Robyn Hannan, a post-16 student at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) and Chloe Price, a former student at the school, both work for TK Maxx at Cribbs Causeway and are currently fundraising for Cancer Research UK to help save the lives of young children. The two A-level students have decided to reach out further to gain support for their campaign,
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Circadian Trust, the operator of Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, has announced that it is to carry out work during March to create an additional 20 car parking spaces at the popular facility. A notice displayed at the centre explains: “You may be aware that the centre’s car park does not always have adequate spaces during busy times of the day.”
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There is a real buzz in the air at Bradley Stoke’s Bailey’s Court Primary School as they prepare for this year’s big musical production. Since early October, a group of dedicated teachers and around 50 children from across Key Stage 2 have been learning lines, practising over 25 songs and getting to know dance routines and stage directions ready for
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Bradley Stoke commuters could face long delays during a multi-million pound programme of roadworks that is due to get under way this spring, South Gloucestershire Council has warned. Over £8m is to be invested in a series of major road and cycle route improvements in the North Fringe areas of Filton, Patchway, Aztec West and Hambrook, with the work scheduled
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A war memorial, in the form of a “simple granite pillar”, has been installed in the town square at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre. According to a press release issued by the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group, the structure is intended as “a generic memorial to remember all members of our armed forces (and civilians who support them) who
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A “considerable number” of Bradley Stoke homes that are due to be connected to superfast fibre broadband through a state-aided investment programme will have to wait longer to receive the new service because they are on ‘exchange only’ (EO) lines, The Journal has learned. The majority of phone lines are connected to a telephone exchange (in this case, Almondsbury) via
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The March 2014 edition of the Bradley Stoke Journal magazine will be dropping on doormats this weekend. The headline story concerns South Gloucestershire Council’s implementation of charges for garden waste collection from 31st March. Residents who wish to continue to have their green bin emptied from that date can subscribe now via the council’s website. The optional service costs £36 per
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Bradley Stoke residents have this week received the first detailed information about South Gloucestershire Council’s new subscription-only green bin waste collection service, with hangers being placed on bins during the weekly rounds. Residents who wish to continue to receive the service from 31st March can subscribe now via the council’s website. The optional service costs £36 per year and includes fortnightly
Continue readingBradley Stoke community projects could benefit by almost a quarter of a million pounds if decisions go their way at a meeting of South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) Southern Brooks Area Forum in Stoke Gifford on Tuesday night (25th February). The largest application, for funding from the forum’s New Homes Bonus allocation, is for £225,000 towards the cost of creating a “new, bespoke
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Artist’s impressions of the proposed new ‘primary phase’ building at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) were made available at consultation events held at the school last week. The secondary school, which is part of the Olympus Academy Trust, is currently staging a public consultation on its proposal to become an ‘all through’ school for the 4-19 age range. Funding for the project
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