Provisional lists of candidates standing for the 5th May district and local elections have been published by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). In each of the three SGC wards in Bradley Stoke, the three main parties (Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrats) have each nominated a number of candidates that exactly matches the number of seats being contested (i.e. one or two).
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The 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group has opened a second Cub pack and Scout troop after seeing a huge rise in the number of youngsters wanting to join. The group has seen membership rocket to over 100 children across its Beaver, Cub and Scout sections over the past year. On Thursday evening last week, the town’s Mayor, Cllr Ben Walker,
Continue readingA speed reminder sign positioned in Woodlands Road, Bradley Stoke, has shown that 85% of traffic travels faster than 35mph – in an area where the legal speed limit is 30mph. The ‘Speedvisor’ sign was set up to measure the speed of east bound vehicles between 3rd February and 14th March, after repeated complaints about speeding had been made at
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South Gloucestershire Labour is the latest politcal group to launch its manifesto for the 70 seats on the district council that are up for election on Thursday 5th May. The theme of Labour’s manifesto is that the party will be the community’s voice in the tough times ahead. It outlines “the Con Dem Coalition’s harsh treatment of local government, the
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Students at Bradley Stoke Community School were today warned not to walk home alone after a “suspicious looking man” was reported to have approached two female students yesterday. The following ‘safety notice‘ was given to students today: “We have been made aware that there has been a suspicious looking male (late teens/early 20s) loitering around the area who approached two
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In a few weeks time it’ll be elections again. And I would like to appeal to voters in Bradley Stoke, in regard to the Town Council elections. It may not be common knowledge (and is not always apparent at voting time) that the composition of the present Town Council is 7 residents of Bradley Stoke and 8 non-residents. Which is
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Residents of Bradley Stoke and the surrounding area have rallied round to support families affected by a tragic house fire that claimed the lives of two young children. Charlie and McKenzie Whitton, aged five and seven, died after fire broke out at their home in Merryweather Close at around 6am on Saturday 19th March. Their parents, Lee and Alex, managed
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Following on from a planning application to fit a gate to the pedestrian access point between Manor Farm Crescent and the Willow Brook Centre, a site inspection is to be carried out on Friday 1st April at 10:50am by the South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) Development Control (West) Committee. This will then inform the full Planning Meeting to be held on
Continue readingLocal MP Jack Lopresti has welcomed the announcement by Airbus of a £70m investment in a new office facility at Filton. The new Airbus Aerospace Park will be a modern, highly efficient, engineering and technology campus, which it is hoped will help cement the region’s global reputation for aeronautics. Writing in an article on his website, Mr Lopresti said: “The
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The Brantano shoe store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre is running a ‘New for Old’ money-saving promotion that promises to also help a baby charity and people in the third world. Anyone taking an old pair of shoes (in any condition) into the store before Sunday 10th April will be given a £10-off voucher that can be used when
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