The Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke is hosting a fun filled day of free spooky fun for Halloween on Friday 31st October. The fun kicks off at 11am with the first of four Zombie Disco shows from Bread and Butter Theatre. There will be plenty of spooky comedy, music, fun and games from the two hapless zombies at noon, 1pm
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Police are appealing for help or information after a woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted in Bradley Stoke. It happened at around 10.40pm on Sunday 19th October. The 44-year-old woman was walking home along a path that runs beside Savages Wood on Bradley Stoke Way. A man came up from behind and grabbed her, but she managed to elbow him
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A new bus service being introduced by First on 3rd November will restore the daytime link between the southern section of Brook Way and Bristol Parkway Station, which was lost when the 73 and 74 routes were merged in August 2013. This new 83 service will provide journey opportunities between Thornbury and Kingswood, while also serving Almondsbury, Bradley Stoke, Parkway, UWE (Frenchay
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Sheila Wilcox introduces Bradley Stoke’s friendly running group… North Bristol Running Group meets regularly in Bradley Stoke and consists of a local and friendly group who enjoy running together and supporting each other to train. Training runs set out at 6.30pm from Bradley Stoke Doctors’ Surgery on Brook Way and we communicate our training plan via the ‘North Bristol Running
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The former Phones 4u store at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke is to re-open under the Vodafone banner before Christmas, the shopping centre has announced. The unit has been closed since Monday 15th September, following news that the whole Phones 4u business had been put into administration. The collapse of Phones 4u followed a decision by mobile network
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Specialist youth workers could soon be called into Bradley Stoke to educate young people about the risks and consequences of using drugs, following “growing concern” over levels of cannabis use by teenagers in the town. The move comes after Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) reported in a recent school newsletter that staff were “very aware that some of our students are
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Local residents have to chance to enjoy four further Discover Festival events at Bradley Stoke Library over the coming ten days, before the South Gloucestershire-wide event draws to a close at the end of October. The remaining events are: Thursday 16th Oct 7.30pm at Bradley Stoke Library An evening with best selling author Tim Weaver Featuring missing persons investigator, David Raker, Tim
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Following numerous reports on social media channels that the reliability of Bradley Stoke’s bus services has deteriorated in recent months, The Journal is today launching a survey of readers’ travel experiences, with the intention of building up an evidence base that can be presented to service operators, local councils and regulators. We are asking users of the 73, X73 and
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Work has begun within the last fortnight on the construction of a new primary phase building on the site of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) in Fiddlers Wood Lane. The new building is being constructed on an area that was previously used as a secondary car park for the main school. Planning permission for the £3m project, which South Gloucestershire Council
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The Specsavers store at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke is holding back-to-back fun days this weekend as it raises money for Guide Dogs and Breast Cancer Care. The weekend of fundraising kicked off today (Friday 10th) as staff wearing neon clothes served up an array of colourful cupcakes to support Guide Dogs Week. The team will continue their
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