Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre has announced that Argos has completed contracts on an 8,000 sq. ft. unit that is set to open in late November, in time for Christmas. The new store will occupy unit 3 of the retail terrace, between Brantano and Peacocks. Scott Lahive, Manager of the Willow Brook Centre said: “We will be delighted to see
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Thrifty shoppers have their last final chance of the year to grab a bargain at the Trench Lane Car Boot Sale this Sunday (25th September 2011). The immensely popular sale, which attracts hundreds of sellers and thousands of buyers, runs from May to September at the Trench Lane site [map], opposite the entrance to Woodlands Golf & Country Club. With
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A 45-year-old student support worker from Bradley Stoke is preparing to take to the catwalk at The Mall’s prestigious Bristol Fashion Week event this weekend after winning a competition to become a ‘makeover model’. Mary Abrahams, who works part-time at Bradley Stoke Community School, says she entered the competition a couple of weeks a go and was delighted to be
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Continue readingFundraisers will be donning pyjamas slightly earlier than usual this Sunday in Bradley Stoke when they stage a sponsored walk in aid of the Lily Foundation, which raises money for research into mitochondrial disease and other metabolic disorders. Keith Wilson (@thechiefwilson on Twitter) told The Journal that the walk is being staged to mark the second birthday of his niece,
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Local Councils have once again decided to ignore every single complaint received from residents in connection with the part-night street lighting recently introduced in Bradley Stoke. Last night’s meeting of the Town Council heard that 35 comments and complaints, relating to 25 individual streets, have been received by the Council since the scheme was introduced in April this year. Topping
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The Santander agency branch at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre has re-opened under new management less than six weeks after it closed due to “difficulties” between the unit’s previous operator and the centre’s management. Business at the branch came to a sudden end on Thursday 11th August 2011 after staff had been informed of the impending closure just a few
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Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) celebrated the official opening of its new clubhouse at the Jubilee Centre on Saturday with a quiz and race night. The clubhouse aims to provide players with an environment to relax in and enjoy a drink following games on Saturday afternoon. Up until now, the club has not had an exclusive clubhouse, instead using the
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The Willow Brook Centre’s club for local mums has now signed up its 200th member. The Mummy’s Breakfast Morning club has been a great success since it was launched in June 2011 and is held on the last Tuesday of each month. The next date is Tuesday 27th September, from 9:30am until 11:30am. The Harvester restaurant kindly provides the venue
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A “substantial” quantity of lead is reported to have been stolen from the roof of Bradley Stoke’s Wheatfield Primary School over the summer holiday. The lead was taken on two occasions from the roof of the school, over the weekends of Friday 19th August and the Bank Holiday weekend. An appeal for information about the incidents appears in the school’s
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