To end the year, we take a look back at some of the main Bradley Stoke news stories of 2009: January saw changes to the route of the 73 bus service, meaning that it would no longer visit the MOD complex at Abbey Wood or the Aztec West Business Park. Journey times to Bristol city centre became a few minutes
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Bradley Stoke Town Council has announced the appointment of Sharon Petela as its new Town Clerk. Ms Patela will “take up the reins” on 4th January 2010, allowing a few days overlap before the current Town Clerk, David Chandler, retires on 15th January. She has been the Clerk of Marshfield Parish Council (South Gloucestershire) for the last 14 years.
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Thornbury FM, which recently extended its broadcast area to include Bradley Stoke, has changed its name to GlosS FM in order to better reflect its wider coverage area. David Primrose of GlosS FM writes: GlosS FM will be broadcasting from 19th April to 16th May [2010], covering Bradley Stoke and neighbouring communities. With the studio facilities successfully used for Thornbury
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Back on 13th October, the first anniversary of the opening of the Willow Brook Centre, we took a look back over the development’s first year of operation. This is the somewhat belated second part of our report. You can read part one of this article here. In the first part of our interview, Scott Lahive, Centre Manager, said he was
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The relocation of Bradley Stoke’s youth clubs to the Brook Way Activity Centre has claimed another victim with the news that the Black and Blues Netball Club has “reluctantly” decided to move to a different venue. The netballers first came into confrontation with youth workers just days after the youth club moved in on 5th October. Youth leaders “mindful of
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If you haven’t bought your Christmas tree yet (or just fancy an extra one to fill that empty space in your Bradley Stoke mansion), there are plenty going free at the town’s Willow Brook Centre. Hundreds of unsold “real” trees, mostly around 8ft tall, have been abandoned by a seller in the car park of the centre and a source
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Happy Christmas to all our readers from The Journal team! We hope to update the website as normal over the holiday period, so don’t forget to check back soon for all the latest Bradley Stoke news, including our Review of 2009. Our Bradley Stoke Christmas 2009 page has all the information you need to enjoy the Christmas and New Year
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Police have told a licensing commitee meeting that drinkers from Bradley Stoke are partly to blaim for late night trouble at a Winterbourne pub. The George and Dragon pub has had its 2am licence revoked and will now close at 12.30am at the weekend. Phil Lawrence, licensing officer for Avon and Somerset Police, told the meeting that the number of
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A scheme to add a bus lane on the northbound carriageway of the A38 between Little Stoke and the Aztec West Roundabout has been amended after a public consultation. The scheme, first announced by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) in September, replaced an earlier proposal for a more comprehensive system of new bus and general traffic lanes on roads leading off
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Hello I have seen the Parking Enforcement signs displayed by the Three Brooks pub car park area. There is ambiguity as to ‘whom’ can park here as the original pub car park has been increased! There ar no signs displayed to say who or what can park here. Perhaps Willow Centre could inform locals, visitors etc where they can park?
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