Pupils at Bradley Stoke’s Wheatfield Primary School recently celebrated the official opening of a Scrapstore PlayPod in their playground. Operating under the motto “making wastethings playthings”, PlayPod is a holistic process that works with the entire school community to change both the human and physical play environment, transforming play at lunchtimes. The purpose built, walk-in structure contains a vast collection
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Get yourselves onto the Bradley Stoke Radio (BSR) website to vote for who you think deserves the prize for sports achievement of the year. The results will be read out on the BSR Sport Show on 6th January. The competition has been split into two different categories, the team award and the individual award. Nominees for the Team Award Bradley
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The Journal’s charity reader poll to find the best Christmas lights display on a residential property in Bradley Stoke is now underway. Fans of our Facebook page have nominated five houses to take part in the poll, with the most popular attracting more than 70 ‘likes’ in just a couple of days. The nominations are: 1 Great Meadow Road 10
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A Bradley Stoke Councillor has criticised his own Council’s planning department after an official threatened a Winterbourne Christmas tree seller with prosecution for erecting an inflatable Santa Claus on his land. A statement given by South Gloucestershire Council to the Bristol Post described the Santa figure as an “illegal advertisement” and expressed concern that “the inflatable risks distracting passing drivers
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A motorcyclist has been jailed for 14 months after being pleading guilty to dangerous driving on Bradley Stoke Way, resulting in an accident that saw a 13-year school student suffer “catastrophic” injuries, reports the Bristol Post. Bristol Crown Court heard that Ross Warren, 44, of Foxborough Gardens, Bradley Stoke, was seen to be going “stupidly fast” before smashing his powerful
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A reader poll conducted by the Bradley Stoke Journal has shown significant support for a change in the law to allow large stores to open longer on Sundays. The news comes days before what is expected to be the busiest shopping Sunday for many years (23rd December) when large stores will be restricted to just six hours of trading, despite
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NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has asked local residents to remember the importance of donating blood during the festive season. The Jubilee Centre in Bradley Stoke holds regular sessions for those wanting to give blood, and with the aim of attracting 100,000 new donors in 100 days over the winter, NHSBT would like to remind residents to join the initiative.
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On Sunday morning the Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) Under-11 Girls Whites played Mangotsfield Under-11 Girls at the Baileys Court cricket ground. The last time the two sides met, Mangotsfield won the game 3-0 and this time round Bradley Stoke were able to reverse the score and win 3-0 themselves. The game started brightly and both teams were able to
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Weekly midwife classes and baby clinics currently held at the Brook Way Activity Centre look set to be forced out of town after Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) voted to stop providing free room hire. The Town Council stepped in to support the services two years ago, after the NHS said it could no longer afford to pay for room
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The Santander agency at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre has announced that it is looking to nominate a local charity for the chance to win a community grant award of up to £5,000. The money will come from the £1.23 million Community Plus fund that has been set aside by the Santander Foundation for distribution during 2013. There are no
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