South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has announced that Bradley Stoke Library will be closed tomorrow (Saturday 28th September) as a result of industrial action by staff. Members of the UNISON union have voted for a one-day strike in response to changes to council policies on enhancements and allowances paid to staff, which are being introduced on 1st October. From that date,
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Bristol Fashion Week (BFW) Autumn/Winter 2013 was launched at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway yesterday (Wednesday 25th September), hosted by Mark Heyes, dressed in a tartan kilt, and Andrew Barton sporting a tartan tie, and supported by John Lewis and Marks & Spencer. The audience enjoyed an exclusive catwalk show previewing an hour’s worth of this season’s latest fashion, all available
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The Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) A and B teams have both progressed to the next round of the cup following their matches last weekend. The game between the A Team and Filton Athletic took place on the top field of the Jubilee Centre. A successful game for the A team, the final score ending up 4-3, and beating a team
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BT and South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) have announced that Bradley Stoke is to be the first South Gloucestershire town to benefit from their joint state-aided superfast broadband investment project. The upgrade will mostly benefit premises served by the Almondsbury telephone exchange (01454 numbers) that are outside the coverage area of the Virgin Media cable network. The first homes and businesses should
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With the weather set to remain fine, there’s a great opportunity to take part in a number of free community events taking place in Bradley Stoke this weekend. The Bradley Stoke in Bloom group is holding its monthly ‘tidy up‘ on Saturday (21st September) near the doctor’s surgery on Brook Way (a change from the previously advertised venue), where they
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The B Team at Bradley Stoke Town FC (BSTFC) is flying high, having won two league games on the bounce. The game that started the winning streak was their 10-1 win over Whitchurch Pheonix two weeks ago. This was followed by a 1-0 victory over Broadwalk at the weekend. The Broadwalk match saw Dax Baker scoring on his last game
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Bradley Stoke Town Councillors look set to wave through more than a dozen ‘strategic’ recommendations at a Full Council meeting on Wednesday night (18th September). The recommendations, agreed at a ‘strategic planning meeting’ held in private on 9th September and attended by nine of the fifteen elected councillors, range from spending £11k p.a. on highway verge grass cutting services currently
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Bradley Stoke Radio (BSR) has begun broadcasting on FM, nearly two years after being offered a full-time licence by Ofcom. The community radio station previously broadcast on FM for two short periods in June and December 2011, under a Restricted Service Licence (RSL), and since then has been streaming programmes over the internet. Based at the Brook Way Activity Centre,
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The Discover Festival is back for its second year, with an exciting programme of over 200 events to help you discover something new in South Gloucestershire. The festival runs from today (12th September) to 1st November. Activities include nature walks, heritage open days, advice sessions, concerts and crafts – there is something for everyone to enjoy. The festival is organised
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Youth football made its return this weekend, with many youngsters across Bradley Stoke and the surrounding area preparing for action. Bradley Stoke Youth FC (BSYFC) BSYFC came back with a bang with the new Under-11 Girls side winning their first game of the season 3-1 over Wotton Rovers at Patchway Community School. The girls went 1-0 down just four minutes
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