A new service that allows people to ‘shop’ a drink driver by text message has been introduced as part of this year’s local Christmas drink driving campaign, launched at Aztec West last week. Avon and Somerset Police say they want the public to call 999 or text on their mobile phone to report offenders they know are getting behind the
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The Christmas lights at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre will be switched on this Thursday afternoon (17th November 2011) when Ben & Holly from Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom make a special guest appearance. In contrast to previous years when the event has been fronted by Heart FM (we reported in 2009 & 2010), this year will see live music
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Happy New Year to all our readers from the Journal team! We hope you all enjoyed the Christmas and New Year festivities. If you’re looking to catch up on some shopping or are wondering when your next bin collection will be after the holiday period, take a look at our Christmas and New Year Opening Times page for all the
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South Gloucestershire Council is encouraging residents to make use of a new cycle route between Bradley Stoke and Cribbs Causeway to help get in some last minute Christmas shopping. The three mile route, which runs from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre to the Mall at Cribbs Causeway, consists of a series of dedicated or mixed-use cycle paths and quiet roads which
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The Christmas lights go on at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre on Thursday 18th November. The entertainment starts at 2:30pm with music from Heart Bristol, along with a winter al-fresco area, face painting and prize giveaways. Children will be able to pet the reindeer and have their picture taken with Santa on his sleigh. The count down to the lights
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If you haven’t bought your Christmas tree yet (or just fancy an extra one to fill that empty space in your Bradley Stoke mansion), there are plenty going free at the town’s Willow Brook Centre. Hundreds of unsold “real” trees, mostly around 8ft tall, have been abandoned by a seller in the car park of the centre and a source
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Happy Christmas to all our readers from The Journal team! We hope to update the website as normal over the holiday period, so don’t forget to check back soon for all the latest Bradley Stoke news, including our Review of 2009. Our Bradley Stoke Christmas 2009 page has all the information you need to enjoy the Christmas and New Year
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The Christmas season is well underway in Bradley Stoke and a number of festive events are set to take place in the coming days. Bradley Stoke Community School stages its annual European Christmas Market this evening (Thursday) between 5pm and 7:30pm. The market will feature “gifts, toys, bratwurst, mulled wine, mince pies, gingerbread, raffle, carol singers and much, much more”,
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A student at Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School has been awarded a runners-up prize in a competition to design a Christmas card for Avon and Somerset Police. Elliot Howard’s design will now be used for the cards sent out on behalf of one of the force’s district commanders. Read more: Avon and Somerset Police
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Heart FM’s breakfast team of Bush, Troy and Paulina are to broadcast live from the Willow Brook Centre this Thursday (26th November) as part of the shopping centre’s Christmas lights switch on event. Family entertainment from 3pm in the Town Square will include Santa’s reindeer, children’s rides and a stilt walker. The centre is promising that “snow will be falling
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