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Monday 9th March 2009 SH (Editor)

Town Councillor helps form residents’ association to address local issues

A Bradley Stoke Town Councillor is helping Bradley Stoke residents form an association to address local issues. Conservative Cllr Ben Walker contacted residents of The Coppice after reading about their anti-porn demonstration in February, directed at film producer James Edwards, who operates a sex film studio from his property in the quiet cul-de-sac. Now he is encouraging residents from the

Tuesday 3rd March 2009 SH (Editor)

Mayor says Bradley Stoke residents deserve apology after SWRDA put-down

Mayor Robert Jones has demanded an apology from South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA) Chairman Ian Knight, who has singled out Bradley Stoke as a example of poor town planning. The put-down was reported in yesterday’s Bristol Evening Post, in a article about the proposed £2.5 billion Ashton Park development in South Bristol. The article quotes Mr Knight as saying:

Tuesday 3rd March 2009 SH (Editor)

Residents’ views sought at Area Forum

Bradley Stoke’s Baileys Court Activity Centre is tonight (Tuesday 3rd March) hosting a meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s Southern Brooks Area Forum (7pm start). The Council sees the Area Fourm as an opportunity “to consider decisions at a local level and to consider local views in the decision-making process”. The agenda promises an update on the Greater Bristol Cycling City

Friday 6th February 2009 SH (Editor)

More snow disruption for Bradley Stoke

Further falls of snow on Friday morning have caused problems again for schools and transport in Bradley Stoke. The latest information on school closures will be broadcast on Radio Bristol at 7:20, 7:50 and 8:20. More information: News and Weather (BBC Bristol) School Closures in Bristol & South Gloucestershire (BBC Bristol) Bus Service Disruptions (First Group Bristol)

Thursday 5th February 2009 SH (Editor)

Snow closes schools and disrupts transport in Bradley Stoke

Overnight falls of snow have disrupted transport and led to a number of school closures in Bradley Stoke. First Group and Wessex Connect have announced that all bus services are suspended until further notice. Schools closed in Bradley Stoke today are: St Mary’s Primary School Bradley Stoke Community School Bailey’s Court Primary School Wheatfield Primary School Other local school closures: Holy

Monday 2nd February 2009 SH (Editor)

Bradley Stoke anti-porn demonstration hits the national headlines

A demonstration by a group of Bradley Stoke residents against a neighbour who openly operates a porn movie business from his house has hit the national headlines. A group of twelve predominantly elderly residents of The Coppice, described by the national media as an “affluent cul-de-sac” or “leafy avenue” in “lovely” Bradley Stoke, were protesting against the activities of James

Thursday 29th January 2009 SH (Editor)

Residents to protest outside Bradley Stoke porn film producer’s house

Residents of The Coppice in Bradley Stoke are planning to stage a demo outside a neighbour’s house, which they claim is being used for the filming of pornographic films, according to a report by the Bristol Evening Post. Neighbours say that sex film producer James Edwards has been operating the business from his property in the quiet cul-de-sac for about

Tuesday 27th January 2009 SH (Editor)

Burst water main hits supplies to thousands of homes in Bradley Stoke

A burst water main at the junction of Brook Way and Kemperleye Way has led to 6,000 homes in Bradley Stoke and Stoke Gifford being without water, according to the BBC. Information on the Bristol Water website states that repairs are taking longer than initially expected, with 8:30pm being given as the estimated time for the restoration of supplies. UPDATE

Tuesday 6th January 2009 SH (Editor)

Bradley Stoke: Review of 2008

At the end of the Journal’s first calendar year of publishing, we take a look back at the main events of 2008 in Bradley Stoke. Check out the Bradley Stoke Review of 2008 album in our Photo Gallery. January saw the first concrete poured for the new town centre site. Foundations were laid for the new petrol filling station and

Wednesday 18th June 2008 SH (Editor)

National TV programme to showcase Bradley Stoke

The Property List programme on national TV channel Five will this week feature Bradley Stoke as one of the top ten locations offering the “best value for money” in the UK. The programme goes out at 8pm on Thursday (19th June 2008). [Source: Bradley Stoke Matters]