December 2015
Magazine stories will be published on the BSJ website from Monday 7th December, so please keep checking back. Once a story is on the website, you will be able to leave comments.
Page 3: Council’s fireworks display raises £2,862 for Mayor’s charities
- Bradley Stoke fireworks display raises £2,862 for Mayor’s charities (BSJ website)
- Photos from the fireworks display:
- From BSJ readers (Facebook)
- Bradley Stoke Town Council
Pages 4 & 5:MetroBus construction gathers pace, but unexpected complications delay re-opening of Woodlands junction
- MetroBus construction gathers pace, but Woodlands Lane re-opening delayed (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 6: Green bin charge set to be reduced from April 2016
- Green bin charge set to be reduced from April (SGP website)
Page 7: South Glos plans to reduce size of black bin
- South Glos Council consults on plan to almost halve size of black bin (BSJ website)
- Draft Waste Strategy Consultation (SGC)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page
Page 8: Council agrees case for £3.6m redevelopment of BS Leisure Centre
Page 11: Kenyan headteacher spends the week at BSCS
- Kenyan headteacher spends the week at BSCS (BSJ website)
Page 13: Record numbers at Remembrance event
- Remembrance Sunday 2015 – record attendance! (Facebook page of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group)
- Photos: PicasaWeb | Facebook | Flickr
Pages 14 & 15: Consultation opens on Parkway to Cribbs MetroBus Extension plans
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension consultation launched (SGJ website)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension consultation page (SGC)
Page 16: Breastfeeding group offers warm welcome to new members
- Breastfeeding group welcomes new members (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Breastfeeding Group on Facebook
Page 19: CBeebies’ Andy Day lights up Bradley Stoke
- CBeebies’ Andy Day lights up Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
- More photos on the Willow Brook Centre’s Facebook page
Pages 22 & 23: Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for November
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for November (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 26: 20mph limit considered for Wheatfield Drive
- Consultation opens on plans to make Wheatfield and Dewfalls a 20mph zone (BSJ website)
- Consultation page (SGC)
Page 27: Free journey-sharing website launches for Aztec West Business Park
Page 31: Young chefs show skills in Rotary contest
Page 32: November in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- November in the Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ website)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 33: 85,000 new homes needed in the West by 2036 – but where should they all go?
- Story will appear soon on the SGP website
- Consultation page (West of England)
Page 37: Lions support air ambulance
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Bradley Stoke Lions on Facebook
- Great Western Air Ambulance Charity
November 2015
Magazine stories will be published on the BSJ website from Monday 2nd November, so please keep checking back. Once a story is on the website, you will be able to leave comments.
Page 3: Planning issues delay new skate park build
- Planning issues delay new skate park build (BSJ website)
- Planning application
- Bradley Stoke Skatepark on Facebook
- New skatepark design (BSTC)
Page 5: Bronze for Abigail at Euro championships
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Yate International Gymnastics Centre
Page 6: Chelsea Pensioner launches local Poppy Appeal
- Local Poppy Appeal launched at Parkway Station (SGJ website)
Page 7: Is this Bradley Stoke’s most generous dad?
- Bradley Stoke dad buys £25,000 Shaun sculpture at charity auction (BSJ website)
- Shaun in the City auction (official website)
Page 9: Vodafone award boost for Scout band project
Page 10: Replacement railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane set to be 4-lane
- Replacement railway bridge on Gipsy Patch Lane set to be 4-lane (SGJ website)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension – Gipsy Patch Lane bridge option selection and scheme development [MS Word] (SGC report)
Page 11: Police deal with overturned car on Brook Way
- Emergency services deal with overturned car on Brook Way (BSJ website)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page
Page 13: Scouts invite all to Remembrance parade and ceremony on Sunday 8th November
Page 15: Lights, music and entertainment at Willow Brook’s Christmas launch
- This Saturday: Willow Brook Christmas lights switch-on with CBeebies’ Andy Day (BSJ website)
- Willow Brook Centre
Page 15: Local fireworks displays
- Fireworks display in and around Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 16: Widowed mum’s Fashion Week makeover
- Widowed mum’s Fashion Week makeover (BSJ website)
Page 18: Cash-strapped council wants to levy charge on popular parkrun
- Cash-strapped council wants to levy charge on popular parkrun (SGJ website)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page
- Discussion on the SGJ Facebook page
- Little Stoke parkrun
Pages 20 & 21: Bradley Stoke ‘tank man’ makes national headlines
- Bradley Stoke ‘tank man’ makes national headlines (BSJ website)
- Tank buyer has to move out of two-bedroom flat near Bristol (BBC)
- Bristol man has to move house so he can park his new tank (Bristol Post)
- Man is forced to buy a new house after winning auction for a TANK… and realising he had nowhere to park it (Daily Mail)
- Man buys enormous seven tonne TANK online – then has to move house so he can park it (Daily Mirror)
- Man has to move house to find somewhere to park his tank (The Telegraph)
- Get that tank off my lawn: Impulse buy forces house move (CNN)
- BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast Show interview on 15th October (available until 14th November)
Pages 22 & 23: Little Stoke Primary’s Forest School featured on national television
- Little Stoke Primary’s Forest School featured on national television (SGJ website)
- Video: “What’s the difference between a Birch and an Oak?” – featuring Little Stoke Primary School (BBC Newsround)
Page 27: Southmead Hospital – One year on
Page 29: Article about the Willow Brook Townswomen’s Guild
- Local Townswomen’s Guild proves popular (BSJ website)
- Willow Brook Townswomen’s Guild webpage
- Willow Brook Townswomen’s Guild on Facebook
Page 30: Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for October
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom report for October (BSJ website)
Page 33: Triple gold for Bradley Stoke Scouts
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group
October 2015
Page 3: Bus lane enforcement cameras go live in BS34
- Bus lane enforcement cameras go live in Patchway and Stoke Gifford (SGP website)
- Bus lane enforcement cameras (SGC website)
Page 5: Still time to win £1,000 for your local community group, if you act quickly!
Page 6: Witness appeal after man dragged out of car and punched on Winterbourne Road
Page 7: Council prosecutes north Bristol fly tippers
- Council prosecutes north Bristol fly tippers (BSJ website)
- Fly tipping (SGC website)
Page 8: Local community shows support for Syrian refugees
- Local community shows support for Syrian refugees (BSJ website)
Page 9: Stoke Gifford local celebrates new listing in Good Beer Guide
- Stoke Gifford local celebrates new listing in Good Beer Guide (SGJ website)
- The Beaufort Arms
- The Beaufort Arms on Facebook
Pages 10 & 11: Virgin’s ‘big dig’ gets under way in BS32
- Virgin’s ‘big dig’ gets under way in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Virgin Media network extension – Status report (BSJ website)
Page 15: Lloyds Banking Group volunteer team transforms pallets into playthings at Abacus
- Lloyds Banking Group volunteer team transforms pallets into playthings (BSJ website)
- Photos on Facebook, PicasaWeb and Flickr.
Pages 16 & 17: Local students campaign for more lighting in the nature reserve
- Local students campaign for more lighting in the nature reserve (BSJ website)
- Put More Street Lights In The Nature Reserve!! (online petition)
Page 20: Replacing mayoral chain could cost up to £4,000
- Replacing mayoral chain could cost up to £4,000 (BSJ website)
- BSTC draft minutes, 16th September (see items 12.1.3 & 12.1.4) [MS Word]
Pages 22 & 23: Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group celebrates tenth anniversary
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group celebrates tenth anniversary (BSJ website)
- Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group
Pages 24 & 25: Balloon launch marks official opening of BSCS primary phase
- Balloon launch marks official opening of BSCS primary phase (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Community School
Pages 26 & 27: Bradley Stoke’s street lights to be converted to LED technology
- Bradley Stoke’s street lights to be converted to LED technology (BSJ website)
- LED street lighting (SGC website)
- LED street lighting in Bradley Stoke (BSTC website)
Page 27: Popular fruit & veg stall quits centre
Page 28: St John Ambulance seeks young lifesavers
- St John Ambulance seeks young lifesavers (SGJ website)
Page 29: Meadowbrook pupils scoop national wildlife photography award
- Meadowbrook pupils scoop national wildlife photography award (BSJ website)
- British Wildlife Photography Awards
- winning photos: On the BPWA website; hi-res on Flickr
Pages 30 & 31: Army Cadets inspire local youth
- Patchway Army Cadets inspire local youth (PJ website)
- Army Cadets
Page 32: MetroBus construction off to a troubled start
- MetroBus construction off to a troubled start (BSJ website)
- MetroBus Build in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 35: Dorothy Perkins and Burton to open soon within Tesco Extra
- Previous story on the BSJ website:
Page 36: Charity bake-off benefits children’s hospice
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 37: Ladies’ football team up and running in Bradley Stoke
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website