A bus travel survey conducted during October on The Journal’s website and Facebook page has revealed high levels of dissatisfaction with the reliability and punctuality of the 73, X73 and X74 services that link Bradley Stoke with Cribbs Causeway and Bristol city centre. The survey, which is ongoing and has so far attracted more than 200 comments, was initiated in
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Superfast broadband rollout: Frustration over delays and council secrecy
Residents of Bradley Stoke who are hoping to benefit from the rollout of superfast broadband through a state-aided investment programme say they are frustrated and confused by the sparse and conflicting information being made available to them by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), which is managing the project. As previously reported in The Journal, the occupiers of around 1,700 homes in
Continue reading[Forum] Traffic grinds to a halt – Aztec West / M5 J16 roadworks to blame?
What is with the traffic today around Bradley Stoke? Took me 15 mins to travel from the roundabout at the bottom of Braydon Avenue to the Jubilee Centre. First sign of congestion at the Aztec roundabout and the whole town grinds to a halt. Lou1969 Photo: Archive image of traffic congestion at the Aztec West Roundabout. Ed: Plenty of discussion about this on
Continue readingOut this weekend: November 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine
The November 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine has been dropping on doormats this weekend. This month’s feature story is the submission of a planning application to build 2,675 new homes on the site of the former Filton Airfield. The site is part of the wider Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood, where a total of 5,700 new homes are expected to
Continue readingFireworks this Sunday at the Jubilee Centre
Bradley Stoke’s ever-popular Town Council Fireworks Display takes place on Sunday (2nd November 2014) at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road [BS32 8HL, map]. As in previous years, entrance to the display is free but there will an entry point collection for the Mayor’s charities, which this year are the Royal British Legion and the Great Western Air Ambulance. With the costs
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