Major changes in Bradley Stoke’s bus services come into effect this Sunday (1st September). As previously reported on this website and in the August edition of the BSJ magazine, the existing 73 and 74 routes are being merged into a single 73 route that serves both the north and the south of the town. The frequency of the reconfigured 73
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In response to the deluge of negative comment that greeted last week’s announcement that another mobile phone outlet (Phones 4u) is to open at the Willow Brook shopping centre in Bradley Stoke, The Journal has today launched a reader poll to find out the types of stores residents feel are missing from our town centre. An informal discussion on our
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Local ladies-only running club Sole Sisters have announced that their next beginners’ running course will start next week. The six-week course, particularly suited for ladies who have never run before or are returning after a long period of rest, illness or injury, begins on Monday 2nd September. The weekly sessions take place the Baileys Court Activity Centre in Bradley Stoke,
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Bradley Stoke’s three day Bank Holiday Carnival gets under way today with a funfair on Jubilee Green in Savages Wood Road (BS32 8HL). The fair opens at 1pm and runs through until 9pm. It is open for the same hours tomorrow (Sunday 25th) and again, from the earlier time of 11am, on Bank Holiday Monday. Up to ten hot air
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Judo enthusiasts with special needs will be given the chance to join an open Judo Training Day organised by British Judo at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre this weekend. The training day will be run by Ken Thorne and Stephen Westlake, coaches at the Bradley Stoke Special Needs Judo Club, from 9.30am to 4pm on Saturday (24th August) with an entry
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has reported improved GCSE results with 9% more students achieving a key government benchmark compared to 2012. Following a dip in Maths results which affected the overall headline figure last year, the number of students achieving five A*-C grades at GCSE including English and Maths has bounced back to 66% this year (57% last year),
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Some great cricket was on show last weekend at Baileys Court Cricket Ground, as the Bradley Stoke CC Second XI took on local rivals Hambrook Seconds in a game which saw an excellent batting display. They chased 193 off of 28 overs in the second innings to win the game over their arch rivals. In the first innings, when Hambrook
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Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has announced three new tenants that will be opening this autumn. Phones 4u, one of the UK’s largest independent mobile phone retailers on both the high street and online, is to open in the 2,107 sq ft mall unit previously occupied by Panasonic, while two office units are being taken by Aspirations Financial Advice Ltd and
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Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) has built on last year’s first set of A-level outcomes and has seen an increase to 208 in the points per entry (197 last year). The school also reports that 33% of all grades were A*-B – “amongst a larger and more diverse Year 13 of 105 students”. Average points per student dipped to 683
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Local residents have another chance to get ready for the town’s first-ever August Bank Holiday Brazilian Carnival Parade when the second of three preparation workshops takes place at the Jubilee on Sunday (18th August). The workshop is accessible for all ages and open to all Bradley Stoke residents and community groups. Those attending the session, which runs from 11am to
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