Volunteers at Bradley Stoke Radio are today celebrating the award of a full-time FM licence from the broadcasting regulator Ofcom. The local group is one of four community radio stations that were successful in the south-west region, from a total of seven applicants. Neighbouring station GLOSS FM (formerly Thornbury FM) also applied for a full-time licence but was rejected due
Continue readingGreat Western Round Table (GWRT) are again helping Santa Claus visit the Bristol area in the run up to Christmas and he and his elves hope to raise thousands of pounds to give to local worthy causes in the area. Santa will be visiting Bradley Stoke between 6pm and 8pm on Friday (9th December) and he is hoping to meet
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South Gloucestershire Council wants local residents and businesses to complete an online survey to demonstrate the demand for a better broadband service in Bradley Stoke and other parts of the district but seems to have forgotten to tell anybody about it! A consultation entitled “Improved broadband for South Gloucestershire – Resident’s survey” began on Monday 28th November and runs until
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The chances of Bradley Stoke gaining a fast and reliable bus service linking the town with the centre of Bristol have become significantly slimmer following an announcement made by Chancellor George Osborne in last week’s Autumn Statement. The £97 million North Fringe to Hengrove Bus Rapid Transit Package failed to appear in a list of 20 projects winning a total
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A new service that allows people to ‘shop’ a drink driver by text message has been introduced as part of this year’s local Christmas drink driving campaign, launched at Aztec West last week. Avon and Somerset Police say they want the public to call 999 or text on their mobile phone to report offenders they know are getting behind the
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Pupils at Holy Trinity Primary School in Bradley Stoke were recently treated to an unusual assembly and a special visit by a poo-powered car. The ‘Bio-Bug’ was launched last year to national and international acclaim and is the brainchild of Wessex Water’s renewable energy company GENeco. It is a converted VW Beetle that runs on methane gas produced from sewage
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Bradley Stoke Radio has begun its second FM transmission period – running from Saturday 3rd December to Saturday 17th December. A countdown in the Town Square at noon on Saturday [audio clip] was followed by a two-hour programme with guest appearances from the presenters who will be fronting shows over the next fortnight. The station staged it first FM transmission
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South Gloucestershire Council and the Town Council are reminding local youngsters about the ‘Youth Needs Survey‘ currently being conducted in Bradley Stoke. The consultation was started after the two Councils jointly decided to close the town’s only youth club at the Brook Way Activity Centre with effect from the end of October, a move which led to Southern Brooks Community
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Fearless fundraiser Terri Jenkins will be going ‘Above and Beyond’ this weekend to raise money for a local charity The assistant manager at Specsavers in the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, will be going to extreme heights to raise vital funds for Above and Beyond, a Bristol charity that raises funds for all nine hospitals in the city centre. She
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Readers of the Bradley Stoke Journal have the chance to win a year’s free gym membership in an exclusive Free Prize Draw competition that starts today. The lucky winner will be given twelve month’s free membership of the new Anytime Fitness 24-hour gym that opens soon at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke. The prize, worth over £300, will
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