The Planning Committee of Bradley Stoke Town Council has lodged a strongly-worded objection to a change of usage application for the site of the Bristol Motorcycle Training Centre in the south-east corner of the town. The centre, located within the Vantage Office Park on Old Gloucester Road, was established in 1979 and claims to have been the country’s first purpose
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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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A student of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) is hoping to be elected to represent South Gloucestershire at the UK Youth Parliament. Twelve-year-old Sophie Simmonds says in her manifesto that, if elected, she will aim to: “Improve the image of young people in the media because I think we are portrayed really negatively. We should be portrayed for the good
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Hopes of seeing a new resident bowling club at the Baileys Court green have taken a step forward with the inaugural meeting of the Bradley Stoke Bowls Club. Over forty people, including many former members of the now disbanded Northavon Bowling Club, attended the meeting on Tuesday 13th January. The meeting was also attended by the Mayor of Bradley Stoke,
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South Gloucestershire Council has begun work to create a new bus lane on a major commuter route between Bradley Stoke and Bristol city centre. A new bus lane is being added to the southbound carriageway of Great Stoke Way, on the approach to the Abbey Wood roundabout. The Council says the work should be finished by September and will be
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This week’s meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer and Stronger Community Group is to hear a presentation about the new Children’s Sure Start Centre that is to open soon at Bowsland Green Primary School. The new centre will bring together childcare, early education, health and family-support services for families with children under five years old. The meeting will also welcome
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Former Mayor of Bradley Stoke Cllr Robert Jones has wasted no time in countering another instance of ‘Bradley Stoke bashing’ that appeared yesterday on the letters page of a Hertfordshire newspaper. Stuart Scullion, opposing the construction of 1,200 new homes in the historic city of St Albans, had written: “If you want to see the impact of this scale of
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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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South Gloucestershire Council has announced the dates and locations for this February half term’s Holiday Cycling Courses, which are being offered for free to children of all ages. These courses are the ideal solution to give children a cycling confidence boost and get them out in the fresh air during half term without having to worry about the cost. There
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Refuse and recycling collections in Bradley Stoke are running a whole week behind schedule as a result of the recent wintry weather. South Gloucestershire Council says it has “temporarily suspended green bin collections to allow crews to concentrate on the black bin waste”. The combined effect of the Christmas holiday and recent bad weather means that black bins that would
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