“A cloudy start but with sunny intervals developing into the early afternoon” is the weather forecast for Bradley Stoke’s big Royal Wedding community ‘street’ party at the Jubilee Centre complex tomorrow (Friday 29th). The hyperlocal forecast comes from BBC weatherman (and local resident) Ian Fergusson, who is due to officially open the party at 10:20am. Proceedings from Westminster Abbey will
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If your royal wedding invite seems to have been lost in the post then the next best place to be on Friday is the Jubilee Centre, Bradley Stoke [BS32 8HL, map]. Having already been listed in The Times’ guide to Royal Wedding celebration events, Bradley Stoke’s community ‘street’ party will be featured on BBC Radio Bristol for four hours and
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The implementation of a scheme to switch-off most of Bradley Stoke’s street lights for five hours a night has resumed following a one week suspension after South Gloucestershire Council experienced a surge in complaints The big switch-off started in early April after members of Bradley Stoke Town Council voted for the scheme to be implemented following a public consultation in
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In a few weeks time it’ll be elections again. And I would like to appeal to voters in Bradley Stoke, in regard to the Town Council elections. It may not be common knowledge (and is not always apparent at voting time) that the composition of the present Town Council is 7 residents of Bradley Stoke and 8 non-residents. Which is
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The annual Bradley Stoke Fireworks Display is to remain at the Jubilee Centre in 2011, despite concerns over crowd safety being raised following last year’s event. Cllr Mark Forsyth, Senior Health and Safety Officer for last year’s display, had warned that the event had “become too successful for its own good” and a meeting was arranged between the firework company,
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Ratepayers in Bradley Stoke will see no increase in the amount of Council Tax they pay in 2011/2012 following decisions by all four charging bodies to freeze their respective tax demands at 2010/2011 levels. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire & Rescue have all decided to set zero percent increases, thereby securing ‘Council Tax Freeze
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Plans for a community party in Bradley Stoke have been revealed following a meeting of the Town Council’s Leisure Youth and Amenities (LYA) Committee on Monday. The event, which will take place between 10am and 3pm on Friday 29th April – to coincide with the wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton – is being jointly organised by Friends
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The majority of street lights in Bradley Stoke are set to be turned off for five hours a night, after a public consultation found that 54% of respondents agreed with an energy-saving scheme put forward by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). A further 23% of respondents said they supported the scheme in general but submitted suggestions for amendments. The big switch-off
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South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) ruling Cabinet has voted to put an extra £58k into youth provision in Bradley Stoke following lobbying by local Councillors, who claimed that the town was getting a poor deal compared to others in the district. The decision, which must be ratified by Full Council on 23rd February, came after extra money became available because of
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Bradley Stoke residents should find it easier to speak to a police officer in person following the official opening of a ‘beat post’ at the Willow Brook shopping centre earlier this month. The new office, accessed from the shopping mall via a short passage between the Santander bank agency and Reflections hairdressers, gives police a local base meaning that they
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