The Bradley Stoke Journal

A former member of the Bradley Stoke Neighbourhood Policing Team is now back on the beat thanks in part to funding from Bradley Stoke Town Council.

PC Claire Fletcher has returned to the beat after having nine months off on maternity leave.

The Town Council agreed in July to become the first town/parish authority in South Gloucestershire to contribute towards the cost of a ‘dedicated’ police officer.

Avon and Somerset Police has given the Council a guarantee that PC Fletcher will be ‘ring-fenced’ from duties outside the town, with an ‘abstraction rate’ of less than 5%.

The Council is paying £13,281 p.a. towards the venture, representing 50% of the total cost of employing PC Fletcher for 25 hours per week.

PC Fletcher rejoined the team last month and now operates from an office at the town’s Willow Brook shopping centre.

Another new face on the local beat is PCSO Paul Baxter, who joined the team in September. PCSO Baxter’s position is funded directly by South Gloucestershire Council as part of a package of measures to strengthen neighbourhood police teams in the district.

The two new appointments are featured in the October edition of the Bradley Stoke neighbourhood policing team newsletter, which also includes articles about the Halloween Street Code and cycle security.

More information and related links:

• Bradley Stoke Police Newsletter, Oct 2009 [PDF, 230KB]
• Bradley Stoke Police (The Journal)

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Police are appealing for information after three cars were damaged and a female was assaulted in Bradley Stoke in the early hours of Sunday 13th September.

The incidents occurred at about 1.30am in Stevens Walk (off Hawkins Crescent), when a male could be heard behaving in a loud and abusive manner in the street.

Police say that three cars – two Vauxhalls and a Subaru – received minor damage during the incident.

Shortly afterwards, in Carter Walk (off Kemperleye Way – just across Brook Way from the first incident), a 19 year old female was assaulted and suffered minor injuries, including scratches to her arm.

A 19 year old man has been arrested in connection with the incidents and is currently on police bail.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact Staple Hill police on 0845 456 7000 or call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was assaulted at a pub in Bradley Stoke.

The incident occurred on Friday 28th August 2009 at around 9.30pm at the Three Brooks Public House, Savages Wood Road (near Tesco Extra).

Police say the victim heard a dispute at the bar and tried to intervene. He was then assaulted by four to five other men. During the assault he was hit over the head with a bottle.

All of the people involved were ejected from the pub and the offending group left on foot.

Anyone who witnessed the incident is asked to contact police in Filton on 0845 456 7000 or call the charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Local police have named Bradley Stoke’s new Council-funded Police Community Support Officer as Paul Baxter, who currently works on the Filton beat.

PCSO Baxter, who has been with the force for two years, will join the Bradley Stoke beat team in September.

Bradley Stoke is one of five neighbourhood police teams being strengthened by the addition of a PCSO funded directly by South Gloucestershire Council.

News of the appointment comes in the August/September edition of the Bradley Stoke neighbourhood policing team newsletter.

The newsletter also contains a report on a cricket match that took place recently between police and residents.

Sgt Steve Ives and a team of PCSOs from Bradley Stoke and Patchway took on local people in a contest on Patchway Common on Sunday 9th August. On this occasion, the residents’ team cam out on top by 202-160 but police say they are looking for a rematch to even the score.

Residents are invited to suggest further ideas for improving contact between police and local residents.

More Information and Related Links:

• Bradley Stoke Police Newsletter, Aug/Sep 2009 [PDF, 295KB]
• Bradley Stoke Police (The Journal)

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A road traffic accident on the Winterbourne Road in the early hours of Saturday morning (22nd August) has left two men dead and three others injured.

The accident happened at the junction of Winterbourne Road and Old Gloucester Road, close to where the Winterbourne Road passes under the M4 motorway.

Avon and Somerset Police say a Mercedes collided with a Royal Mail lorry at around 2:30am on Saturday morning.

The driver of the Mercedes was pronounced dead at the scene. A 17-year-old passenger in the Mercedes died later on Saturday.

Two other men remain in a critical condition with life-threatening injuries at Frenchay Hospital.

The Royal Mail driver, 44, is at the Bristol Royal Infirmary suffering from a serious back injury and a broken leg.

Sunday afternoon saw friends of the deceased and injured gathered at the scene, where flowers and tributes have been tied to railings at the side of the road.

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed the accident or saw the Mercedes earlier travelling in the Winterbourne area. Anyone with information should contact Bristol police on 0845 456 7000 or on Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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