A girl from Bradley Stoke has made it through to the final of a popular Bristol talent contest. Emily Baker, 11, took part in a heat of Junior Search For a Star 2011 at the Fry Club in Keynsham last Sunday and was selected to progress to the final of the competition on 9th October, when there will be cash
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Cycling club to stage its first-ever mountain bike ride
The Stokes Cycling Club stages its first-ever mountain bike ride, ten miles long, this Saturday (17th September), leaving at 12 noon from Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. Anyone reasonably fit, with a mountain bike, is welcome to join in. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. The event leader, highly experienced rough stuff rider and qualified coach Andy Parker, will
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Bradley Stoke set to disappear from constituency name
The parliamentary constituency of Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) could be renamed Thornbury and Filton if changes proposed by the Boundary Commission for England (BCE) remain unchanged after a public consultation period that starts today. A recent Act of Parliament called for the total number of constituencies in England to be reduced from from 533 to 502 and deemed that
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Council consults on roundabout casualty reduction measures
South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on proposed casualty reduction measures for the Patchway Brook Roundabout on Bradley Stoke Way (adjacent to the Aldi store). The purpose of the scheme is to reduce the number of personal injury accidents involving cyclists and motorcyclists at the roundabout, which joins Bradley Stoke Way, Pear Tree Road, Brook Way and Bowsland
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Local residents feature in paper’s 9/11 anniversary series
Two Bradley Stoke residents have featured in a series of articles published by the Bristol Evening Post to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the USA. Sara Jones was visiting New York en route to Atlanta on the day of the attacks. She was walking in Battery Park, just a few hundred metres away from the Twin
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Heritage Open Day at Winterbourne Barn
South Gloucestershire’s three-day Heritage Open Days event may be coming to an end but there’s still chance to visit a number of local places of interest this Sunday (11th September). Winterbourne Medieval Barn, just the other side of the M4 from Bradley Stoke, will be open to the public from 2pm – 5pm. Demonstrations of a 200-year-old cider press will
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Have your say on Jubilee Green play park projects
The Friends of Jubilee Green are currently running an online consultation about two projects they have planned for the park in Savages Wood Road, Bradley Stoke. The Enablement project includes developing the pond, erecting a willow tunnel fence around the park and adding a raised bed to the community orchard area of the green. The Art Enrichment project includes: ‘Brass’
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MP to run half marathon in aid of British Legion
Filton and Bradley Stoke MP Jack Lopresti is to once again run the Bristol Half Marathon this Sunday (11th September), to raise money for the Royal British Legion (RBL), Stoke Gifford Branch, Poppy Appeal. The Royal British Legion is the country’s largest welfare charity. It spends £1.4 million every week supporting current and ex-servicemen and their families. The Poppy Appeal,
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Exercise is best way of controlling weight says doctor
A Bradley Stoke doctor has told Jack FM he sees between four and six people each week concerned about their weight. The radio station is running a feature on exercise this week – finding out how easy or hard it is to get it into our daily lives, in a bid to try and combat obesity. Dr Tim Garrod, of
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Traffic calming measures on the way at Willow Brook Centre
Work is due to start today (5th September) on the implementation of a series of traffic calming measures at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The Centre says the measures are designed to help drivers obey the speed limits that are currently in place throughout the car park and on the approach road, ensuring pedestrian safety is paramount. The measures are
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