An agency branch of Santander Bank is to open soon at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The branch will occupy the same shop unit as the former Nationwide Building Society branch, which closed in mysterious circumstances earlier this year. Hundreds of savers in Bradley Stoke were shocked to hear of the closure and say they never received a satisfactory explanation
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Simpson’s Fish & Chips today (Sunday 18th) became the latest outlet to open at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre. The family-owned chippy, which will compete head-on with Subway and KFC, is situated in Town Square unit 9 – next door to Ladbrokes. The business opened it doors at 11:45 today, which will be the regular opening time on all
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The new Peacocks clothing store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre is to open on Thursday (3rd June). Peacocks’ move to Bradley Stoke was first revealed in The Journal back in January when the budget fashion retailer began advertising for staff at a “Bradley Stoke, Bristol” location. Official confirmation came in April, when a press release stated that 15 new
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A new takeaway outlet is set to open in Bradley Stoke’s Town Square in a few weeks time. Posters advertising a Simpson’s Fish & Chips shop appeared on Town Square unit 9 (next to Ladbrokes) over the weekend and work has already started on fitting out. Owner Brian Simpson, who currently has shops in Cheltenham and Chepstow, told The Journal
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Budget fashion chain Peacocks has announced that its new store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre will open at the beginning of June. Peacocks’ interest in opening in the town centre was first revealed in The Journal’s “Willow Brook Centre – one year on” interview with Centre Manager Scott Lahive in October last year. This was followed by news that
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Town Councillors in Bradley Stoke have been discussing options for upgrading direction signs on roads leading to the town centre. The discussion was prompted by a request made to South Gloucestershire Council by the Willow Brook Centre, which wants to see the signs rationalised. At present, visitors looking for the centre face a confusing variety of descriptions on the town’s
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Management at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre say they were “shocked” when The Nationwide Building Society branch ceased trading without notice yesterday (Monday 15th). The agency branch, operated by 1st Equity (part of financial services company 1st Group UK of Thornbury), first opened on Monday 20th October 2008 – one week after the official opening of the Willow Brook Centre.
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Fashion retailer Peacocks has submitted a planning application for the construction of a mezzanine floor in its anticipated new store in Bradley Stoke. Plans submitted with the application show that the addition of a second level will increase the internal floor space of the shop by 33%. The application also reveals that the store will be located in unit 3
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Customers of Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre will soon be able to rest their weary legs when seating is finally installed within the shopping centre’s mall. Elderly and disabled shoppers have long complained about the lack of seats within the centre, but management previously said that their budget was “too constrained” to allow the situation to be rectified. Centre Manager
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Budget clothes retailer Peacocks has begun recruitment activities for shop floor positions at its anticipated new Bradley Stoke store. Advertisements for management positions at a “Bradley Stoke, Bristol” location appeared earlier this month but the Willow Brook Centre was still to confirm Peacocks as a new tenant. The company’s latest advertisement state that “Peacocks, Britain’s hottest value fashion retailer –
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