Merry Christmas to all our readers from the Journal team! Thanks for your continued support in 2016, which has seen our highly-acclaimed monthly magazine go from strength to strength, increasing the average number of pages printed per month by nine percent. Thanks also to all our advertisers, contributors and deliverers – we couldn’t have done it without you! Look out for our
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Police are appealing for information after thieves broke into a home in Winsbury Way, Bradley Stoke and stole jewellery, a tablet computer and a digital camera. The burglary happened between 5.45pm and 8pm on Friday 16th December. The thieves smashed a rear patio door to gain entry. They made off with gold jewellery including a ring, engagement rings and bangles
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Local football team Bradley Stoke Youth FC U6s have received a brand new free kit courtesy of local McDonald’s franchisee Mike Guerin and the McDonald’s FA Kit Scheme. The McDonald’s scheme, now in its third year, has provided over 175,000 kits to clubs across the UK with 70,000 new football kits being delivered this year. This year has seen a
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In a startling admission of the impact that the current MetroBus roadworks are having on bus services in the Bristol North Fringe, First Group has warned passengers travelling on its 73 route to expect delays of up to 75 minutes during the morning peak, meaning that a journey from north Bradley Stoke (Newleaze) to the city centre could potentially take
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Staff and pupils at a Bradley Stoke school which was deemed in need of improvement two years ago are celebrating a remarkable turnaround after Ofsted rated it ‘good’ with outstanding qualities. Inspectors who visited Bowsland Green Primary School in early October concluded that it has been “transformed” by the inspirational leadership of the new headteacher, Faye Kitchen, who was seconded
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Two charities stand to benefit to the tune of several hundred pounds from an extravagant Christmas lights display on a house in Watch Elm Close, Bradley Stoke (BS32 8AN; map). Mike Checkley and Terry James have decorated the outside of their home with forty-four sets of lights, incorporating a total of around 17,000 individual bulbs, and are inviting people who
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By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. North section of BSW Work continues to progress on the verge approaching the Aztec West Roundabout to construct the new dedicated bus lane from Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) onto the A38. The commencement of this work has been delayed due to uncharted utilities. The main utilities are now diverted and
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Santa and his running elves (courtesy of North Bristol Running Group) will be hitting the streets of Bradley Stoke on 20th and 21st December 2016. You are reading an old post. For news about this year’s Santa sleigh rounds in the Stokes, visit the Christmas Events page on this website. They will be collecting for an hour in the town square at
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The Bradley Stoke based Olympus Academy Trust, which already has responsibility for seven schools in South Gloucestershire, has announced that it is in discussions with two other trusts about taking over a number of troubled local schools. Patchway Community College, operated by Fusion Schools Trust, had already been in talks about joining Olympus, but matters have recently been brought to
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By Katherine Robinson of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group. The 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group were once again proud to organise this year’s Remembrance Day parade and ceremony. Attendance numbers were larger than ever following the group’s latest expansion and then an equally impressive number of other youth groups joining with us again. Young members from the Trident Explorers
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