A by-election is looking increasingly likely for the seat on Bradley Stoke Town Council left vacant by the resignation of a Councillor last month. The Returning Officer at South Gloucestershire Council has today issued a notice of election for the vacant seat representing the Meadowbank parish ward, previously held by Barry Mitchell (Conservative). Mr Mitchell, elected in May 2011, quit
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Significant changes are to be made to bus services in Bradley Stoke from September, following the decision of Wessex Connect to discontinue the U7 and U8 that currently provide the only daytime services between the south of Bradley Stoke and Bristol city centre. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has announced the introduction of a new number 74 service, which will replace
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Young people aged 8 to 16 in Bradley Stoke are being invited to earn rewards by taking part in a community project over the summer holidays. The Dreamscheme programme is a youth volunteering scheme that gets young people involved in their community and rewards them with points that can be used for trips or rewards. WORK = POINTS = REWARDS
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Consumers in Bradley Stoke will be able to shop for longer on Sundays for the next seven weeks after the Government relaxed Sunday trading rules for the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The change was announced in the 2012 Budget and it means that shops with a relevant floor area of more than 280 square metres will not
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A third Bradley Stoke Town Councillor has switched allegiance from the Conservatives to the UK Independence Party (UKIP). Cllr Kim Harris, who lives in Kemperleye Way and represents the Meadowbank parish ward, has resigned with immediate effect and joins fellow UKIP Town Councillors Ben Walker and Ed Rose. The latter pair were welcomed into UKIP by party leader Nigel Farage
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With the London 2012 Games now just three days away, there’s a chance to have your photo taken with an Olympic torchbearer at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre this afternoon. Maggie Glastonbury, who carried the Olympic flame through Bristol on 23rd May, will be bringing her Olympic Torch along between 12pm and 2pm. People will be able to have their
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A house fire in which two young boys died most likely started in a laundry basket, an inquest has heard. McKenzie Whitton, aged seven, and Charlie Whitton, five, were killed in the blaze at their home in Bradley Stoke’s Merryweather Close in the early hours of Saturday 19th March 2011. Assistant Deputy Coroner for Avon, Dr Simon Fox, said the
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This Sunday (22nd July) between 2pm and 4pm, the Friends of Jubilee Green and the Stokes Cycling Club are inviting the local community to a Sports Day with a difference at the Jubilee Centre in Bradley Stoke. The Stokes Cycling Club will be taking over the top part of the green and will be inviting you to join in the
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Domino’s Pizza is planning to open at the Willow Brook Centre in Bradley Stoke, creating between 25 and 30 new jobs. Negotiations are now in the final stages and due to complete this month, with an opening proposed for November 2012. The local pizza delivery expert will be taking a 1,400 sq. ft. unit in the Town Square that was formerly
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is relying on a massive increase in public transport patronage in order to save the North Fringe of Bristol from gridlock, it emerged at a public inquiry this week. The Council is proposing to allow the building of around 12,000 new homes in the North Fringe area over the next 15 years, with around 8,000 in
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