Bradley Stoke town councillors have resumed the staging of regular ‘surgery’ sessions following a break that spanned the recent local elections. The purpose of the face-to-face advice surgeries is to give local residents an additional opportunity to discuss local issues with their elected representatives. The new council has reversed a controversial decision made in June 2022 to staff the surgeries on a ‘party political’ basis.
Continue readingFirst Bus to increase 2-trip & young person fares from Sunday (9th July)
Bus operator First West of England has announced that it is increasing the prices of some of its fares and cutting the discount offered to young people with effect from Sunday 9th July 2023. The increases are being blamed on fuel costs and the “general cost of living”
Continue readingADVERTORIAL: 25th Anniversary for the Bradley Stoke Kumon Centre!
The Kumon Bradley Stoke Study Centre is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is offering a special discounted registration rate of £25 from 25th June to 25th July 2023 for the first 25 students who sign up. Instructor Sarah Nutchey has nurtured more than 1,400 students through the Kumon maths and English programme since the centre’s opening in 1998.
Continue readingBradley Stoke parkrun: Town council launches public consultation
A public consultation has been launched to gather local views on a proposal to stage a weekly 5km parkrun event in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve. The consultation is being run by Bradley Stoke Town Council, some of whose members have voiced concerns about the use of the nature reserve for an event that could attract hundreds of runners every Saturday morning.
Continue readingAlmost 500 runners take part in Bradley Stoke 10k
A field of 498 competitors took part in this year’s Bradley Stoke 10k Run held on Sunday 11th June as part of the annual Community Festival. Victory in the men’s race went to Bradley Cox, in a time of 35:49, just three seconds ahead of Alex Hamblin (35:52). The winner of the women’s race was Caroline McAleese in a time of 39:30, ahead of local youngster Freya Bradley (40:07).
Continue readingFirst Bus service 73 set to return to axed stops on Woodlands Lane (but off-peak only)
Bradley Stoke’s 73 bus service, which has had its route truncated twice over the last 18 months, is to have a small part of its former route reinstated from September 2023, subject to regulatory approval. Operator First West of England is proposing to slightly extend the 73’s route so that it once again serves the full length of Woodlands Lane – but only at off-peak times.
Continue readingPlanning application submitted for 57-unit apartment blocks on Bradley Stoke Way
A formal planning application has now been submitted for a proposed development of 57 one- and two-bedroom apartments on land at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way. Woodstock Homes, a privately owned developer based in the South West, wants to build two 4-storey apartment blocks on a triangular-shaped area of “low quality grassland” opposite the junction with The Worthys.
Continue readingCllr Dayley Lawrence elected as Bradley Stoke’s mayor for 2023/24
Cllr Dayley Lawrence (Labour) has been elected as the new mayor of Bradley Stoke. He was formally handed the chain of office on Wednesday 17th May at Bradley Stoke Town Council’s annual meeting. It is believed that Cllr Lawrence is the first Labour Party affiliated chair or mayor since the council was formed 30 years ago.
Continue readingPermission refused for 5G mobile phone mast on Baileys Court Road
Planning officers at South Glos Council have refused permission for a 15m-high 5G mobile phone mast to be installed on the corner of Baileys Court Road and Webbs Wood Road (opposite Baileys Court Inn). The decision, made under delegated powers, is the fourth straight refusal in a series of similar applications for sites within Bradley Stoke that have been made by or on behalf of Three.
Continue readingTrench Lane Boot Sale set to restart on Sunday 21st May
A popular car boot sale that takes place near Bradley Stoke will reopen for the 2023 season this coming Sunday (21st May), organisers have told the Journal. The weekly Trench Lane Boot Sale usually runs until the end of October. Fields at the site have been mown this week in preparation for Sunday’s reopening.
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