Mr Men celebrate Specsavers’ anniversary

Mr Men characters Mr Bump and Little Miss Sunshine visited Specsavers in Bradley Stoke on Saturday 16th October to celebrate the store’s first anniversary. Children took part in a Mr Men colouring competition and staff carried out specs MOTs (cleaning and adjustments) in return for a donation to Guide Dogs, Specsavers’ national charity partner. Ed Stanleigh, store director at Specsavers

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[Forum] Town Council office consultation is missing a Willow Brook option

Bradley Stoke resident John Miller asks why the Town Council’s currently-running public consultation on the future location of the Council’s office lacks an option for a relocation of the office to the Willow Brook Centre. For years the expectation has been that when the District Centre was completed, the BSTC administration Office would move down into it. Being more central

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Cyclist assaulted and robbed by youths

Police in Bradley Stoke are asking for help in identifying two youths who assaulted a man and stole his bike and mobile phone. The incident happened on Wednesday 27th October between 5:15pm and 5:30pm as the 35-year-old rode along the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve cycleway, towards Bowsland Green Primary School. He was stopped by the two youths who pushed

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Council delivers containers for new food waste collections

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has begun delivering new recycling containers and bags to households in preparation for its new food waste and plastic bottle collections. Delivery of container packs began on Monday (25th October) and all households should have received them by the time the new collections begin in the week commencing Monday 22nd November. The Council says that the

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