September 2016
Page 3: Lidl looking to open new store in Stoke Gifford
Page 5: Get active NOW with FREE sports vouchers!
Page 6: Bradley Stoke Tesco Extra team on the look out for further community projects
Page 7: BSCS delighted with best ever GCSE results
Page 8: Local netball club offers sport for all ages
Page 9: Discover something new in South Glos
Page 9: Historic buildings throw open their doors
Page 13: Emma strikes gold at transplant games
Page 14: Motorists hopping mad over MetroBus traffic lights at Rabbit Roundabout
- Motorists hopping mad over MetroBus traffic lights at Rabbit Roundabout (BSJ website)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page:
- 8th August 2016
- 10th August 2016 (with link to BBC video clip)
Page 15: MetroBus construction report (August 2016)
- MetroBus construction report (August 2016) (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
- Alun Griffiths community website
Page 16: BSCS staff “delighted” with Post-16 outcomes
Page 17: Planning application submitted for expansion of Little Stoke Community Hall
- Planning application submitted for extension of Little Stoke Community Hall (SGJ website)
- Planning application PT16/4896/F
Page 20 & 21: BSYFC players treated to third Wembley date
Page 22: Volunteer custody visitors needed in Patchway
- Volunteer custody visitors needed in Patchway (PJ website)
- Custody visiting (Avon & Somerset PCC)
Page 23: Rail passengers reminded of tunnel closure
- Rail passengers reminded of tunnel closure (SGJ website)
- Severn Tunnel modernisation – September/ October 2016
Pages 24 & 25: Bradley Stoke in Bloom 2016 Best Front Garden competition: The winners
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom 2016 Best Front Garden competition: The winners (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 33: BBC: “MetroBus services may need subsidy”
- BBC: “MetroBus services may need subsidy” (BSJ website)
- Bristol Metrobus scheme may need public cash (BBC)
Page 35: Girls’ holiday crafts project aims to help cancer charity
Page 37: Qualified support for West’s devolution deal
Page 39: X74 falls victim to SGC subsidy cut
- X74 falls victim to SGC subsidy cut (BSJ website)
Page 40 & 41: August in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- August in the Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ website)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 43: London adventure for 1st BS Rainbows
August 2016
Page 3: Willow Brook Centre sold for £88.8 million
Pages 4 & 5: Council agrees to extend car park at Brook Way
- Council agrees to extend car park at Brook Way (BSJ website)
- Brook Way site consultation results (BSTC website)
Pages 6 & 7: Slimline black bins WILL be introduced in 2017
- Waste Strategy 2015 – 2020, with FAQs (SGC website)
- Waste Strategy consultation report (SGC website)
- Waste Strategy briefing note July 2016
Pages 8 & 9: BSCS primary phase marks end of first year
- BSCS primary phase marks end of first year (BSJ website)
- BSCS Primary Phase
Page 11:Young people and adult volunteers honoured at Scouts’ AGM
- Young people and adult volunteers honoured at Scouts’ AGM (BSJ website)
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group
Page 12: BIG award for Stoke Lodge Primary School
- BIG award for Stoke Lodge Primary School (BSJ website)
- Stoke Lodge Primary School
- Bullying Intervention Group (BIG)
Page 13: Lily, 4, donates hair to Little Princess Trust
- Lily, 4, donates hair to Little Princess Trust (BSJ website)
- Little Princess Trust
- Lily’s sponsored haircut (JustGiving)
Pages 14 & 15: Update on MetroBus works in the Stokes
- Update on MetroBus works in the Stokes (BSJ website)
- Temporary Traffic Regulation Order for closure of Bradley Stoke Way (BSTC website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
- Alun Griffiths community website
Page 16: Local group on a mission to reunite lost pets
- Local group on a mission to reunite lost pets (BSJ website)
- Lost and Found Pets in Bristol/South Glos
Page 19: Stoke Gifford Transport Link from the air
- Story will appear soon on the SGJ website
- Stoke Gifford By-Pass (SGJ website)
Page 23: Highwood Road bus lane camera nets South Glos Council more than £180k in just 9 months
- Highwood Road bus lane camera nets council more than £180k in just nine months (PJ website)
- Bus lane enforcement cameras (SGC website)
- Patchway bus lane fines net council more than £750 per day (Bristol Post website)
- Bristol bus lanes slammed after £250K in fines dished out in nine months from just THREE lanes (Bristol Post)
Pages 24 & 25: Dismay over Hatchet Road bus lane decision
- Dismay over Hatchet Road bus lane decision (SGJ website)
- Agenda for SGC committee meeting on 6th July
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ website)
- Hatchet Road 2016 action group on Facebook
Page 27: Have your say on the West’s devolution deal
- Consultation website
- Devolution (SGC website)
Page 30: Ratcliffe Drive post office reopened after refit
- Ratcliffe Drive post office reopened after refit (SGJ website)
Page 31: Clive Mason honoured with award for outstanding service to Scouting
- Clive Mason honoured with award for outstanding service to Scouting (BSJ website)
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group
Page 33: Council using spray paint signs to tackle dog mess problem
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Dog fouling and bins (SGC website)
Page 33: Letters and Opinions
- Embarrassed dog walker’s plea
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 34: North Bradley Stoke post office branch to be modernised
Page 40: Star of the Stokes – Nichola Palmer
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 37: Real-life Forrest Gump visits pre-school
- Real-life Forrest Gump visits pre-school (SGJ website)
- Stoke Gifford Pre-School (also on Facebook)
- Jim Gump on Facebook
Page 39: Bus service alterations from 4th September
- Bus service alterations from 4th September (BSJ website)
- Changes to bus services (SGC website)
- New timetables (Traveline South West website)
Page 43: Yarn bombers bring cheer to church and local community
- Yarn bombers bring cheer to church and local community (SGJ website)
- St Mike’s Yarn Bombers (SMYB) on Facebook
July 2016
Page 3: Enforcement camera goes live on A38 bus lane at Aztec West
- Enforcement camera goes live on A38 bus lane at Aztec West (PJ website)
- Bus lane enforcement cameras (SGC website)
Pages 4 & 5: Work has started on a new home for Concorde on Filton Airfield site
- Story will appear soon on the FJ website
Page 6: Meadowbrook recognised for first class sport provision through Gold Award
- Meadowbrook recognised for first class sport provision through Gold Award (BSJ website)
- Meadowbrook Primary School
Page 7: MetroBus construction: Progress in June
- MetroBus construction: Progress in June (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
- Alun Griffiths community website
Page 8: Letters and Opinions
- Our shopping centre needs more colour! (BSJ website)
Page 9: Bradley Stoke Tesco Extra staff raise funds for the ‘Kisses for Kaylum’ appeal
- Bradley Stoke Tesco Extra staff raise funds for the ‘Kisses for Kaylum’ appeal (BSJ website)
- Kisses for Kaylum on Facebook
- Kaylum Ryan’s Appeal on JustGiving
Page 10: Green Gym celebrates tenth anniversary
Page 11: Filton Airfield site to act as base for railway electrification project
- Filton Airfield site to act as base for railway electrification project (FJ website)
- Severn Tunnel modernisation – September/ October 2016 (GWR)
- Railway modernisation work in South Gloucestershire (Network Rail)
Page 14: We now have hundreds more CPR-trained lifesavers in north Bristol!
- School’s initiative sees hundreds more trained in lifesaving CPR technique (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Community School
- British Heart Foundation
Page 16: Station Road to close for up to six months
- Station Road to close for up to six months (SGJ website)
- Station Road closure – traffic management plan
Page 17: MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths help town council with groundworks
Page 19: Bowls club charity day marks the Queen’s 90th
Page 20: Star of the Stokes: Nigel Parsons
- Star of the Stokes: Nigel Parsons (BSJ website)
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Pages 22 & 23: Bradley Stoke Youth FC Festival of Football
Page 25: Over 540 runners contest BS 10k
- Over 540 runners contest Bradley Stoke 10k (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Journal photos:
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ website)
Page 25: Young people get involved with festival
- Young people get involved with festival (BSJ website)
- Photos of the Skate Park Competition prize winners (on Facebook)
Page 26: Bradley Stoke Cricket Club marks 25th anniversary with celebrity game and fun day
- Cricket club marks 25th anniversary with celebrity game and fun day (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Cricket Club
Page 27: Bradley Stoke Community Festival
- Bradley Stoke Journal photos on Facebook:
Page 28: BSYFC scoop two prestigious FA awards
- BSYFC scoop two prestigious FA awards (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Youth FC
Page 29: Scouts join thousands at county jamboree
Page 31: Three MetroBus bridges installed
- Hi-res photos coming soon
- Stoke Gifford By-Pass (SGJ website)
Page 32: ‘In Bloom’ group busy on June workday
- ‘In Bloom’ group busy on June workday (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Pages 34 & 35: Three Brooks parkrun route map revealed
- Earlier story on BSJ website:
- Application for Bradley Stoke parkrun – supplementary information [PDF]
- Comments from SGC’s biodiversity officer [PDF]
Page 37: Police helicopter deployed in vehicle pursuit that ended in Bradley Stoke
- Police helicopter deployed in vehicle pursuit that ended in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page
Page 39: Prize draw winner Davina receives her Anytime Fitness membership key
- Prize draw winner Davina receives her Anytime Fitness membership key (BSJ website)
- Anytime Fitness Bradley Stoke
Page 40: Star of the Stokes – Adam Jones
- Star of the Stokes: Adam Jones (BSJ website)
- Stars of the Stokes (also on Facebook and Twitter)
Page 41: FREE summer play scheme for 5 to 11 year-olds starts on 25th July at BSCS
Page 43: The sound of music at Little Stoke Primary
Page 45: Controversial Hatchet Road MetroBus road widening scheme to be considered again at meeting on 6th July
- Hatchet Road widening scheme to be discussed again by SGC (SGJ website)
- Agenda for SGC committee meeting on 6th July
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGJ website)