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27th August 2021
Suspected pollution incident at Three Brooks Lake
Notices on display around the site state: “Please keep away from the water. Please keep dogs under control and away from the water. The Environment Agency have been informed.”
2nd April 2021
Speeding on Bradley Stoke Way
Police say that following complaints from residents, they issued speeding tickets to four drivers on Bradley Stoke Way last night…
19th March 2021
Spitting at a police officer
A Bradley Stoke man spat on a police officer leaving him worried about giving Covid to a vulnerable family member, a court heard…
12th March 2021
Savers store opens at Willow Brook
New store opened at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre today: Savers (Health | Home | Beauty) – in the former Shoe Zone unit.
13th January 2021
Street lights malfunctioning
We’ve had reports of street lights in Bradley Stoke repeatedly switching on and off every few minutes this morning. Have you noticed it?
4th December 2020
Former BSCS student, aged 16, among four workers killed in Avonmouth explosion
Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) says [staff and students] “were shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic passing of our former student Luke Wheaton yesterday in the Avonmouth tragedy”.
14th October 2020
Covid-19 case at an Olympus Academy Trust secondary school
Steve Moir, headteacher at Bradley Stoke Community School, has written to parents/carers today informing them that a member of Patchway Community School has tested positive for Covid-19.
29th September 2020
Traveller vehicles at the Jubilee Centre
There are around a dozen Traveller caravans (plus associated vehicles) stationed around the top football field at the Jubilee Centre, with a further three caravans in the car park extension used as a drop-off zone for Stoke Lodge Primary School.
29th August 2020
Huge police presence in Oaktree Crescent
Reports of a man making threats to kill residents as ’10 police cars’ descend on Oaktree Crescent, Bradley Stoke in the early hours of Saturday.
17th July 2020
‘Smiley in the sky’ over Bradley Stoke!
We have another ‘smiley in the sky’ over Bradley Stoke this afternoon! Is it that man Rich Goodwin again?
7th July 2020
Vandalism reported by Bradley Stoke in Bloom
Disheartening news from Bradley Stoke in Bloom regarding vandalism of newt ponds in the nature reserve and of the Manor Farm Roundabout display.
6th June 2020
Bradley Stoke Skate Park has reopened this morning (Saturday 6th June 2020)
Guidance on STAYING SAFE (from Bradley Stoke Town Council): Don’t use this park if you have any Covid-19 symptoms or you have been in contact with anyone who has…
2nd June 2020
Smiley face in the sky over Bradley Stoke
The pilot of a small plane has created a smiley face out of smoke trails in the sky over Bradley Stoke. [See lots of photos from our readers in the comments!]
4th May 2020
Stars Wars Day display in Sherbourne Avenue
A family in Bradley Stoke have turned the outside of their house into a tribute to Star Wars as part of a worldwide celebration of the film franchise. They say they have created it “to bring a smile when people are on their walks”…
21st April 2020
Traveller encampment on Jubilee Green
A group of Travellers has pitched camp on Jubilee Green, Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke. At 6.30pm today (Tue 21st Apr), the encampment consisted of around five caravans plus a number of associated vehicles…
16th March 2020
Coronavirus: Local schools may have to “consider full or partial closure”
The Olympus Academy Trust says it is “a certainty” that its schools will experience increased staff absence as a consequence of the government’s updated advice on self-isolation…
5th January 2020
Local hairdressing salon closes down
Customers of Alan Bendrey Hairdressing have been informed by text message that the salon has closed. The salon was based at the Aztec Centre in the Aztec West Business Park for many years before moving to Brotherswood Court in north Bradley Stoke.