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Friday 25th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Poundworld value store to open in Bradley Stoke

Poundworld will be opening at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke in mid-June bringing up to 20 new jobs to the town. Poundworld will be stocking thousands of items, including well-known brands, at an unbeatable price – £1. The popular retailer will be located in the former 8,000 sq. ft. Peacocks unit facing the Willow Brook Centre car park

Simpson's Fish & Chips, Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Friday 25th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Last orders at Simpson’s fish & chip bar

The Simpson’s fish & chip shop at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke is to close tomorrow (Saturday 26th May) after nearly two years of trading. Simpson’s is a family-run fish & chip business, with one other outlet in Cheltenham. A decision has been made by the family to run a solo operation. Scott Lahive, Centre Manager for the

Pixie Lott - headlining at the Bristol Jubilee Concert on 2nd June 2012.

Thursday 24th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Last chance to secure FREE tickets for The Mall’s Jubilee Concert

The Mall at Cribbs Causeway is preparing to give away the last of the 10,000 FREE tickets available for its Bristol Jubilee Concert on Saturday 2nd June. The final weekend ticket giveaway will take place this Saturday and Sunday (26th/27th May) at 11am and 2pm from the Upper Level of The Mall, before the last batch of tickets goes on

Charity football match in aid of Heart's 'Have a Heart' Childline campaign.

Wednesday 23rd May 2012 SH (Editor)

Charity football match to raise funds for Childline

All eyes will be on Bradley Stoke Town FC this Saturday (26th May) as they host a charity match for Heart’s ‘Have A Heart’ Campaign in which all proceeds will go to Childline. The match takes place at the Jubilee Centre in Savages Wood Road [BS32 8HL, map], with kick off scheduled for 2pm. BBQ and refreshments will be available

Students from Champs-sur-Marne visit BSCS.

Wednesday 23rd May 2012 SH (Editor)

Champs-sur-Marne students visit Community School

A party of students from Bradley Stoke’s twin town of Champs-sur-Marne (France) visited Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) for a day earlier this month. The students were welcomed by members of the Bradley Stoke Twinning Association before going on to take part in a day of activities at the school, the Leisure Centre and the Willow Brook Centre. In the

Monday 21st May 2012 SH (Editor)

Entries for Bradley Stoke 10k pass the 300 mark

Local runners, joggers and walkers are being encouraged to get their entries in for the 2012 renewal of the Bradley Stoke 10k Run, to be held on Sunday 3rd June as part of the town’s Community Festival. Organising club Sole Sisters report that entries for the popular race have now passed the 300 mark, leaving fewer than 200 places available

The Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, Bristol.

Saturday 19th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Willow Brook Centre declares war on waste

Managers at the Willow Brook Shopping Centre in Bradley Stoke have declared war on waste – saving more than 50 tons of rubbish from being sent to landfill every year. In the space of just six months, incoming property managers Colliers International have boosted the rate of waste recycled from 77.4 to 90 per cent with the remainder being reused

New Mayor Cllr Charlotte Walker receives the chain of office.

Thursday 17th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Charlotte Walker becomes Britain’s youngest female Mayor

History was made in Bradley Stoke last night (Wednesday 16th May) at the Town Council’s AGM when Cllr Charlotte Walker (Con, Lakeside) was elected as Town Mayor for the coming year and so become the youngest female Mayor in the country. Cllr Walker, who has lived in Bradley Stoke since she was 11, became the town’s youngest ever Councillor last

Helicopter of the the Western Counties Air Operations Unit.

Wednesday 16th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Police helicopter deployed to apprehend motorcyclists

A big operation by the Avon and Somerset Police Force in Bradley Stoke this morning has resulted in the arrest of five young men. The police helicopter was seen hovering over the area behind Bradley Stoke Community School between about 11am and 11:30am. A covert police car, containing two plain clothes officers, was also involved in the operation – seen

Himalayan balsam - STOP the spread. [Adapted from an image by ceridwen; licence: by-sa-2.0]

Tuesday 15th May 2012 SH (Editor)

Help rid the nature reserve of Himalayan balsam!

Local residents are being invited to get involved in the fight against an invasive weed that has become a problem in Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve, across South Gloucestershire and beyond. Himalayan balsam is a non-native plant which is found along our rivers and streams and its seeds can quickly spread, smothering other native flowers and vegetation as