Property owners in a wealthy neighbourhood of Bradley Stoke have been accused of an illegal land grab by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The owners of a number of executive properties in Champs Sur Marne are understood to have extended their rear gardens beyond the original boundary into a strip of woodland that separates them from the grounds of Bradley Stoke
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Bus services have been partially restored to Bradley Stoke’s town centre this week, after a break of over twelve months during building works. Services were suspended from April 2008, when construction of a new car park got underway, despite earlier plans to provide a temporary bus stop within the centre as building work progressed. Bus passengers using the centre have
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Southern Brooks Community Partnership (SBCP) is inviting toddlers and their parents/carers to a feast of fun activities on Friday 15th May at Bradley Stoke’s Brook Way Activity Centre. Winsome Barrett-Muir of SBCP says: We are aware that there are many toddlers in Bradley Stoke and we want to celebrate them with a fun event for them and their parents/carers. We
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Bradley Stoke Town Council is inviting residents to the Annual Town Meeting, to be held this evening (Wednesday 13th May) at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road (7:30pm start). The meeting will receive summary reports from the Chair of Council, Cllr Robert Jones, and the Chairs of the Finance & Leisure Committee (Cllr Mark Forsyth) and Planning & Amenities Committee
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On Sunday 17th May at 1pm walkers from across the South West and Wales will meet at the Town Square, Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, for a spring walk in aid of NACC, the leading Colitis and Crohn’s Disease patients’ charity. The route will take walkers through the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve following the Three Brooks Way and will
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Shoe repair and key cutting outlet Timpson is the latest company to be revealed as a new tenant at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre. Information on the official Willow Brook Centre (WBC) website shows the company occupying unit 6b in the mall, but Centre Manager Scott Lahive has told The Journal that it will in fact be in the
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Trees planted just months ago along the edge of the Jubilee Green in Savages Wood Road have been destroyed in a mindless attack by vandals. Over 20 trees were planted as part of a community action day in February to mark the start of a project to construct a Beacon Playground on the site. A local resident contacted The Journal
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Police in Bradley Stoke are appealing for witnesses after reports of vandals putting lives at risk by damaging car tyres. Between 23rd April and 4th May, police say they have had four reports of car tyres being damaged by having screws deliberately driven into them in the Saxon Way area. One family is said to have had five tyres damaged
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Junior members of Bradley Stoke’s TJ’s Netball Club staged a sponsored cycle ride earlier this week to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support. Club member Hayley Clements (27) was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer and is about to start a course of radiotheraphy following surgery. Throughout this difficult time, Hayley has received lots of advice, information and support from Macmillan.
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Shoe retailer Brantano has begun advertising shop assistant vacancies for its new store in Bradley Stoke, which The Journal understands will be sited in the new retail terrace at the Willow Brook Centre. The company advertised management positions at the new store back in February. Now it is looking for part-time sales supervisors and part-time sales assistants via listings on
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