Offices in The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development, are being marketed by property group Alder King. On offer are two offices on the first floor of the new shopping mall and a further two on the first floor of the new Town Square. The units range in size from 234m2 to 494m2 and are available on
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The men’s team of Northavon Bowling Club (pictured above) finished runners-up in the final of the Gloucestershire Championship on Sunday (31st August). The bowlers, led by captain Mike Humphries, won all of their matches in the Bristol section, making them Bristol champions. In the semi-final they faced the Stroud section champions, winning through to the final on the last “end”. A close-fought battle
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The first phase of Bradley Stoke’s new Willow Brook Centre will open on Monday 13th October. The first day of trading will see the giant new Tesco Extra store open to customers, along with five other retail outlets in the attached shopping mall and Town Square. The town’s existing main Tesco store, situated alongside the new development, will cease trading
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A notice of election for the Town Councillor vacancy in Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbank parish ward has been posted on the Town Council’s noticeboards around the town. Should the vacancy be “contested”, i.e. should there be more than one candidate, the election will take place on Thursday 2nd October. Nominations papers must be submitted to the Returning Officer at South Gloucestershire
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Local bus operator First Group has announced price rises that come into effect on Sunday 31st August. The company is blaming the price hike (said to average six per cent) on increased fuel costs. Most standard adult and child single and return fares will rise by 10p, while the prices of FirstDay tickets for Bristol zones 1 & 2 go
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The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new £80 million shopping centre, is now just weeks away from opening its doors to the general public. Construction of the complex, which includes a Tesco Extra store, a shopping mall and further retail outlets around a new Town Square, has progressed rapidly over the Summer months and the centre could be ready to
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Bradley Stoke Town Council is considering the deployment of razor-sharp security spikes at its flagship Baileys Court Activity Centre, following reports that youths have been regularly climbing onto a flat section of the centre’s roof. Last week’s barely quorate meeting of the Council’s Finance & Leisure Committee heard Town Clerk, David Chandler, claim that youths had even staged barbecue parties
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A Councillor vacancy on Bradley Stoke Town Council has been announced on the Council’s noticeboards throughout the town. The vacancy is for a seat representing the Meadowbank parish ward, previously occupied by Caroline Charlton (Conservative). Ms Charlton had been a member of the Council since May 2007 and served as the Council’s press spokesperson until earlier this year. She was
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A recruitment centre for jobs at Bradley Stoke’s new Tesco Extra store has opened for business in the car park of the new development in Savages Wood Road. The centre, formed of two Portakabin-style units, is situated just off the main public access road that leads to the existing Tesco store on the site, in the new section of car
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Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre is staging a free swimming session this Sunday (24th August) to celebrate the handing over of the Olympic Games to London for 2012. The free session runs from 4pm to 6pm and forms part of a series of events organised by South Gloucestershire Council, timed to coincide with the end of the closing ceremony of the
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