By Jim Aitken, community liaison officer at Alun Griffiths Ltd. Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) All carriageway surfacing is now complete, including road markings and anti-skid. Landscaping is now taking place along BSW to the verge and swale areas, forming the embankments’ profiles so they may receive turfing and planting – this is very weather dependent. It is our intention to
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Workers at a supermarket in Bradley Stoke have pulled together to support a local youth football team. The Under-16 Girls’ team at Bradley Stoke Youth FC will be playing in new kit next season, thanks to the generosity of staff at the town’s Tesco Extra store. Tesco customer experience manager Joe Kilpatrick said: “We’re delighted to be able to support
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I read with interest in the May issue of the BSJ magazine that the new owners of the airfield want to build a 10- and 30-storey building. This reminds me of a 1985 drama called ‘Blott on the Landscape’. I will be objecting to this and I would urge others to do the same. The 30-storey block will be six times higher that
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Four local girls have raised over £500 for charity by taking part in a UK-wide swimming challenge. Sophie Loadman, 12, Keely Peard, 13, Olivia Featherstone, 12, and Emily Grynyer-Haynes, 12, completed the Team 5km Marie Curie Swimathon on 8th April, raising much-needed funds for the charity which provides care and support for people living with a terminal illness. Just two weeks
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