A 26-year-old judo champion who trains at Bradley Stoke Judo Club is set to achieve a childhood dream by representing Team GB at this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. Lele Nairne, who has been attending the club at Bradley Stoke Active Lifestyle Centre for more than half her life, will compete in the 57kg weight category on Monday 29th July.
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The parliamentary constituency of Filton and Bradley Stoke (FaBS) has a new member of parliament after Labour’s Claire Hazelgrove swept to victory in Thursday’s general election. Her success ends a 14-year domination of the seat by the Conservatives’ Jack Lopresti, who had held it since its inception in 2010. Labour’s share of the vote in FaBS rose from 38.4% in 2019 to 45.3%…
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A planning application for the construction of two 4-storey apartment blocks on vacant land at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way looks set to be approved at a council committee meeting this Thursday (4th July). Officers at South Glos Council have recommended approval of the application despite it attracting objections from 62 local residents and the town council.
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Housebuilder Crest Nicholson has supported Bradley Stoke Community School Primary Phase by sponsoring their annual summer fair, on behalf of the developer’s nearby Brooklands Park development in Stoke Gifford, located only two and a half miles away. Crest Nicholson donated a total of £750 towards the event held on Saturday 22nd June…
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A total of five candidates are contesting the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency seat in the general election that will take place on Thursday 4th July. Conservative candidate Jack Lopresti, who has held the seat continuously since its inception in 2010, is hoping to defend the 5,646 majority he secured at the last general election in 2019. However, he faces a stiff challenge this time round…
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A field of 484 competitors took part in this year’s Bradley Stoke 10k Run held on Sunday 9th June as part of the annual Community Festival. Weather conditions were ideal for the runners, with sunny intervals and an air temperature of just 16 degrees – unusually cool for the time of year. Victory in the men’s race went to Marcus Dunsford (Bristol & West AC)…
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The full line-up of bands and dance groups for the first day of next weekend’s Bradley Stoke Community Festival has been revealed. Saturday 8th June 2024 will see a full-format festival return to the Jubilee Centre fields following a barren year in 2023 after councillors embarrassingly failed to secure the services of a management company…
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The Journal has received official confirmation that a new café is to open within Bradley Stoke’s Tesco Extra store “in the coming weeks”. Advertisements for jobs at the café have appeared on the Tesco Careers website in the last few days. These state that the new facility will open in “July 2024”.
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The petrol filling station at the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke will be temporarily closed for five weeks starting this Monday, 20th May. Customers have been made aware of the closure through a notice displayed on the door of the filling station kiosk, which states that “major works” need to be carried out at the site.
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New solar panels generating more than 360,000kWh of clean energy and saving 75 tonnes of carbon a year have been installed at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The panels cover 1,875m2 of the leisure centre’s roof and in summer will convert enough daylight/sunlight into electrical energy to power the entire 7,000m2 site.
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