Brother and sister Callum and Chloe Cockle had a thrilling start to Christmas when they switched on the lights at Willow Brook Centre on Saturday 19th November. Callum (9) and Chloe (7), from Southmead, won a competition on the Willow Brook Centre’s Facebook page to be chosen to turn on the Christmas lights alongside Santa Claus at a fun day
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Construction of the £102 million North Fringe to Hengrove Package (NFHP) MetroBus scheme that is currently being constructed through Bradley Stoke is forecast to be more than £11m over budget when it is completed next year, a new report by the West of England Partnership (WoEP) has revealed. The news comes just weeks after South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), which is
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Police are thanking communities in Bradley Stoke and Yate for looking out for their neighbours after two attempted burglaries. On Tuesday 22nd November, a woman was walking back to her home in Wheatfield Drive, Bradley Stoke, at about 5.40pm, when she realised there were people inside the property. She went to a neighbour who immediately called the police. Three men made
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Mama Bear’s Day Nursery and Pre-school in Bradley Stoke is hosting its first-ever Christmas market on Saturday 3rd December to raise money for a local organisation that supports one of its young children who has special needs. The nursery is throwing open its doors to stallholders selling jewellery, Christmas decorations, prints, crafts and ceramics in aid of Thornbury-based charity Jigsaw,
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has arranged an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss traffic congestion caused by the MetroBus roadworks in Bradley Stoke, which he says “have gone on for too long”. The move comes just days after Mr Lopresti’s efforts to put pressure on South Gloucestershire Council to alleviate the problems were heavily criticised in scores
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Staff from the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke played their part in a mammoth charity fundraising initiative during the last week of September, which raised £21,423 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The store was one of 26 in the Bristol and Somerset area that took part in a relay to transport Macmillan mascot ‘Muggy’ between each of the Tesco stores
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Families are invited to join the fun at the Willow Brook Centre on Saturday 19th November when Santa turns on the Christmas lights at 5pm. The festivities start at noon when Bradley Stoke Radio celebrates with an afternoon of live music from local artists and bands in the town square. Inside Willow Brook, there will be lots of great free entertainment for
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The Friends of Baileys Court Primary School is one of a number of local voluntary groups calling on the support of the local community to help win funding through a national competition organised by insurance company Aviva. The group, which is seeking funds to replace the condemned ‘bark park’ area in the school playground, is asking local people to cast
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An update from Sara Messenger of Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. As the days get colder and the nights draw in, the reserve is changing, replacing her verdant skirts with a more subdued autumnal attire, but the cooler days don’t mean there is any less fun to be had! Just substitute blackberry picking with kicking up leaves, and
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MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths Ltd have informed the Journal that a new full-time lane closure on Bradley Stoke Way will commence following the morning peak traffic period on Monday 14th November. The closure of the nearside lane on the westbound approach to the Aztec West Roundabout is necessary to allow the construction of a new bus lane that will allow buses to by-pass
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