South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has announced the signing of a deal that will bring improved internet speeds to at least 9.4% of premises across the district. The Council, in partnership with Wiltshire Council, has agreed the £35.6 million project with BT, who were announced as the preferred bidder for the project last November. £4.6 million of the money will come
Continue readingMonth: January 2013
RAC call centre staff angry as firm slashes wages
Staff at the RAC call centre in Bradley Stoke claim their employer is planning to cut their wages by between 15 and 28 per cent, according to a report in today’s Bristol Post. A worker at the centre, located in Great Park Road, told the paper that the company is planning to terminate employees’ contracts and offer to re-employ them
Continue readingAsian cultural group celebrates with dinner and dance show
Bradley Stoke residents take prominent roles in Asian cultural celebration. The South Gloucestershire Asian Project (SGAP) celebrated its fourteenth year since inauguration in 1999. To mark the occasion, the cultural group held a dinner and dance show in Elm Park, Filton on Saturday 26th January; this was an important date for Indians everywhere as it was also Republic Day in
Continue readingFirst game of the year for BSTFC First Team
Bradley Stoke Town FC’s First Team, who hadn’t played since 17th November last year, finally got their first game of 2013 on Saturday when they travelled to play Seymour United in a hard fought game that saw the sides draw 2-2. Seymour, who had played some excellent football during the first half, were the ones who took the lead as
Continue readingTown Councillors have second thoughts on tax freeze
Bradley Stoke Town Council could still increase its precept (share of the Council Tax) for 2013/14 after six Councillors called an emergency meeting to reconsider a decision, made only two weeks ago, to freeze it. A Council press release put out on 17th January boasted of the precept being frozen “for a historic fourth year in a row” following a
Continue readingBradley Stoke news in brief 27/01/13
Residents of Stoke Gifford have woken up to the fact that 3,800 new homes are likely to be built on land to the east of the village by 2027 and many of them aren’t happy about it. A packed meeting at Little Stoke Community Hall last week saw planning officials heckled by angry residents who expressed fears about the impact
Continue readingBSCS students help out at Forest of Avon Trust
Pupils at Bradley Stoke Community School have been engaged in numerous extracurricular activities in this academic year, and one of these has involved volunteering with the Forest of Avon Trust. A group of Year 9 students from the school went into the woodlands near Wick, just before their Christmas school holidays, in order to help the organisation with its work.
Continue readingVirgin Media confirms it has no plans to extend network in Bradley Stoke
Cable company Virgin Media has confirmed that it has no current plans to extend its network in Bradley Stoke, claiming that demand for its services is “well below” the level required to justify investment. The news is revealed in a letter to the Town Council, which had asked the company for an update on it plans after rival telecoms operator
Continue readingSnow and ice fails to deter Sole Sisters
The snow and ice put an end to most local sport last weekend but it failed to deter a hardy group from local ladies’ running club Sole Sisters, who took part in a 12-mile training run near Bitton Station on Saturday. Club member Karen Gaman said: “A huge well done to the Sole Sisters who turned up on Saturday to
Continue readingResidents call for review of Three Brooks pub licence
A Council Committee is to examine the licence of a popular Bradley Stoke pub after two people living in a neighbouring residential property lodged an application for review under the Licensing Act 2003. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is currently running a public consultation on the application, which it says has been made on the grounds of “prevention of crime &
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