October 2008 - Page 3 of 3 - Bradley Stoke Journal

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Wednesday 8th October 2008 SH (Editor)

More tenants announced for the Willow Brook Centre

A further two new tenants of the Willow Brook Centre have been announced in a press release by Tesco, joint owners (with the BP Pension Fund) of Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. The newcomers are ladies-only fitness club Curves and Explore Learning, a learning centre for 5 to 14 year olds offering maths and English tuition. Curves is the

Monday 6th October 2008 SH (Editor)

Free removal of graffiti from private property in Bradley Stoke – for the next fortnight

South Gloucestershire Council is offering to remove graffiti free of charge from private property in Bradley Stoke. The initiative, which starts today (Monday 6th), was announced at last week’s meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer & Stronger Community Group. The Council normally charges £15 to remove graffiti from private property, but the fee is being waived for the next fortnight.

Friday 3rd October 2008 SH (Editor)

Jon Williams returned to Town Council after recount in Meadowbank by-election

Liberal Democrat Jon Williams was last night celebrating his return to Bradley Stoke Town Council after a narrow victory in the Meadowbank parish ward by-election. Following a recount requested by the Conservative agent, the margin of victory was confirmed at just nine votes from the 458 cast. Mr Williams was a member of the Town Council from 1992 to 2007,

Thursday 2nd October 2008 SH (Editor)

Subway seeks ‘Sandwich Artists’ for new Bradley Stoke store

Sandwich outlet Subway has finally given official confirmation that it is to open a new store in Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The Subway shop will occupy unit 1 in the main mall building, giving it a frontage onto the new Town Square. The shop is set to open on Monday 13th October, along with the new Tesco Extra store

Polling Station Sign (photo by Paul Downey).

Thursday 2nd October 2008 SH (Editor)

Conservatives retract LibDem sixth form slur on eve of Meadowbank by-election

Bradley Stoke Conservatives have made an embarrassing public retraction of a statement made in a recent election campaign leaflet. The apology, made in a leaflet delivered to homes in the Meadowbank parish ward yesterday evening, concerns an accusation that Liberal Democrat candidate Jon Williams had “attempted to oppose” plans for a sixth form at Bradley Stoke Community School. Mr Williams

Wednesday 1st October 2008 SH (Editor)

New Willow Brook stores revealed at community meeting

Plans circulated at yesterday’s meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer & Stronger Community Group revealed previously unannounced tenants of the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke’s new town centre development. UK mobile phone group O2 is shown as occupying a store in the Centre’s shopping mall, while sandwich maker Subway (already advertising for staff) is seen to occupy the mall unit