Police investigating multiple reports of a prowler in Bradley Stoke and Little Stoke say they have arrested a man. A statement posted today on the Avon and Somerset Police website reads: “A 30-year-old man from Bradley Stoke was arrested shortly after 8pm last night, Thursday 26th January, by neighbourhood PC Claire Fletcher.” “He remains in police custody today, Friday 27th
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South Gloucestershire Council has drawn up plans to invest £2.2 million of its own (i.e. Council Tax payers’) money in providing broadband infrastructure capable of delivering “much faster” speeds. The news is revealed in a press release put out by the Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council, ahead of a Cabinet meeting on Monday 6th February. The investment is in
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Hedgehogs are on the decline, and climate changes might be affecting the way they hibernate. We have a large hedgehog population in Bradley Stoke, so if you see one from the 1st February onwards, the People’s Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society want to know. Follow the link below for more information, and record any sightings:
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Two Bradley Stoke Judo Club players have won the top two medals in their categories at the prestigious 2012 Commonwealth Judo Championships, held yesterday (Tuesday 24th January) at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The players, Steph Walker and Lele Nairne (both just 14 years of age), won first the silver medal and then Lele bagged the gold and title of
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An article in today’s Bristol Evening Post claims shoppers have been put off from using Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre following the installation of speed humps back in November last year. The humps on the approach road to the centre are said to be giving customers “too much of a jolt” and the obstacles are alleged to be causing traffic
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Bradley Stoke Town Council has voted to freeze the precept charge on residents’ council tax bills for the second successive year. The decision, agreed at last Wednesday’s Full Council meeting, sees the charge on a Band D property remain at £113.50 for 2012/13. Commenting on the freeze, Cllr Roger Avenin (Con, Baileys Court), Chair of the Finance Committee, said: “We
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Police are urging people living in Bradley Stoke and Little Stoke to make sure doors and windows are secured after reports of an early-morning prowler. Officers were called to two incidents yesterday morning (Wednesday 18th January) in which householders spotted a man in their gardens. A man was seen in a garden in Elm Close, Little Stoke, at about 6:45am.
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Jobs could be lost at the Bradley Stoke branch of Peacocks after the national retailer confirmed it had entered administration after failing to secure its debts. A spokesperson for administrators KPMG has told the BBC that there will “inevitably” be redundancies and store closures across the group. The company’s Chief Executive Richard Kirk said: “This is a hugely sad development
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A Journal reader reports that he had both number plates stolen from his vehicle last night (Tuesday 17th January) while it was parked in Juniper Way. According to the AA, number plate thefts have more than doubled in the last five years and there were at least 40,000 cases last year. Directgov, the government’s information website, explains that stolen number
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Bradley Stoke Town Councillors are to decide at a meeting on Wednesday whether a private company should be permitted to stage a beer festival at one of the Council’s three activity centres. Brizzle Beer Festivals, a company based in Bradley Stoke that organises “community” beer festivals in the Bristol area, has asked to use one of the centres and is
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