Police in Bradley Stoke are appealing for information after a suspicious incident in which a 6m-high floodlight column at the town’s Brook Way Activity Centre was sawn through, causing it to fall onto the sports courts at the complex. The felling of the floodlight column late on Tuesday 17th May follows an earlier incident late last year in which a
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Hockey club claims new world record after 31 hour match
A squad of players from South Gloucestershire Hockey Club has laid claim to a new world record after playing continuously for 31 hours at Bradley Stoke Community School over the bank holiday weekend. The world record attempt began at 9am on Saturday and ended at 4pm on Sunday, beating the previous record (held by Omagh Hockey Club) by 45 minutes.
Continue readingEstate agent sponsors “safe parking” signs at Meadowbrook School
A local estate agent has paid for portable “safe parking” signs to be introduced at a local primary school that suffers from irresponsible parking by parents dropping off or collecting children. CJ Hole Bradley Stoke Property Centre recently handed over the road safety signs to Meadowbrook Primary School, to encourage parents to park safely and refrain from parking on the
Continue readingBradley Stoke man to cycle 1,000 miles for hospital charities
A man from Bradley Stoke is to take part in a 1,000 mile charity cycle ride to raise funds for a local hospital that treated his broken back five years ago. David Hart, 48, fractured two vertebrae in a watersports accident in 2006 and received treatment at Frenchay Hospital. Raising money for Shine Together, Leukaemia & Lymphona Research and the
Continue readingHockey world record attempt underway at BSCS
An attempt to set a new world record for the longest continuous hockey game is underway at Bradley Stoke Community School. A group of 32 players from South Gloucestershire Hockey Club is aiming to play for 31 hours, which would beat the existing record of 30 hours and 15 minutes set by Omagh Hockey Club in August 2010. The event
Continue readingRadio station to stage pre-launch event this weekend
A brand new community radio station launches in Bradley Stoke in June and as part of the celebrations Bradley Stoke Radio will be hosting an outside broadcast on Saturday (28th May) at The Willow Brook Centre. Local residents are invited to come along and meet some of the station’s new presenters and enjoy the music in the Town Square. The
Continue readingPyramid scheme trials to take place next year
A Bradley Stoke woman has pleaded not guilty to two charges of operating a promotional pyramid scheme contrary to the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. BBC News reports that Tracy Laurence, of Robbins Close, is accused of taking part in schemes known as Key to a Fortune and Give and Take. The Bristol Evening Post reported in December
Continue reading[Forum] Bradley Stoke bowlers enjoy a day trip to Bridport
Bradley Stoke Bowls Club had a day trip to Bridport Bowling Club last Thursday (19th May). The weather was perfect. We had time in West Bay Dorset for lunch and then travelled to Bridport for the game. Twenty four members played and nine non-players enjoyed shopping in Bridport. The club only lost by 14 shots which was an excellent result
Continue reading“Too much sun” upsets upgraded street lights
The roll-out of part-night street lighting in Bradley Stoke is once again on hold after newly-fitted photocells in the lamps started to malfunction. An upgrade programme to adjust the lights so that they would turn off for five hours a night between midnight and 6am, with the aim of saving money and cutting carbon emissions, began in early April. Work
Continue readingLopresti willing to attend Gay Pride event says new Town Councillor
A newly-elected Bradley Stoke Town Councillor who is a member of the Conservative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transexual group LGBTory says local MP Jack Lopresti offered to attend the upcoming Pride Bristol event in order to demonstrate that he didn’t consider the young candidate’s sexual orientation an issue. Writing on the LGBTory blog, Cllr Keir Gravil, who was elected to
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