A spate of vandalism at Baileys Court Activity Centre has resulted in the town council spending over £2,800 on repairs and additional security measures. An attempt was made to enter the building via a roof hatch and a large number of roof tiles have been damaged, along with a CCTV camera. Police have issued images of three “teens” they believe may be able to help with enquiries.
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“We found broken glass bottles used for Molotov-looking cocktails smashed over the play area, fireworks casings and rocket boxes, food and energy drinks litter strewn all over the playground. The bin by the undercover seating area had been ripped out and upended, with the concrete base smashed.”
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Recent years have seen tagging-style graffiti vandalism become an increasing problem in Bradley Stoke (although fortunately not yet at the levels common in some inner-city areas of Bristol). Until now, local residents suffering a ‘spray can’ attack on their own private property have had to foot the bill for removal, with South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) quoting £76.70 per hour to
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Editorial comment by Stephen Horton. Anyone living in, or travelling through, the Stokes cannot have failed to notice the plague of tagging-style graffiti vandalism that has swept across our area over the last twelve months. The damage ranges from very large (2m+ wide) tags sprayed on public infrastructure in highly prominent locations to a proliferation of smaller tags sprayed and drawn
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An update from Sara Messenger of the Bradley Stoke in Bloom group. Sadly, some of our work has been the target of vandalism in recent weeks, both at the Twinned Roundabout (bottom of Brook Way) and The Common East. Twinned Roundabout We, and many of the town’s residents, were hugely disappointed to see that our beehive was again targeted by vandals and
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Police are appealing for information after a number of vehicles had their tyres slashed in Bradley Stoke and Patchway on a single night in May. The incidents happened overnight Friday 12th to Saturday 13th May. Six cars had one or more tyres damaged in Hawkins Crescent, Bradley Stoke and one vehicle was similarly targeted in Gloucester Road, Patchway. One resident
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My wife and I sadly witnessed a mindless act of destruction yesterday on the big hill in the nature reserve. On our walk we saw several teenagers on the hill and 5 minutes later a fire broke out where they were standing which quickly grew out of control. We called the police and fire service to attend and confronted the
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Incidents of violence and vandalism in Bradley Stoke over the Christmas period have marred celebrations for some local residents. On Christmas Eve, fights in the Three Brooks public house spilled out into the street, leaving broken glass over the road and necessitating a police response. Three days later, in the early hours of Saturday 28th December, a Journal reader reported
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The Bradley Stoke police beat team says it is giving a high priority to investigating a spate of vandalism centred on the Huckley Way and Baileys Court areas. Speaking at last night’s Bradley Stoke Safer and Stronger Community meeting, PC Claire Fletcher said the team is aware that young people have been congregating in the underpass between Huckley Way and
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Has anyone else had a large nail hammered into their car tyre? I just had my tyres replaced as they were due only to find out during my MOT I had a huge nail in the centre of my front tyre. I know this has previously been a problem a few years ago. I would encourage local residents to check
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