christmas tree becomes blankets for homeless
- St Mike’s Yarn Bombers (SMYB) on Facebook
Page 29: BS Lions’ donations help three worthy causes
Pages 30 & 31: Three Brooks nature group report for January
- Three Brooks nature group report for January (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 31: Mojo ‘Muddy Madness’ for Comic Relief
Page 33: Bradley Stoke Carnival set for August return
Page 35: Quilts presented to hospital baby unit
Page 35: Popular Little Stoke Chippie shuts down
January 2017
Pages 4 & 5: Double celebration for air ambulance charity
- Double celebration for air ambulance charity (BSJ)
- Planning application PT15/1438/F
- New helicopter base near the M4/M5 Almondsbury Interchange (BSJ)
- Previous coverage of the helibase planning application (BSJ)
Page 7: Watch Elm Close Christmas lights provide welcome boost for brace of charities
- Mike and Terry’s Christmas Lights 2016 (MyDonate)
Page 8: Planning permission granted for food store
- Previous story on the SGJ website
- Planning application PT16/4626/RVC
Page 8: Emergency services attend collisions on Brook Way
- Motorcyclist injured and car catches fire in Brook Way crash (BSJ)
- Car strikes bollards on Brook Way (BSJ Facebook)
- Previous story on the BSJ website:
Page 9: Anorexia survivor launches charity fundraising campaign
- Anorexia survivor launches charity fundraising campaign (BSJ)
- Sophie Mitchell’s Fundraising for Beat 2017 Events page on Facebook
- Sophie Mitchell’s JustGiving page
- Beat – Eating disorders charity
Page 11: Safe stolen in Woodlands Park burglary
Page 13: Three Brooks nature news for December
- Three Brooks nature news for December (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 14: Two key deals signed for East Works site
Page 15: Abacus @ Meadowbrook impresses Ofsted
Pages 18 & 19: MetroBus roadworks to continue until July
- MetroBus roadworks to continue until July (BSJ)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Alun Griffiths community website
Pages 20 & 21: School Christmas productions
Page 22: Record amount raised during Poppy Week
Page 24: Emotional send-off for Wheatfield headteacher
- Emotional send-off for Wheatfield headteacher (BSJ)
- Hi-res photos on Facebook and Flickr
Page 29: Four-day lane closure on A38 in January
- Four-day lane closure on A38 southbound at Aztec West starts this Thursday (BSJ)
- Aztec West Roundabout A38 Southbound Widening Scheme (BSJ)
Page 30: Get running with Sole Sisters in the new year!
- Get running with Sole Sisters in the new year! (BSJ)
- Sole Sisters’ beginners’ course
- Sole Sisters on Facebook
Pages 32 & 33: MetroBus – Frequently asked questions
- MetroBus – All you Need to Know (Travelwest)