MetroBus construction work gets under way at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way, on the southbound approach to Great Stoke Roundabout.

MetroBus work at southern end of Bradley Stoke Way to start next week

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have announced that they will commence construction of the final stretch of new bus lane on Bradley Stoke Way next week (w/c Monday 27th February). The work area is located at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way between Great Meadow Roundabout (junction with Baileys Court Road) and Great Stoke (Rabbit) Roundabout. Vegetation clearance at the site began several

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Know Your Place touring exhibition at Bradley Stoke Library.

Interactive exhibition at Bradley Stoke Library helps you ‘Know Your Place’

An innovative digital exhibition of historic maps and archive material is being staged at Bradley Stoke Library until the end of February. The interactive KYPexplore exhibition features extraordinary images from archives, museums and heritage collections across South Gloucestershire and the West of England, giving visitors a unique insight in to the history of the places where we live, work and

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LED streetlight lantern in Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Council’s U-turn means street lights will stay on all night – but not until 2026 for Bradley Stoke!

South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has decided to abandon its controversial policy of switching street lights off at night, but it is likely to be 2026 before the lights in Bradley Stoke are returned to all-night operation, the Journal can exclusively reveal. The decision has been made in the light of the increasing cost of GPS-enabled ‘node’ controllers, which the council

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Vacant land at Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke.

Future of town centre plot remains uncertain

The future of a vacant plot of land bordering Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre remains uncertain, despite recent reports of clearance activities taking place at the site. The 0.357 hectares (0.88 acres) plot, opposite the Tesco petrol filling station and bordering properties in Hornbeam Close, was previously allocated in South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Local Plan for a health centre. However,

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Overnight resurfacing work on Bradley Stoke Way, as part of the MetroBus project.

Five-way traffic lights to be used for final phase of Bradley Stoke Way resurfacing

MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths have confirmed plans to complete the resurfacing of Bradley Stoke Way over the first two nights of this week, which will involve the use of five-way traffic lights around Patchway Brook Roundabout (near Aldi). It is anticipated that traffic control will be active from 8pm each night. A Griffiths spokesperson said: “Having now concluded the night-time surfacing along

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Public meeting to discuss burglaries in Bradley Stoke.

Over 200 attend public meeting with police after surge in burglaries in Bradley Stoke

Well over 200 people attended a public meeting at Holy Trinity Church, Bradley Stoke on Tuesday 24th January to share their concerns over a surge in burglaries in the area, and in particular the proportion of these incidents in which so-called ‘high value gold’ was stolen. The meeting took place just days after properties in Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke;

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Roadside sign announcing closure of Woodlands Lane for 18 weeks from 2nd September.

Woodlands Lane junction set to be fully reopened by end of February

MetroBus contractor Alun Griffiths and South Gloucestershire Council say they are on schedule to have the junction of Woodlands Lane with Bradley Stoke Way fully reopened by the end of February, subject to weather conditions allowing resurfacing operations to be completed as planned. The Woodlands Lane junction was closed to all traffic on 2nd September 2015, for an estimated 18

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