Councillors have expressed “significant concerns” regarding a requested 16 percent annual increase in the town council’s contribution towards the funding of an additional part-time police officer dedicated to Bradley Stoke. They are also unhappy at the “lack of visible police presence” in the town and the “withdrawal of police support for community events”.
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The no. 73 bus service will no longer run between Cribbs Causeway and Bradley Stoke from Sunday 22nd January, with buses instead starting and ending their journeys at the Eagles Wood stop in north Bradley Stoke. The change has been justified on the grounds that the existing M1 MetroBus and the new M4 MetroBus (will) provide good connections between Cribbs Causeway and the Stokes.
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Staff and parents of children at a local primary school are celebrating the award of a ‘good’ Ofsted grading following a 6-year period during which the setting was deemed to be in need of improvement. Inspectors who visited the school last November have rated it ‘good’ in all five categories of assessment, marking a big step forward from the previous inspection in January 2019.
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The weather is colder and darker, and Christmas has been and gone. One of the best ways to tackle feeling the blues this winter is by getting active. It can be hard to exercise on your own, but Active Lifestyle Centres has everything our local communities need to achieve their health and fitness goals together this winter, from fitness classes to state-of-the-art gyms…
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A Bradley Stoke town councillor who resigned from the Conservative Party in protest at alleged bullying of council officers has now joined the Green Party following a brief flirt with Labour. The councillor quit the party to become an independent in May last year, accusing two colleagues of unreasonable behaviour in their interactions with council staff.
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Bradley Stoke based Mamas Bristol CIC has received a generous donation from housebuilder Redrow that will guarantee the continuation of its important work for families across Bristol and the South West this winter. The current cost-of-living crisis has led to forecasts of a record number of families reaching out for help…
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Bradley Stoke’s new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through has extended its opening times by one hour a day and now closes at 11pm seven days a week. The outlet has planning permission for 24-hour operation, coupled with a late night food and drink licence, but when it opened in September the operator chose to restrict trading hours to 6am to 10pm each day.
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Bradley Stoke parents have welcomed the news that Girlguiding – the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK – is officially opening its doors to four-year-olds. Rainbows, the charity’s youngest section, will now welcome girls from the age of four up to seven years, providing opportunities for more girls to experience the fun, friendship and adventure of Girlguiding.
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A new Starbucks store, operated by regional licensee Cobra Coffee, will be opening at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke tomorrow (Wednesday 14th December), creating 17 new jobs in the local community. This will be the sixth Starbucks store in and around Bristol operated by Cobra Coffee, which is owned by Southern Co-op.
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Bradley Stoke residents and visitors to the town could soon to able to charge their electric vehicles (EVs) at the Willow Brook shopping centre, if a planning application submitted by Osprey Charging Network gains approval from South Gloucestershire Council. The operator, which has over 200 sites across the UK, wants to install an array of 16 ultra-rapid EV chargers…
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