February 2019
Pages 2 & 3: New year starts without a single PCSO in the Stokes
Pages 4 & 5: Local councillors win site inspection concession in row over McDonald’s and Starbucks plans
- Local councillors win site inspection concession in row over McDonald’s and Starbucks plans (BSJ)
- PT18/1491/O | Development at Willow Brook Centre…
- Officer report to the Development Management Committee (SGC)
Pages 6 & 7: M1 MetroBus: 15 months late, but finally running
- M1 MetroBus: 15 months late, but finally running (BSJ)
- MetroBus Bristol
- M1 MetroBus service route, ticket and timetable information (BSJ)
Page 8: Take advantage of Kumon’s two-week Free Trial
Page 9: Former Bradley Stoke mayor fined for breaching building rules
Page 11: GB Olympian supports Aldi store’s charity efforts
Pages 12 & 13: Received a ‘fine’ for driving through Bristol Parkway?
- Have you received a ‘fine’ for driving through Bristol Parkway? (SGJ)
- Bristol Parkway No Through Road (SGJ information page)
Pages 14 & 15: Positive start to the year for the Bradley Stoke in Bloom volunteers
- Positive start to the year for the Bradley Stoke in Bloom volunteers (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 18: Jack Lopresti MP: News round up for January
Page 19: Play park equipment condemned as unsafe
- Play park equipment condemned as unsafe (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke Town Council
- Friends of Jubilee Green on Facebook
Page 16: Petition launched to increase Stoke Gifford By-Pass speed limit
- Petition launched to increase Stoke Gifford By-Pass speed limit (SGJ)
- Comment in the newsletter of the Bristol Advanced Motorists group
- Previous article on the SGJ website:
- Previous discussion on the BSJ Facebook page:
- Petition: “We, the undersigned, petition the Council to Raise the speed limit on the Stoke Gifford bypass” (SGC)
Page 21: Drop-in session to address concerns over revised plans for 763 homes at Harry Stoke
- Drop-in session to address concerns over revised plans for 763 homes at Harry Stoke (SGJ)
- Planning application: PT17/5810/RM
Pages 22 & 23: Conservation group update for January
- Nature conservation group update for January (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 23: Business networking event at MS centre
Page 24: Register now for the 2019 Spring Clean!
- Register now for the 2019 Spring Clean! (BSJ)
- Spring Clean 2019 (SGC)
Page 25: Opticians raise thousands for children’s cancer charity
Page 26: Time to nominate your local ‘community hero’
Page 27: Have you ever attended or worked at Wheatfield Primary?
- Have you ever attended or worked at Wheatfield Primary School? (BSJ)
- Wheatfield at 20
- Wheatfield at 20 on Facebook
Page 28: Local florist’s new online shop proves a hit
Page 29: New weekly toddler group in Stoke Lodge
- New weekly toddler group in Stoke Lodge (BSJ)
- Bright Sparks Pre-School
- Bright Sparks Toddlers – Stoke Lodge on Facebook
Page 32: Charity lights fundraising target smashed!
- Charity lights fundraising target smashed! (BSJ)
- Watch Elm Close Christmas Lights – Bradley Stoke page on Facebook
- Watch Elm Close Christmas Lights 2018 donations page
Page 35: Paralympian trains councillors for mental health awareness ride
Page 36: New parking restrictions introduced at Co-op
- Earlier story on the SGJ website:
January 2019
Page 3: Council seeks new powers to combat dog waste littering
- Council seeks new powers to combat dog waste littering (BSJ)
- Public Spaces Protection Order: Dog Fouling (SGC)
Pages 4 & 5: National TV poll ranks Watch Elm Close lights 2nd best in the UK
- National TV poll ranks Watch Elm Close lights second best in UK (BSJ)
- Watch Elm Close Christmas Lights – Bradley Stoke page on Facebook
- Watch Elm Close Christmas Lights 2018 donations page
Page 6: MetroBus arrives but journey times disappoint
Page 7: M1 MetroBus service to start on 6th January
- M1 MetroBus service to start on 6th January (BSJ)
- MetroBus Bristol
- M1 MetroBus service route, ticket and timetable information (BSJ)
Page 8: Local resident offers support to parents with disabilities
- Local resident offers support to parents with disabilities (SGJ)
- Mitch’s blog: Two Donoughts
Pages 10 & 11: Green light for 327 new homes and primary school on land just south of Bradley Stoke
- Green light for 327 new homes and primary school on land to the east of Stoke Gifford (SGJ)
- Planning application: PT16/4928/O
- Report to the planning committee meeting (SGC)
- East of Harry Stoke New Neighbourhood (SGJ)
Pages 12 & 13: Cost of replacement railway bridge rockets by at least £20m
- Cost of replacement railway bridge rockets by at least £20m (SGJ)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (Travelwest)
Page 15: New petition launched against proposals for 2,000 homes at Woodlands Golf Course
- New petition launched against proposals for 2,000 homes at Woodlands Golf Course (BSJ)
- Woodlands Golf & Country Club
- Woodlands Garden Village (BSJ)
- Petition: “We, the undersigned, petition the Council to strongly object to the development of 2,000+ houses on Green Belt land at the Woodlands Golf and Country Club” (SGJ)
Page 16: Khushi’s dream visit to the UN through karate
Page 17: Access concerns delay planning application for Patchway Lidl store
- Story will appear soon on the PJ website
- Planning application: PT17/5387/F
- Previous story on the PJ website:
Page 18: FREE computing courses at local libraries
- FREE computing courses at local libraries (BSJ)
- Part-time courses (SGS College)
Page 19: Conservation group review of the year
- Conservation group review of the year (BSJ)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Pages 20 & 21: Primary school Christmas productions
- Hi-res photos available soon on Facebook and Flickr
Page 23: Gold standard in paediatric first aid for Bradley Stoke nursery
- Gold standard in paediatric first aid for Bradley Stoke nursery (BSJ)
- Mama Bear’s Pre-School, Baileys Court
- Millie’s Mark
Page 24: New hotel on A38 aims to offer something for all
Page 25: NBRG ‘Couch to 5k’ – Mission accomplished!
Page 25: Beginners’ running courses starting in January 2019
- Sole Sisters Running Club (starts 14th January)
- Active in Life (Little Stoke Park; starts 14th January)
- Active in Life (Bradley Stoke; starts 17th January)
Page 27: Volunteers frustrated by bureaucracy
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom volunteers frustrated by bureaucracy (BSJ)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 28: All aboard the ‘wellness train’ at Willow Brook!
Pages 30 & 31: Young Heart Hero, Calum Morris
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Calum’s Film (YouTube)
Page 32: Aerospace firm to build multi-million pound technology centre on former East Works site
- Aerospace firm to build multi-million pound technology centre on former East Works site (FJ)
- GKN Aerospace
- Horizon 38
Page 33: Kumon Bradley Stoke marks 20th anniversary
Page 35: An update from Jack Lopresti MP