May 2019
Page 3: Stoke Gifford girl, aged 9, praised for 999 call
- Stoke Gifford girl, aged 9, praised for 999 call (SGJ)
- South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
- 30-second clip of the 999 call
Page 4 & 5: Bridge closure diversion details to be revealed at public drop-in sessions
- Bridge closure diversion details to be revealed at public drop-in sessions (SGJ)
- MetroBus Extension Build (The Journal)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGC)
Pages 6 & 7: By the left… Army Cadets’ hat-trick of successes
Pages 8 & 9: Nature conservation group report for April
- Nature conservation group report for April (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Pages 10 & 11: Village Hotel donates 1,000 employee hours to youth work charity
- Story will appear soon on the FJ website
- Village Hotel Bristol
Page 13: Why I volunteer #1: The Beaver Scout leader
- Why I volunteer #1: The Beaver Scout leader (BSJ)
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group on Facebook
Page 14: Local hot air balloon team looking for crew
Page 15: Local food bank use up 9% year-on-year
- Local food bank use up 9 percent year-on-year (BSJ)
- North Bristol Foodbank
- North Bristol Foodbank on Facebook
Page 16 & 17: Royal guest at Concorde 50th anniversary event
Page 18: Life-saving equipment installed at local nursery
Page 19: Lots going on at your local tennis club
Pages 20 & 21: Splatts Abbey Wood: A small pocket of nature
- Story will appear soon on the SGJ website
- Splatts Abbey Wood
Pages 22 & 23: Bradley Stoke in Bloom update for April
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom update for April (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 25: Bowsland Green reporters probe the plastic plague
Page 26: TV’s Fred Dinenage opens new retirement complex in Charlton Hayes
- TV’s Fred Dinenage opens new retirement complex in Charlton Hayes (PJ)
- Hamilton House (McCarthy & Stone)
Page 27: Win a year’s free gym membership at Anytime Fitness in Bradley Stoke … and worldwide!
- Win a year’s free gym membership at Anytime Fitness in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- Competition entry page
- Anytime Fitness Bradley Stoke
Page 28: Final call for Stars of the Stokes nominations
- Final call for Stars of the Stokes nominations (BSJ)
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 29: Marshals needed for Bradley Stoke 10k
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (Sole Sisters)
- Bradley Stoke 10k on Facebook
Page 29: Special invitation to meet local Rotary Club members
- Special invitation to meet local Rotary Club members (BSJ)
- Rotary Club of Bradley Stoke
- Bradley Stoke Rotary Club on Facebook
Page 31: Bank holiday village fête set to draw the crowds
- Bank holiday village fête set to draw the crowds (SGJ)
- Stoke Gifford Trust
- Stoke Gifford Trust on Facebook
Page 32: First aid training for USA-bound Scouts
Page 33: Deck of new accessible footbridge installed
- Deck of new accessible footbridge installed (SGJ)
- Railway upgrade work in South Gloucestershire (Network Rail)
- Timelapse video of bridge installation (Network Rail on Twitter)
Page 35: Volunteers needed to support summer reading challenge in local libraries
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- South Gloucestershire Libraries on Facebook
April 2019
Page 3: Cameras used to aid bridge diversion planning
- Cameras used to aid bridge diversion planning (SGJ)
- MetroBus Extension Build (The Journal)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGC)
Pages 4 & 5: Full approval granted for first batch of 278 airfield homes
- Full approval granted for first batch of 278 airfield homes (PJ)
- Planning application PT18/5892/RM
- Brabazon (YTL)
- Cribbs Patchway New Neighourhood (PJ)
Pages 6 & 7: McDonald’s and Starbucks drive-through plans refused for second time
- McDonald’s and Starbucks drive-through plans refused for second time (BSJ)
- Live report from the SPC meeting on 19th March (BSJ Twitter)
- Planning application PT18/1491/O
- Planning Applications of Note (BSJ)
Page 9: Replacement Sort It centre will be at Filton Viridor site
- Replacement Sort It centre will be at Filton Viridor site (FJ)
- Agenda, report and decisions for Cabinet meeting on 7th March (SGJ)
Pages 10 & 11: Vast £56m retirement complex officially opened in Stoke Gifford
- Vast £56m retirement complex officially opened in Stoke Gifford (SGJ)
- Stoke Gifford Retirement Village
Page 12 & 13: Trust CEO’s “lack of representation” gibe triggers schools minister visit
- Trust CEO’s “lack of representation” gibe triggers schools minister visit (BSJ)
- Earlier story on the BSJ website:
Page 14: Bowlers to support air ambulance
Page 15: Mixed reaction to Willow Brook Centre’s new speed bumps
- Mixed reactions to Willow Brook Centre’s new speed bumps (BSJ)
- Earlier discussion on the BSJ Facebook page
Page 16: School kicks off 20th anniversary celebrations
Page 18: £600k scheme to get MetroBus into Parkway
- £650k scheme to get MetroBus into Parkway (SGJ)
- MetroBus Bristol
- M1 MetroBus service route, ticket and timetable information (BSJ)
Page 19: Community in shock as organiser of charity Christmas lights passes away
- Community in shock as organiser of charity Christmas lights passes away (BSJ)
- Watch Elm Close Christmas Lights on Facebook
- Online donation page in aid of St Peter’s Hospice
Pages 20 to 21: Stars of the Stokes
- Nominations open for Stars of the Stokes 2019 (BSJ)
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 23: Library exhibition to show local impact of WW2
- Library exhibition shows local impact of WW2 (BSJ)
- South Gloucestershire Second World War stories (SGC)
Page 24: MetroBus: Has the ‘no lay-bys’ policy backfired?
Page 27: All change for local elections on 2nd May
- All change for local elections on 2nd May (BSJ)
- 2019 District Election in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- 2019 Town Election in Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
Page 28: Mum launches petition for safer road crossing
- Mum launches petition for safer road crossing (BSJ)
- Petition: Make crossing our road safer going to School by putting in a Zebra Crossing (change.org)
Page 29: New play equipment coming to Jubilee park
Page 31: Spring singing with Stokes Singers
Page 33: Lots happening at 1st Bradley Stoke Scouts
- Lots happening at 1st Bradley Stoke Scouts (BSJ)
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group on Facebook
Page 35: Council noticeboard is ten years late
Page 35: Trench Lane Boot Sale starts 7th April
Page 36: Two Stoke Gifford artists to exhibit on popular arts trail
- Story will appear soon on the SGJ website
- Severn Vale Art Trail
- Lorraine Durant, artist
- Sara Smith, artist
March 2019
Page 3: Tories pledge to replace Little Stoke Sort It centre
- Tories pledge to replace Little Stoke Sort It centre (SGJ)
- Little Stoke Sort It centre (SGC)
- South Gloucestershire Conservatives
Page 4: Councillors and residents await revised plans for 763 homes at Harry Stoke
- Councillors and residents await revised plans for 763 homes at Harry Stoke (SGJ)
- Planning application PT17/5810/RM
- Development on land at Harry Stoke (SGJ)
Pages 4 & 5: Housing minister makes flying visit to the Stokes
- Housing minister makes flying visit to the Stokes (SGJ)
- East of Harry Stoke New Neighbourhood (SGJ)
- Development on land at Harry Stoke (SGJ)
Pages 6 & 7: SGC committee refuses permission for McDonald’s & Starbucks drive-throughs
- SGC committee refuses permission for McDonald’s & Starbucks drive-throughs (BSJ)
- Transcript of the BSJ’s live reporting from the meeting [PDF]
- PT18/1491/O | Development at Willow Brook Centre…
- Planning Applications of Note (BSJ)
Page 9: Local schoolgirl speaks at United Nations (NY)
- Local schoolgirl speaks at United Nations (BSJ)
- Previous article on the BSJ website:
- One Million for one Billion
Pages 10 & 11: Gipsy Patch Lane road closures to start months earlier than originally planned
- Earlier story on the SGJ website:
- Gipsy Patch Lane travel survey
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ)
Page 12: Disappointment at Stoke Lodge Ofsted verdict
Page 14: Bradley Stoke 10k Run sells out within 48hrs
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run sells out within 48 hours (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (Sole Sisters)
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ)
- Enter the 2019 Bradley Stoke 10k Run (Race Nation)
Page 15: Platform ‘party’ celebrates railway upgrade
Pages 16 & 17: Have your say on roundabout improvement proposals
Page 18: ‘In Bloom’ volunteers give town a spring clean
- ‘In Bloom’ volunteers give town a spring clean (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Pages 19 to 22: Stars of the Stokes
- Nominations open for Stars of the Stokes 2019 (BSJ)
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 23: Council looks at bringing bin collections back in-house
- Council looks at bringing bin collections back in-house (SGP)
- Cabinet meeting on 4th February: Agenda and decisions (SGC)
Page 24 & 25: Art group gives ‘God of the Three Brooks’ a face
- Art group gives ‘God of the Three Brooks’ a face (BSJ)
- Stokes Art Group
- Stokes Art Group on Facebook
Pages 26 & 27: Two local groups win Aviva community grants
Page 29: Primary pupils share research on local area
Page 31: Liberal Democrats select prospective candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke
- Liberal Democrats select prospective candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke (BSJ)
- South Glos Liberal Democrats
Page 32: Bradley Stoke nurse set to embark on 24-hour charity run
- Bradley Stoke nurse set to embark on 24-hour charity run (BSJ)
- Jessie May Children’s Hospice at Home
Page 33: Harry Potter event raises £200 for charity
Page 35: South Glos council tax to rise by 2.99 percent
Errata: Public consultation result mentioned in paragraph 7 relates to the 2019/20 council tax, not 2018/19. Previous police precept increase of 6.6 percent was in 2018/19, not 2017/18