March 2015
Page 3: Consultation under way on MetroBus Traffic Regulation Orders
- Consultation under way on MetroBus Traffic Regulation Orders (BSJ website)
- Traffic Regulation Orders (SGC website):
- For further Traffic Regulation Orders relating to the proposed Stoke Gifford Transport Link (By-Pass), see:
- North Fringe Rapid Transit (MetroBus) (BSJ website)
Page 5: A38 speed cameras to be switched back on
- A38 speed cameras to be switched back on (PJ website)
- For a list of all cameras being switched back on, see:
- Speed cameras switched back on in Avon and Somerset (Avon and Somerset Police)
Page 6: ‘In principle’ agreement on £110 million Cribbs/Patchway infrastructure package
- ‘In principle’ agreement on infrastructure deal for Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood (PJ website)
- New helicopter base near the M4/M5 Almondsbury Interchange (BSJ website)
Page 7: Braydon Avenue to be closed for up to three weeks from 2nd March
- Braydon Avenue to be closed for up to three weeks from 2nd March (SGJ website)
- Further information, including diversion route (Stoke Gifford Parish Council)
Page 8: Council tax frozen for fifth year
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 9: First to introduce new timetables in effort to improve reliability
- First to introduce new timetables in effort to improve reliability (BSJ website)
- Full press release from First
- Letter from First’s Commercial Director to Bradley Stoke Town Council [PDF]
- New timetables:
- Timetable booklets (First)
- Forthcoming Timetables (First, until 29th March)
- Current Timetables (First, from 29th March)
Page 11: Meadowbrook pupil wins £250 for school
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 12: ‘Filton Keynes’ and MetroBus plans are “badly conceived” (Letter)
- Comments can be made here: Filton Keynes (UKIP South West)
Page 13: Ladies’ soccer team to be launched by BSYFC
Page 14: Volunteering opportunities that help bring conservation to life!
- Volunteering opportunities that help bring conservation to life! (PJ website)
- Volunteering at the Wild Place Project
Page 15: Organ donor praised for his “amazing gift” to a complete stranger
- Organ donor praised for his “amazing gift” to a complete stranger (BSJ website)
- Give a Kidney website
Page 16: BSCS students in final of John Lewis design & sewing competition
Page 17: Little Stoke Primary rated ‘good’ by Ofsted
- Little Stoke Primary rated ‘good’ by Ofsted (SGJ website)
- All Ofsted reports for Little Stoke Primary School
Page 21: Pete Bruce chosen as Lib Dem candidate for 2015 general election
- Pete Bruce chosen as Lib Dem candidate for 2015 general election (BSJ website)
- 2015 General Election (BSJ website)
Page 23: Broadband: MP asked to contact BT over “lack of capacity” at cabinets
- MP asked to press BT over “lack of capacity” at broadband cabinets (BSJ website)
- Superfast Broadband Upgrade Status (BSJ website)
- Postcode checker (SGC)
- Fibre Broadband Deals (BSJ website)
Page 24 & 25: Local athlete Adam Wilson called up for GB cross country team
Page 31: Holy Trinity Primary School February half-term ‘Lamb Hunt’ a bleating success
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 32: Family bike ride & quiz on Easter Sunday
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Stokes Cycling Club website
Page 33: Funds awarded for Aztec West Roundabout work
- Funds awarded for Aztec West Roundabout work (BSJ website)
Page 35: Beginners’ running course: From couch to 3 miles in 8 weeks!
- Beginners’ running course: From couch to 3 miles in 8 weeks! (BSJ website)
- North Bristol Running Group on Facebook
Page 36: February in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- February in the Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ website)
Page 37: Entries open for 2015 Bradley Stoke 10k Run
- Bradley Stoke 10 Run (BSJ website)
Page 37: Willow Brook recognised for green credentials
- Willow Brook recognised for green credentials (BSJ website)
Page 41: Local bowls club welcomes new members
Page 42: ‘In Bloom’ group looks forward to spring
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom website
- Bradley Stoke in Bloom on Facebook
Page 45: What’s On (1st March – 5th April)
- What’s On in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Pages 46 & 47: Business Directory
- Bradley Stoke Business Directory (BSJ website)
February 2015
Page 3: Meadowbrook joins Olympus Academy Trust
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
- Olympus Academy Trust
Page 4: Burglary victim spurred to form NHW group
- Burglary victim spurred to form NHW group (BSJ website)
- Neighbourhood Watch Scheme (Avon and Somerset Police)
Page 5: BSYFC sponsorship deal with Taylor Wimpey
- BSYFC’s junior footballers score sponsorship deal with Taylor Wimpey (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Youth FC
Page 6: Mama Bear’s takes over at The Covey Nursery
Page 7: Town rallies round to raise hope for Morgan
- Town rallies round to raise hope for Morgan (BSJ website)
- Hope for Morgan JustGiving page
- Hope for Morgan Facebook page
Page 9: Stokes Singers need more men!
- Stokes Singers need more men! (BSJ website)
- Stokes Singers
Page 10: New weekly buggy walks in north Bristol
Page 11: Power surge shuts Tesco Extra store for 6 hours
Page 12: Creating a mile of coins to help eradicate polio
- Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 13: Crest Nicholson supports future youth football stars at BSYFC
Page 14: All fibre broadband cabinets now “live and ready for service”
- All fibre broadband cabinets now “live and ready for service” (BSJ website)
- Superfast Broadband Upgrade Status (BSJ website)
- Postcode checker (SGC)
- Fibre Broadband Deals (BSJ website)
Page 15: Project launches to make South Glos dementia-friendly
- Story will appear soon on the SGP website
Page 16: Appeal for information after distraction burglary in Little Stoke
Page 17: January update from Bradley Stoke in Bloom
Page 19: Roadworks: Council “needs to do more” to keep public informed
- Roadworks: Council admits it “needs to do more” to keep public informed (BSJ website)
- Discussion on the BSJ Facebook page
- Report to SGC’s Communities Committee [PDF]
Pages 20 & 21: Contractor selected for new £260k skate park
Page 22: Diana Warner chosen to fight 2015 general election for The Greens
- Diana Warner chosen to fight 2015 general election for The Greens (BSJ website)
- Diana Warner – Green Party on Facebook
- 2015 General Election (The Journal)
Page 28: New college celebrates result of first Ofsted inspection
- New college celebrates result of first Ofsted inspection (SGJ website)
Page 29 & 33: Quiz for all
- Erratum: The answer to Q17 should be ‘Fight Club’.
Page 30: BSCS appoints head of primary
- BSCS appoints headteacher for new primary phase (BSJ website)
Page 32: New year brings a new name for the Bradley Stoke Rotary Club
- New year brings a new name for the Bradley Stoke Rotary Club (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Rotary Club website
- Bradley Stoke Rotary Club on Facebook
Page 34: January in the Three Brooks nature reserve
- January in the Three Brooks nature reserve (BSJ website)
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group
- Three Brooks Local Nature Conservation Group on Facebook
Page 36: Cricket club has big plans for new season
- Cricket club has big plans for new season (BSJ website)
- Bradley Stoke Cricket Club
- Bradley Stoke Cricket Club on Facebook
Page 37: What’s On (1st February – 1st March)
- What’s On in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Pages 38 & 39: Business Directory
- Bradley Stoke Business Directory (BSJ website)
January 2015
Page 3: Residents may have to pre-register before using Sort It sites
- Residents may have to pre-register before using Sort It sites (BSJ website)
- Consultation page: Proposed changes to Sort It Centres (SGC website)
Page 5: Yarn bombers decorate streets for Christmas
- Yarn bombers call on residents to “adopt a lamp post for Christmas” (BSJ website)
- Photos on Facebook:
Pages 6 & 7: Prepare for a whole year of roadworks in 2015!
- Prepare for a whole year of roadworks in 2015! (BSJ website)
- North Fringe roadworks – Latest info (SGC)
- MetroBus: Indicative construction programme (from planning application)
Pages 10 & 11: Councillors banking on “sustainable” modes of transport to prevent gridlock when 5,700 new homes are built at Cribbs/Patchway
- Councillors banking on “sustainable” modes of transport to prevent gridlock (PJ website)
- Cribbs/Patchway New Neighbourhood (PJ website)
- About Cribbs/Patchway new neighbourhood (SGC website)
Pages 12 & 13: New Year cheer for hundreds still waiting for faster broadband
- New Year cheer for hundreds still waiting for faster broadband (BSJ website)
- Superfast Broadband Upgrade Status (BSJ website)
- Postcode checker (SGC)
- Fibre Broadband Deals (BSJ website)
Page 14: Marie Curie Cancer Care group launched
Page 15: Council opens preliminary consultation on proposed MetroBus Extension route along Hatchet Road & Gipsy Patch Lane
- Council opens preliminary consultation on proposed MetroBus Extension route (SGJ website)
- Consultation page: Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (SGC website)
- Cribbs Patchway MetroBus Extension (TravelWest website)
Page 16: Journal Facebook post goes viral as thousands seek info on “explosions” heard in North Bristol
- BSJ Facebook post
- Berwick Lodge Facebook post
- Anana Ltd Facebook post
- Anana Xmas Party 2014 (YouTube)
- Bristol Post stories:
Page 17: Leaflet distribution problem ruins “unwanted” green bin collection
- Leaflet distribution problem ruins “unwanted” green bin collection (BSJ website)
- Collection of unwanted green bins (SGC website)
Page 18: First boss promises new “more resilient” timetable for 73 service
- First boss promises new “more resilient” timetable for 73 service (BSJ website)
- ‘Listen again’ to James Freeman (Managing director of First) being interviewed on Radio Bristol (BBC iPlayer Radio, available until 10th January)
Page 19, 21 & 22: School Christmas Productions
- Photos will appear soon on Facebook, PicasaWeb and Flickr
Page 23: Local sporting heroes honoured by council
- Local sporting heroes honoured by council (BSJ website)
Page 34: December workday in the nature reserve
- December workday in the nature reserve (BSJ website)
Page 37: What’s On (4th January – 1st February)
- What’s On in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Pages 38 & 39: Business Directory
- Bradley Stoke Business Directory (BSJ website)
December 2014
Page 3: Councils consult on MetroBus road widening proposals
Councils consult on MetroBus road widening and bus lane proposals (BSJ website)
North Fringe to Hengrove Package MetroBus informal consultation (TravelWest)
Page 5: South Glos Council to begin collecting unwanted green bins
Council to begin collecting unwanted green bins (SGP website)
Collection of unwanted green bins (SGC website)
Page 7: Bus passengers hit by 10 per cent rise in cost of First Day Rider ticket
Bus passengers hit by 10 per cent rise in cost of First Day Rider ticket (BSJ website)
Press release announcing fare rise (First)
Page 9: Firework display raises £3,389 for charities
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 11: ‘Bobbly Stoke’ stunt a big hit with residents
‘Bobbly Stoke’ yarn bombing stunt a big hit with residents (BSJ website)
Facebook posts:
Page 12: Iceland store to open at Willow Brook in February
Iceland to open store at Willow Brook Centre (BSJ website)
Page 13: Mixed news on broadband front
Mixed news on broadband front – hundreds still waiting for fibre (BSJ website)
Previous story on BSJ website:
Superfast broadband rollout: Frustration over delays and council secrecy
Superfast Broadband Upgrade Status (BSJ website)
Postcode checker (SGC)
Fibre Broadband Deals (BSJ website)
Page 16: BSCS students showcase musical talent
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 17: Sir Geoff Hurst pays surprise visit to BSYFC
Sir Geoff Hurst pays surprise visit to BSYFC (BSJ website)
Page 20: Pub launches Christmas gift appeal
Pub’s Christmas gift appeal will benefit underprivileged children (BSJ website)
Page 23: Local children to take centre stage at the Willow Brook Centre
Local children to take centre stage at the Willow Brook Centre
Page 32: November in the Three Brooks nature reserve
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 32: Bristol City FC players undergo oxygen treatment in Bradley Stoke
Bristol City FC players undergo oxygen treatment in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 34: Come and join us on the real School Run!
Come and join us on the real ‘school run’! (BSJ website)
Page 36: What’s On (7th December – 4th January)
What’s On in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Pages 37 & 38: Business Directory
Bradley Stoke Business Directory (BSJ website)
November 2014
Page 3: New bus service to restore lost link to Parkway
New bus service to restore daytime link between Brook Way and Parkway Station (BSJ website)
First West of England timetables
Page 5: “Concern” over levels of drug use by teenagers in Bradley Stoke
“Growing concern” over levels of drug use by teenagers in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Page 7: Town’s new £260k skate park expected to be ready next summer
Town’s new £260k skate park expected to be ready next summer (BSJ website)
Page 8: Concern over cyclists riding on footpaths
[Forum] Concern over cyclists riding on footpaths (BSJ website)
Page 9: Poppy Appeal launched at Parkway Station
Local Poppy Appeal launched at Parkway Station (SGJ website)
Page 10: BSCS students visit WW1 battlefields
Bradley Stoke Community School students visit World War One battlefields (BSJ website)
Page 13: Ian Boulton chosen to fight 2015 general election for Labour
Ian Boulton chosen as Labour’s 2015 general election candidate (BSJ website)
Page 13: Vodafone to open at Willow Brook Centre
Vodafone to take over former Phones 4u store (BSJ website)
Page 14: Bradley Stoke in Bloom makeover for Willow Brook town square
Bradley Stoke in Bloom makeover for Willow Brook town square (BSJ website)
Page 15: Appeal for information after woman assaulted on Savages Wood path
Appeal for information after woman assaulted on Savages Wood path (BSJ website)
Comments on the BSJ Facebook page
Pages 16 & 17: Frustration over broadband delays
Superfast broadband rollout: Frustration over delays and council secrecy (BSJ website)
Superfast Broadband Upgrade Status (BSJ website)
Postcode checker (SGC)
Fibre Broadband Deals (BSJ website)
Pages 18 & 19: Filton Airfield development plans submitted
Filton Airfield development plans submitted (PJ website)
Planning application (SGC)
Pages 20 & 21: Survey paints a bleak picture of bus travel
Reader survey paints a bleak picture of bus travel in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Summary findings with responses from First West of England [PDF]
Page 27: Lions Club honour for BSCS student Louis
Lions Club honour for BSCS student Louis (BSJ website)
Page 29: Construction of new primary school under way
Construction of new primary school gets under way on BSCS site (BSJ website)
Pages 30 & 31: Dad & daughter team plans tandem skydive
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 32: Shorter days bring changes to reserve
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 34: Couple celebrate five years of working together
Bradley Stoke couple celebrate five years of working together (BSJ website)
Page 34: Wards Solicitors celebrate 25 years at Fountain Court in Bradley Stoke
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 36: What’s On (2nd November – 7th December)
What’s On in Bradley Stoke (BSJ website)
Pages 37 & 38: Business Directory
Bradley Stoke Business Directory (BSJ website)
October 2014
Page 3: Future of Phones 4u store remains uncertain
Shutters stay down at Phones 4u store as firm enters administration (BSJ website)
Page 5: SGC consults on ideas for achieving a further £40m of cost savings
Consultation: Review of services provided by Private Sector Housing Team (SGC)
Consultation: Review of Trading Standards (SGC)
Consultation: Review of Community Engagement (SGC)
Consultation: Review of Community Safety and Anti-social Behaviour (SGC)
Page 7: Superfast broadband outcome imminent for EO line subscribers
Superfast broadband outcome imminent for ‘exchange only’ (EO) subscribers (BSJ website)
Superfast Broadband Upgrade Status (BSJ website)
Postcode checker (SGC)
Fibre Broadband Deals (BSJ website)
Pages 10 & 11: MetroBus planning application gets green light from councillors
MetroBus planning application gets green light from councillors (BSJ website)
Planning application (SGC)
Proposed NFHP Metrobus Routes (from planning application)
MetroBus: Indicative Construction Programme (from planning application)
North Fringe Rapid Transit (MetroBus) (BSJ website)
Page 14: Youth Olympics bronze for Bradley Stoke Judo Club player Peter Miles
Bradley Stoke Judo Club on Facebook
Page 16: South Glos Design & Fine Arts Society to welcome Tom Denny on 16th October
Page 16 & 17: Trench Lane lake a big draw for triathletes
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Triathlon Training Centre Bristol on Facebook
West Country Water Park on Facebook
Pages 20 & 21: Sir Bradley whizzes through The Stokes
The Journal’s photos on Facebook
Photos by Andy Burrows on Facebook
Page 23: Source of “annoying noise” traced to solar farm on Trench Lane
“Annoying” noise traced to solar farm construction site on Trench Lane (BSJ website)
Page 25: Workday makeover for The Common East
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Page 27: Lots to ‘discover’ in our local nature reserve
Story will appear soon on the BSJ website
Pages 30 & 31: Council agrees measures to deter travellers
Erratum: Council statement shown on page 30 was issued on 4th September (not 24th September as stated)
Traveller encampment site defences strengthened with boulders (BSJ website)
Page 33: Everyone’s welcome at Bradley Stoke’s friendly running group
Everyone’s welcome at Bradley Stoke’s friendly running group (BSJ website)
North Bristol Running Group on Facebook