March 2016
Page 3: Council’s compulsory vehicle pre-registration system for Sort It centres goes live
- Council’s compulsory vehicle pre-registration system for Sort It centres goes live (SGJ website)
- Register for the Sort It centres (SGC website)
- Sort It centre changes FAQs (SGC website)
Page 4: Hit-and-run drink driver jailed for fatal collision on Hatchet Road, Stoke Gifford
- Man jailed following fatal collision in Stoke Gifford (Avon and Somerset Police)
- Bristol drink driver Jake Mitchell jailed for killing 28-year-old Megan Brogan in horror hit-and-run (Bristol Post)
- Judge tells drink driver Jake Mitchell: “You simply mowed down a young woman” (Bristol Post)
- “I saw my daughter ripped apart” Father of Megan Brogan blasts sentence given to her killer (Bristol Post)
- Father’s plea after Megan Brogan’s hit-and-run death (BBC Bristol)
- Video on BBC Points West Facebook page
- Uncut video on YouTube (Bristol Post) WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Page 5: Noisy railway works for next eight months
- Drop-in event to give details of “noisy” railway piling work planned for Patchway area (PJ website)
- Network Rail work updates for South Gloucestershire
Pages 6 & 7: Mixed news on MetroBus construction front
- MetroBus construction set to begin on new section of Bradley Stoke Way (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 8 & 9: BSYFC U14 Girls through to County Cup final
Page 10: Council consults on library cuts
- Council consults on proposed library cuts (BSJ website)
- Consultation on changes to library services (SGC website)
- Bradley Stoke Library drop-in session on 12th March (SGC website)
Page 11: New skate park set to open later this month
Pages 14 & 15: What’s the buzz…? (Little Stoke Beekeeping Society)
- What’s the buzz…? Beekeeping in Little Stoke (SGJ website)
- British Beekeepers Association
- South Gloucestershire Beekeepers Association
Pages 16 & 17: £3.6m leisure centre redevelopment under way
- Leisure centre redevelopment work set to start next week (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke redevelopment project (Active Centres)
Page 18: Enthusiastic fundraiser in training for London to Paris cycle ride
- Enthusiastic fundraiser in training for London to Paris cycle ride (BSJ website)
- Kelly Adkins’ JustGiving page
Page 20: South Glos council tax to rise by 3.99 percent
- South Glos council tax to rise by 3.99 percent (BSJ website)
Page 24: Nature group report for January & February
- Nature group report for January and February (BSJ website)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 27: Another ‘good’ Ofsted for Holy Trinity Primary
- Another ‘good’ Ofsted for Holy Trinity Primary (BSJ website)
- Holy Trinity Primary School
- Ofsted report, January 2016
Pages 28, 29 & 30: Stars of the Stokes awards
- Help us find the ‘Stars of the Stokes’ (BSJ website)
- Stars of the Stokes website
- Stars of the Stokes on Facebook
Page 31: Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for February
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for February (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Pages 34 & 35: Helping raise awareness of encephalitis
Page 39: ‘The Story of Scrap’
Page 41: Almondsbury helibase decision quashed
- Almondsbury helibase decision quashed (BSJ website)
- Planning application PT15/1438/F
- New helicopter base near the M4/M5 Almondsbury Interchange (BSJ website)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page regarding The Gazette’s report about a possible judicial review (1/12/15)
Page 44: New library area for Little Stoke Primary
Page 47: Beaver Scouts’ 30th birthday camp
Page 48: Council “saves” thousands on mayoral chain
Page 49: Bradley Stoke PQA students take to the London stage at Her Majesty’s Theatre
Page 52: Alzheimer’s Society launches local activity group for people with dementia
- Alzheimer’s Society launches local activity group for people with dementia (SGJ website)
- Alzheimer’s Society
February 2016
Page 3: Tories backtrack on plan to reduce ‘green bin tax’ from April
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 5: First Oxbridge offer for Abbeywood Post-16
Page 6 & 7: Work set to start soon on 65-acre business park on former East Works site
- Story will appear soon on the FJ website
Page 8: Tributes paid to 28-year-old pedestrian killed in suspected drink-drive collision
- Witness appeal following fatal collision on Hatchet Road (SGJ website)
Page 9: Town council gives kebab van trader the boot
Pages 10 & 11: Thousands sign petition to keep local parkrun
- Thousands sign petition to keep local parkrun (SGJ website)
- Little Stoke parkrun
- Keep Little Stoke parkrun in Little Stoke park (petition on Change.org)
- Errata: The Extraordinary Meeting of SGPC was held on 26th January, not 22nd January as stated. The first parkrun with more than 200 runners was on 21/9/13.
Pages 12 & 13: Ground broken on new skate park
- Ground broken on new skate park site (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Skatepark on Facebook
- New skatepark design (BSTC)
Page 15: Another car overturns on Brook Way – Concerns raised over safety of traffic islands
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Earlier story:
- Emergency services deal with overturned car on Brook Way (BSJ website)
Pages 16 & 17: Bradley Stoke MetroBus build update (Jan ‘16)
- Bradley Stoke MetroBus build update (Jan ‘16) (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 18: Olympus Trust to help Patchway Community College overcome “significant challenges”
- Olympus Trust to help Patchway Community College overcome “significant challenges”(PJ website)
- Olympus Academy Trust
- Patchway Community College
Pages 24 & 25: Special guests help make school’s sport-themed literacy day a success
Page 27: Job opportunities as Alun Griffiths make their mark in the West
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd
Page 32: Get behind the Great Daffodil 2016
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 33: Mayor and locals grab a slice of the action
Page 35: Local driving school steps in to sponsor high-flying school football team
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- First National Driving School, Bristol
Page 37: Bradley Stoke’s new social club for over 55s
- Bradley Stoke’s new social club for over-55s (BSJ website)
Page 39: New church partnership for Bradley Stoke
Page 41: 1st Bradley Stoke marching band starts!
Page 43: Entries open for 2016 Bradley Stoke 10k Run
- Entries open for 2016 Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ website)
- Sole Sisters Running Club
- Online entry for the 2016 Bradley Stoke 10k Run
- Bradley Stoke 10k Run (BSJ website)
Page 43: Community awards for Bradley Stoke and surrounding area announced
Page 44: Chancellor visits Filton to announce Airbus investment
- Story will appear soon on the FJ website
January 2016
Page 3: Bradley Stoke man jailed for reckless transmission of HIV
- Man jailed for reckless transmission of HIV (A&S Police)
- Bradley Stoke man who “recklessly” infected two sexual partners with HIV jailed for five years (Bristol Post)
Page 5: MetroBus contractor Alun Griffiths builds bridges with schools
- MetroBus contractor Alun Griffiths builds bridges with schools (BSJ website)
- Metrobus North Fringe to Hengrove Package (Alun Griffiths)
Pages 6 & 7: Local girl’s fast-track rise to karting glory
- Local girl’s fast-track rise to karting glory (BSJ website)
Page 8: BSCS students show “real commitment” to achieve Duke of Edinburgh Award
- BSCS students show “real commitment” to achieve Duke of Edinburgh Award (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Community School
Page 9: Dunkley’s named top independent firm in SW
Pages 10 & 11: Woodlands Lane closure extended to August
- Woodlands Lane closure extended to August 2016 (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 12: First black belts for local jiu jitsu club
- First black belts for local jiu jitsu club (BSJ website)
- Maru Jiu Jitsu Kai
- Bradley Stoke Jiu Jitsu Club on Facebook
Page 13: Nature reserve group’s new ‘report it’ system starts to pay dividends
- Nature reserve group’s new ‘report it’ system starts to pay dividends (BSJ website)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 14: Filton Airfield site sold to Malaysian developer
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Pages 18, 19 & 21: School Christmas Productions
- Links to hi-res photos:
Page 20: Bradley Stoke girl named Cadet of the Year
- Bradley Stoke girl named Cadet of the Year (BSJ website)
- St John Ambulance
Page 23: SGC confirms plan to start new roadworks at Aztec West, in parallel with MetroBus build
- SGC confirms plan to start new roadworks at Aztec West, in parallel with MetroBus build (BSJ website)
- Consultation page, including feedback report (SGC)
Page 24: Virgin Media network continues to grow
- Virgin Media network continues to grow (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Virgin Media network extension – Status report (BSJ website)
Page 24: Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for December
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for December (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 29: Sole Sisters can get you running
- Sole Sisters can get you running – Beginners’ course starts Monday (BSJ website)
- Sole Sisters’ beginners’ course
- Sole Sisters on Facebook
Page 30: Bradley Stoke girl makes her mark in politics
- Bradley Stoke girl makes her mark in politics (BSJ website)
Page 32: Elderly park home residents hit hard by prolonged closure of Woodlands Lane
Page 37: Local leisure centre operator marks tenth anniversary