A serious accident, believed to have involved a motorcyclist and a young pedestrian, has led to the closure of Bradley Stoke Way in both directions between Patchway Brook Roundabout and Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. The accident happened at around 4pm on Friday afternoon. An eye witness told The Journal that a motorcyclist travelling north on Bradley Stoke Way had collided
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Lengthy trenches needed to bring power to bus stops
Hundreds of metres of cable trenches are currently being dug around Bradley Stoke, to provide power to real-time information displays at bus stops on the ‘showcase’ 73 route. The work began in April last year, when the stop opposite Bradley Stoke Surgery was first to be connected to the grid. Money from central government is being used to provide the
Continue readingExhibitions on the future of Filton Airfield
A series of exhibitions about Filton Airfield and its future are to be staged by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) during October. Following the announcement in April by BAE Systems that it intends to close Filton Airfield in December 2012, the Council put out a Position Statement that set out possible options for how the planned closure of the airfield could
Continue readingTown Council staff treated to £600 of Mall vouchers
All but one of the staff on the payroll of Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) have been rewarded with £50 Mall vouchers “in recognition of good work to date and assistance in raising the profile of BSTC”, according to the draft minutes of last week’s Full Council meeting. The news is revealed in the minuted account of a discussion item
Continue readingNew pharmacy opens at Bradley Stoke Surgery
Bradley Stoke now has a second late-night, seven-days-a-week, chemist after the ‘Bradley Stoke Pharmacy’ opened last Monday on the Bradley Stoke Surgery site in Brook Way. The new chemist, which is located remarkably close to the existing Lloyds pharmacy near Aldi, opens for 100 hours a week, enabling it to exploit a “loophole” in the law that avoids it needing
Continue readingMountain bike stoken from Meadow Way
On Saturday night / Sunday morning someone stole my bike from a garage in Meadow Way, Bradley Stoke. Please can people keep an eye out for it and report any sightings to the police. Giant ‘Rincon’ gent’s mountain bike Silver 24 gears V-brakes Rear black plastic mud guard Two rear red lights One forward facing light Black tyre pump cable-tied
Continue readingArgos to open “before Christmas” in Bradley Stoke
Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre has announced that Argos has completed contracts on an 8,000 sq. ft. unit that is set to open in late November, in time for Christmas. The new store will occupy unit 3 of the retail terrace, between Brantano and Peacocks. Scott Lahive, Manager of the Willow Brook Centre said: “We will be delighted to see
Continue readingLast call for Trench Lane Car Boot Sale in 2011
Thrifty shoppers have their last final chance of the year to grab a bargain at the Trench Lane Car Boot Sale this Sunday (25th September 2011). The immensely popular sale, which attracts hundreds of sellers and thousands of buyers, runs from May to September at the Trench Lane site [map], opposite the entrance to Woodlands Golf & Country Club. With
Continue readingMakeover model Mary “relaxed” about catwalk debut
A 45-year-old student support worker from Bradley Stoke is preparing to take to the catwalk at The Mall’s prestigious Bristol Fashion Week event this weekend after winning a competition to become a ‘makeover model’. Mary Abrahams, who works part-time at Bradley Stoke Community School, says she entered the competition a couple of weeks a go and was delighted to be
Continue readingTone up and burn body fat at the Little Stoke ‘bootcamp’
[Advertising Feature] Do you want to tone up, burn off body fat and get fitter? Not finding the time to exercise when you get home? Do you prefer to exercise in the morning? How about a ‘bootcamp’ that gives you a money back guarantee? The Bristol Bootcamp Company has recently started early morning bootcamp sessions in Little Stoke Park [map]
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