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Stokes Artists - meeting as the Stokes Art Group.

Tuesday 8th January 2013 SH (Editor)

New series of art workshops starts this week

The Stokes Art Group has now been running successfully for a year and is looking for new members to join for 2013. The group was formed after local artist Susan Hartry appealed for like-minded individuals to attend an exploratory meeting in November 2011. According to the group’s website: “The aim of the Stokes Art Group is for local Artists to

Broadband - photo by charmcitygavin (licence: cc-attr).

Monday 7th January 2013 SH (Editor)

Frustration as broadband targets slip again

There’s little New Year cheer for consumers suffering from appalling internet connection speeds in Bradley Stoke with the news that both South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and BT have slipped key dates on broadband improvement projects. SGC announced in November 2012 that BT had been chosen as its preferred supplier for it £2.2 million project to bring superfast broadband to 90%

Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre and Library.

Saturday 5th January 2013 SH (Editor)

Leisure Centre prices up by 4% after Council cuts funding

Above inflation price increases have been introduced at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre following a 12-week consultation in which customers were asked to choose between a range of options for adjusting prices in response to reduced funding from South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Circadian Trust, the non-profit company that operates leisure services on behalf of SGC, has introduced an across-the-board increase for

Beavers help plant a hedgerow in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve.

Friday 4th January 2013 SH (Editor)

Beaver Scouts plant Jubilee hedgerow in nature reserve

Late last year, Beavers from the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group joined forces with the Woodland Trust to plant a native hedgerow in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve as part of the country’s Jubilee Woods project. The hedgerow was planted in Savages Wood, under the guidance of volunteers from the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. It was the second

The best Christmas lights display in Bradley Stoke for 2012.

Thursday 3rd January 2013 SH (Editor)

Great Meadow Road tops reader poll for best Christmas lights

A house in Great Meadow Road had the best Christmas lights display in Bradley Stoke for 2012, according to a charity reader poll conducted by The Journal. The property was selected from a shortlist of five entries that had been recommended by fans of our Facebook page in the run-up to Christmas. Attracting 144 votes from the total of 322

Hazardous chemicals on the cricket square at Baileys Court..

Thursday 3rd January 2013 SH (Editor)

Council’s cricket square weedkiller repair bill rises by another £3k

The cost of repairing damage caused to the Baileys Court cricket square by an “unexplained” incident involving weedkiller has risen by a further £3k, after Bradley Stoke Town Council agreed to fund additional “rectification works” over the winter months. Damage to the cricket square first came to light last March, when staff noticed the grass was starting to die off,

Photos of Bradley Stoke events during 2012.

Wednesday 2nd January 2013 SH (Editor)

Happy New Year from The Journal!

Happy New Year to all our website readers, Facebook fans and Twitter followers from the Journal team! We enjoyed bringing you the town’s most comprehensive news and photo coverage during 2012 and look forward to bringing you more of the same during 2013. Sadly, we haven’t found the time to write our traditional review of the year but a quick