The footprint of the new Tesco store in Bradley Stoke has become more visible in the last few days, with erection of the final pillars on the south side of the building. The outline of the store can now be seen to stretch from the site boundary on Bradley Stoke Way to within a few metres of the new filling
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New Tesco store to open “late autumn”
The new Tesco store at Bradley Stoke’s town centre development is currently scheduled to open in “late autumn” according to a contact at Tesco’s public relations consultants. This is somewhat later than the date of October 2008 currently being advertised in the existing Tesco store, but is still on target for a pre-Christmas opening. Our new Town Centre Countdown panel
Continue readingNew Tesco filling station could open soon
The new Tesco filling station currently being constructed within Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development could open as early as April according to staff working at the existing filling station. Work on the new facility started in January with erection of the blue forecourt canopy supports. The first of the two giant fuel storage tanks arrived on site on 30th
Continue readingSouth Gloucstershire imposes inflation-busting council tax increase
South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) this week announced an inflation-busting 4.49 per cent increase in council tax for 2008/2009. The rise looks like being the highest amongst the authorities in the former Avon area, with B&NES and N.E. Somerset already agreed on 3.95 per cent and 1.9 per cent respectively and Bristol looking set to agree on 4 per cent. The
Continue readingExisting Tesco store comes under pressure
The existing Tesco store in Bradley Stoke is coming under increasing pressure from construction activity associated with the new town centre development. Traffic signals on the access road to the store have been causing tailbacks for traffic entering and leaving the store, with one resident reporting a delay of half an hour on leaving the store last week. The traffic
Continue readingDemolition of loading bay nears completion
Demolition of the loading bay of the existing Tesco store is nearing completion. The photo (left) shows that only part of the steel framework remains. Work on the demolition began in early February with the removal of a large piece of machinery from the roof of the building using a giant crane. The initial attempt had to be aborted due
Continue readingComing soon – lots more news about the new town centre
We have been very busy researching stories and will be very shortly making a number of back-dated posts about the new town centre development. In the meantime, why not check-out our PicasaWeb Gallery which has now grown to 241 photos!
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