Customers of the Tesco Express convenience store at Baileys Court in south Bradley Stoke have complained of being poorly informed about a near four-week temporary closure of the shop that began on Sunday afternoon (17th October 2021). The closure is understood to be needed for an “extensive refresh” of the store to be carried out.
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The total cost of staging by-elections in May 2021 for two vacant seats on Bradley Stoke Town Council has come in at a staggering £15,187. The charges, levied by South Gloucestershire Council, which administers the local aspects of all elections, fall on the town council to pay.
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A top-end bike store in Bradley Stoke is offering a “big reward” after four mountain bikes believed to have a total value in excess of £16,000 were stolen in a brazen burglary. The thieves smashed a glass door panel and were able to grab the bikes and make off before on-site security staff arrived at the scene.
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Players, coaches and officials at Bradley Stoke Junior Netball Club celebrated the club’s 10th anniversary on 25th August, writes club secretary Lyn Moreton. The club was officially 10 years old in July but, due to Covid restrictions, celebrations had to be postponed until August.
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To celebrate 50 years of service, Brunel Lions, the parent club of Bradley Stoke Lions, walked the Clifton Suspension Bridge 50 times recently. One of our members was dressed as Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the designer of the bridge and this fascinated many of the children…
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Bradley Stoke Women’s Institute is back to holding monthly meetings at the Jubilee Centre after many, many months’ absence. Our first ‘face-to-face’ get together was on Wednesday 11th August with an indoor and outdoor picnic. It was lovely to see so many friendly faces back again…
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As our annual Best Front Garden competition is now in its 9th year, I think we can justifiably claim it is now a firm fixture in Bradley Stoke’s social calendar, writes Sara Messenger. This year we had a record-breaking 24 entries: 14 in the large category and 10 in the small category…
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Responding to criticism from local councillors about e-scooters being parked inconsiderately, Voi, the operator of the e-scooter trial scheme in the West of England, has begun implementing so-called ‘parking infrastructure’ in Filton, Patchway, Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford.
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The 2021 Bradley Stoke Scarecrow Trail held over the school summer holidays was a resounding success with hundreds of local families taking on the challenge of visiting all 29 figures. This was the second year for this community event, with the theme of the scarecrows this time being characters from children’s books, films or nursery rhymes.
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The Thursday Green Gym group continues to grow. The volunteers’ recent tasks have included making a figure (Little Miss Muffet) for Bradley Stoke’s summer scarecrow trail and constructing an insect hotel at the Braydon Gate entrance to the nature reserve (at the southern end of Brook Way).
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