Anyone else having trouble with the noise coming from a first floor flat as you enter Hornbeam Close on the right? We live opposite and can hear their shouting and music blaring until dawn. Complete lack of respect for anyone. Cheers, HC1
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Last chance to catch fashion show at The Mall
Mark Heyes and Andrew Barton returned to the Mall at Cribbs Causeway this week for 18 live catwalk shows staged as part of Bristol Fashion Week (BFW). Spread across five days, from 21st – 25th March, BFW allows fashion lovers to indulge in fashion, style and pampering. Guests can sample the delights of an Marks and Spencer 50’s style champagne
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Bradley Stoke woman conned MoD out of £45k
A Bradley Stoke woman has admitted fraudulently claiming more than £45k in expenses from her employer, reports the Bristol Evening Post. Helen Baggaley, of Champ Sur Marne, admitted three charges of fraud by abuse of position when she appeared before Bristol magistrates yesterday. She also admitted a further 117 similar offences. The 32-year-old made the fraudulent claims when she was
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Town Council’s first-ever litter picker moves to pastures new
A familiar sight on the highways and byways of Bradley Stoke will be seen for the last time today when Dave Dace, the Town Council’s first-ever litter picker, works his final day in the job. The position of Mobile Cleansing Operative (MCO), to give the job its official title, was launched with great fanfare in April 2009 after the Town
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Junior netballers quick off the mark for Sport Relief
Members of the Junior Division of Bradley Stoke Netball Club (BSNC) were first off the mark in this year’s round of local Sport Relief events when they took part in a Sport Relief Mile at their training session last night. Around 25 juniors, some wearing fancy dress, took in seven laps of the Jubilee Centre field to complete the charity
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Neighbourhood Watch group complains about Wheatfield School parking
Inconsiderate parking around a primary school in Bradley Stoke has led to a complaint from a local Neighbourhood Watch group concerned about access for emergency vehicles. Wheatfield Primary School has received a formal letter of complaint from the Harvest Close Neighbourhood Watch group highlighting problems residents are experiencing as a result of “Wheatfield parents/carers parking inconsiderately in and around the
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“Neighbour from hell” given suspended sentence
A man who terrorised his next-door neighbours in Stanshaws Close, Bradley Stoke, has been given a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to possessing an offensive weapon and affray. Jason Hynam, 33, described in court as “the neighbour from hell”, was captured on CCTV trying to break into the home of Mohammed Gaffori, his wife and baby. Mr Gaffori said
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Golf course agrees to clean up its act following mud complaints
A local golf course has agreed to implement a set of measures designed to reduce the amount of mud deposited on a busy Bradley Stoke road by construction vehicles visiting the site. A number of local residents had complained about mud covering almost the entire stretch of Woodlands Lane, which was being made worse during periods of wet weather. The
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New betting shop set to open at Bradley Pavilions
A former estate agents office in north Bradley Stoke looks set to be converted into a betting shop after a national bookmaker chain applied for planning permission for alterations and advertising. Unit 6 at the Bradley Pavilions complex in Pear Tree Road was occupied by Reeds Rains (previously Halifax Property Services) until the estate agency business pulled out last year.
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BSCS rated “good” in Ofsted ICT inspection
Ofsted has rated ICT teaching and achievement at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) “good” in the school’s first inspection since converting to academy status on 1st January. An inspector who visited the school for the subject-specific assessment in late February concludes in his report that levels of achievement, quality of teaching, quality of the curriculum and effectiveness of management are
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