The One Below discount store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre will close down this Sunday (14th January), according to notices displayed in the shop’s windows. An “everything must go” clearance sale is currently in progress with “up to 50 percent off”. One Below opened at the centre in September 2019. Prior to this the One Below unit had been occupied by Poundworld.
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ADVERTORIAL: Route 8 Barbers open new branch in Bradley Stoke
The menfolk of Bradley Stoke can now have their hair cut at a traditional barbers’ shop right in the heart of town following the opening of Route 8 Barbers at the Willow Brook Centre. The new shop, which opened yesterday (Thursday 4th May), is located in the town square unit formerly occupied by Ladbrokes – next door to Domino’s. The Bradley Stoke branch is Route 8’s third opening…
Continue readingBradley Stoke McDonald’s now trading for an extra seven hours a week
Bradley Stoke’s new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through has extended its opening times by one hour a day and now closes at 11pm seven days a week. The outlet has planning permission for 24-hour operation, coupled with a late night food and drink licence, but when it opened in September the operator chose to restrict trading hours to 6am to 10pm each day.
Continue readingStarbucks to open at the Willow Brook Centre on Wednesday (14th December)
A new Starbucks store, operated by regional licensee Cobra Coffee, will be opening at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke tomorrow (Wednesday 14th December), creating 17 new jobs in the local community. This will be the sixth Starbucks store in and around Bristol operated by Cobra Coffee, which is owned by Southern Co-op.
Continue readingBradley Stoke shopping centre changes hands for £84 million
Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has changed hands for the second time in just over six years after being acquired by Supermarket Income REIT plc for £84 million. The centre’s new owner is a FTSE 250 real estate investment trust that aims to provide inflation-protected, long-dated income from grocery property in the UK.
Continue readingMcDonald’s opens in Bradley Stoke, but it’s not 24 hours (yet)
The new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre opened its doors shortly after 11am today (Wednesday 14th September) following a construction period lasting around seven months. Despite the franchisee having recently secured a ‘late night’ premises licence, the outlet will *not* be opening any later than 10pm – for the time being at least.
Continue readingMcDonald’s opening date confirmed as ‘Golden Arches’ appear at Willow Brook
As construction of the new two-story McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre nears completion, the firm has confirmed a planned opening date of Wednesday 14th September. An application for a ‘late night refreshment’ premises licence covering the hours 11pm to 5am will be considered by councillors on Tuesday 6th September.
Continue readingWork gets under way on McDonald’s & Starbucks units at Willow Brook
Work has started on the construction of two new fast food & drink restaurants, both with drive-through facilities, at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The foundation pads for the McDonald’s building are already in place. The work is expected to take six months to complete, indicating an anticipated opening date of August.
Continue readingTraders set to return to town square after licensing issue finally resolved
A popular mobile butcher’s van and other market traders are expected to return to the town square at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre in the coming days following a near-six-month break caused by a licensing issue. The hiatus came after a routine inspection by the local authority found that the site’s block street trading consent had expired in 2017.
Continue readingBradley Stoke McDonald’s could be open by August
Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre has confirmed that work is about to start on the construction of two controversial fast food & drink restaurants, both with drive-through facilities, that were granted planning permission on appeal in January 2020. If all goes to plan, the McDonald’s and Starbucks units could be open by August.
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