The January 2015 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. This month’s feature story looks at the 12 months of roadworks that await commuters in and around Bradley Stoke during 2015, should South Gloucestershire Council’s major road improvement schemes and MetroBus project all run to plan. The roadworks are intended to mitigate the effects of
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Out this weekend: December 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The December 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. Top stories in this month’s 40-page magazine include the ‘Bobbly Stoke’ yarn bombing attack, the Willow Brook Centre Christmas lights switch-on event with Ben Faulks (a.k.a CBeebies’ Mr Bloom) and the launch of the latest public consultation on the MetroBus scheme that will see
Continue readingOut this weekend: November 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The November 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. This month’s feature story is the submission of a planning application to build 2,675 new homes on the site of the former Filton Airfield. The site is part of the wider Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood, where a total of 5,700 new homes are expected to
Continue readingOut this weekend: October 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The October 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. This month’s feature story looks at the Tour of Britain’s visit to The Stokes on 10th September, when Tour de France and Olympic time trial winner Sir Bradley Wiggins, along with over a hundred other professional cyclists, whizzed along the Winterbourne Road on
Continue readingOut this weekend: September 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The September 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. This month’s feature story looks at the illegal traveller encampment (the second within the space of two months) that appeared on a grass verge alongside Bradley Stoke Way over the August bank holiday weekend. Mayor John Ashe says he fears travellers now see
Continue readingOut this weekend: August 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The August 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine will be dropping on doormats this weekend. This issue features two stories where ‘people power’ has forced the reversal of unpopular decisions: The town council’s controversial multiple food trader policy and Tesco’s reported attempt to “block” a popular independent ‘fruit & veg’ stall from trading in the town square at
Continue readingYour chance to contribute to the August 2014 edition of the BSJ magazine
We’re looking for contributions to the August 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine. If you (or a group / organisation / business / school you are associated with) have something to say, please get in touch. Of interest are: News articles, event reports, details of upcoming events (3rd Aug to 7th Sep), news in brief items, photos, etc.
Continue readingOut this weekend: June 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The June 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine will be dropping on doormats this weekend. The lead story in this month’s 40-page edition is a look back at the “cows run amok in city streets” incident that put Bradley Stoke in the national headlines at the beginning of May, complete with photos from Journal readers. Well done to
Continue readingCopy deadline for the June 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
We’re looking for contributions to the June 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine. If you (or a group / organisation / business / school you are associated with) have something you think would be of interest, please email: info@bradleystokejournal.co.uk We’re looking for: feature articles, event reports, future events (what’s on), news in brief items, photos, reader letters etc. Copy
Continue readingOut this weekend: May 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The May 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. This month’s feature story concerns the Bradley Stoke Community Speed Watch, which is now up and running. Coordinator Derek Powell is inviting any local residents with concerns about speeding to contact him on 07900 843268. The date for this year’s Bradley Stoke Carnival,
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