The neighbourhood police team in Bradley Stoke is asking parents and carers to speak with their children about the dangers of starting fires after firefighters were called out five times over a period of less than two weeks to deal with small fires in a local wood. Fire service crews from Patchway, Kingswood and Portishead fire stations attended the incidents,
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A Bradley Stoke family is warning of the dangers of setting off fireworks close to homes after a terrifying incident on New Year’s Eve which saw their property come within minutes of being burnt to the ground. Sarah Crisp and her husband were celebrating the New Year at a local pub when they received a call, at 12.10am, from
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Local police are appealing for information after a fire at the home of a woman and her two young children, which they believe was started deliberately. The fire at a property in Ellicks Close, Bradley Stoke caused extensive damage to the garage, including a number of appliances and garden tools, as well as a car parked on the driveway. The incident happened at about 3.45am on
Continue readingMy wife and I sadly witnessed a mindless act of destruction yesterday on the big hill in the nature reserve. On our walk we saw several teenagers on the hill and 5 minutes later a fire broke out where they were standing which quickly grew out of control. We called the police and fire service to attend and confronted the
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Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused in a suspected arson attack on storage containers located on the edge of the cricket field at the Baileys Court Activity Centre in Bradley Stoke. Fire crews from Patchway, Southmead and Soundwell attended the incident shortly after 3am on Tuesday morning (22nd July). On arrival, they found two containers well alight. The
Continue readingA house fire in which two young boys died most likely started in a laundry basket, an inquest has heard. McKenzie Whitton, aged seven, and Charlie Whitton, five, were killed in the blaze at their home in Bradley Stoke’s Merryweather Close in the early hours of Saturday 19th March 2011. Assistant Deputy Coroner for Avon, Dr Simon Fox, said the
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