Motorists and pedestrians accessing the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke yesterday afternoon had to negotiate roads plastered with mud and littered with rocks. The debris, thought to have been deposited by lorries leaving the McCarthy & Stone construction site adjacent to the Three Brooks pub, covered the exit road from the Tesco filling station, the access road between the
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Bradley Stoke schools benefit from Tesco voucher scheme
Local MP Jack Lopresti made an appearance at the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke last week to witness a special presentation to children from three local schools, marking the success of the supermarket group’s Vouchers for Schools & Clubs scheme. Two pupils and a member of staff from each of Bowsland Green Primary School, Wheatfield Primary School and Bradley
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Weekend what’s on: From fashion to fireworks
The highlight of a busy weekend in Bradley Stoke will be Sunday’s annual renewal of the Bradley Stoke Fireworks Display organised by the Town Council. As in previous years, entrance to the display is free but there will be an entry point collection for the Mayor’s charities, which this year are the Bradley Stoke Scout Group and the Three Brooks
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Patchway fireworks shop now open!
[Advertising Feature] The Fireworks Shop in Patchway, North Bristol, has opened again for business and will be trading through to Monday 7th November. Whether you are having a Guy Fawkes party at home or taking fireworks to your friends, don’t miss the opportunity to buy all your specialist, display-quality, fireworks from our store at Coniston Road (just off Patchway Roundabout)
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Wheatfield Drive MS Therapy Centre takes shape
The construction of a new Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre in Bradley Stoke reaches another milestone this week when the roof is put into place on the structure. Work on the building, located between Bradley Stoke Way and Wheatfield Drive (close to Primrose Bridge) has been underway since June and is set to be on target for completion by the end
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Trinity Pre-School rated “good” by Ofsted
A community-based pre-school in Bradley Stoke has been rated “good” by an Ofsted inspector, who visited the ‘early years’ care provider earlier this month. Trinity Pre-School, which operates from two room in the Holy Trinity Community Centre, provides care for 31 children and employs seven members of staff. The inspector writes: “The knowledgeable staff work together well to meet the
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Bradley Stoke hotel named as hotbed for illicit affairs
The Hilton Hotel in Bradley Stoke has been named the most popular destination in the south west for couples having affairs. The Bath Chronicle says the Woodlands Lane hotel heads the results of a survey carried out by what is claimed to be the biggest online dating website for married people and those already in a relationship. Convenient links to
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Exhibitions on the future of Filton Airfield
A series of exhibitions about Filton Airfield and its future are to be staged by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) during October. Following the announcement in April by BAE Systems that it intends to close Filton Airfield in December 2012, the Council put out a Position Statement that set out possible options for how the planned closure of the airfield could
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Makeover model Mary “relaxed” about catwalk debut
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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Public meeting to discuss future of Filton Airfield
The proposed closure of the historic Filton Airfield by the end of 2012 is to be discussed at a public meeting this Monday evening (19th September) at the Filton Community Centre, Elm Park, Filton, commencing at 7pm. The Journal understands that the meeting will be attended by Andrew Cheesman of BAE Aviation Services, South Gloucestershire Council’s Chief Executive Amanda Deeks,
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