Bradley Stoke was hit by Arctic conditions on Thursday (1st March) as two meteorological features clashed over the West of England. As predicted by an earlier ‘amber’ weather warning, Storm Emma combined with the ‘Beast from the East’ to produce significant quantities of fine snow and biting winds from around midday. Temperatures hovered around minus 3C throughout the day, not to mention the additional
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Heavy falls of snow have led to the closure of all schools in Bradley Stoke today (Friday 18th) and disrupted travel throughout the area. The snow arrived, as predicted, in the early hours and continued throughout the morning rush hour. The Met Office reported that 7cm of snow had been recorded at Filton Airfield by 9am. News about which schools
Continue reading‘Snowball’ the gritting vehicle is on standby this weekend after weather forecasts showed an increased likelihood of snow through Saturday night and Sunday morning. The vehicle, one of eleven new gritting vehicles recently purchased by South Gloucestershire Council, was given its name by pupils at Baileys Court Primary School following a district-wide ‘name your gritter’ competition. The competition was staged
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Refuse and recycling collections in Bradley Stoke are running a whole week behind schedule as a result of the recent wintry weather. South Gloucestershire Council says it has “temporarily suspended green bin collections to allow crews to concentrate on the black bin waste”. The combined effect of the Christmas holiday and recent bad weather means that black bins that would
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Most schools in Bradley Stoke are planning to re-open today (Friday) after being closed for two days following heavy snow falls on Tuesday night. Bradley Stoke Community School and five of the town’s six primary schools have indicated that they will open, although in most cases at a slightly later time than normal. St Mary’s RC Primary is yet to
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Just been down to Tesco Extra in Bradley Stoke and they’ve run out of salt! Anyone know of another local store where I can get some? I’ve already had one person fall heavily on my driveway and would rather there wasn’t a second.
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Heavy falls of snow overnight have closed schools and disrupted public transport in Bradley Stoke. Update at 7:50am: Five schools in the town have been declared closed First Group and Wessex Connect bus services are suspended For the latest information see our Snow Watch page and listen to BBC Radio Bristol.
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Refuse and recycling collections in Bradley Stoke were cancelled on Friday, due to the severe weather conditions. A notice posted on the South Gloucestershire Council website states that contractors SITA would be undertaking extra collections yesterday (Saturday), but no such collections are believed to have taken place. The Council is asking residents to leave bins and containers out as normal
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Further falls of snow on Friday morning have caused problems again for schools and transport in Bradley Stoke. The latest information on school closures will be broadcast on Radio Bristol at 7:20, 7:50 and 8:20. More information: News and Weather (BBC Bristol) School Closures in Bristol & South Gloucestershire (BBC Bristol) Bus Service Disruptions (First Group Bristol)
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Overnight falls of snow have disrupted transport and led to a number of school closures in Bradley Stoke. First Group and Wessex Connect have announced that all bus services are suspended until further notice. Schools closed in Bradley Stoke today are: St Mary’s Primary School Bradley Stoke Community School Bailey’s Court Primary School Wheatfield Primary School Other local school closures: Holy
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