A local dog rescue charity is staging a sponsored dog walk in Bradley Stoke this coming Saturday, to mark the second anniversary of its formation. The Bristol Dog Action Welfare Group (DAWG), which specialises in rescuing and re-homing greyhounds and lurchers, is the nominated charity for two Pets At Home stores in Bristol and its members are regularly seen collecting
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Four Bradley Stoke organisations will be hoping to win a share of a £28,161 grant fund at this Tuesday’s meeting of the Southern Brooks Area Forum in Winterbourne. A total of 26 applications totalling £43,888 have been received from organisations in the Bradley Stoke, Filton, Patchway, Stoke Gifford, Winterbourne, Frenchay and Stoke Park areas covered by the Forum. The South
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There’s still time to enter the 2011 Bradley Stoke Aquathlon that takes place at the Leisure Centre on Sunday 13th March. Organising outfit Thornbury Running Club (TRC) says it is still accepting entries for the popular swim and run event, which is now in its third year following the inaugural race in 2009. The competition caters for beginners and experienced
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A student from Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) is organising an ‘Indian Night’ to raise funds for the school’s 2011 World Challenge project. Ahmed Hussain, who needs to raise nearly £3,000 to join the educational trip to Southern India, says the event will be “a myriad of fun, with creative and talented performances”. On offer will be Indian henna tattoos,
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Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision between a BMW car and a bike in Bradley Stoke in which a 10-year-old boy suffered serious leg injuries. It happened at around 12.30pm on Saturday 19th February outside Tesco Extra on Bradley Stoke Way. Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 0845 456 7000.
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Plans for a community party in Bradley Stoke have been revealed following a meeting of the Town Council’s Leisure Youth and Amenities (LYA) Committee on Monday. The event, which will take place between 10am and 3pm on Friday 29th April – to coincide with the wedding of HRH Prince William to Kate Middleton – is being jointly organised by Friends
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Officials at South Gloucestershire Council have recommended that a planning application to turn a garage in a corner of the Willow Brook Centre car park into a Domino’s pizza outlet should be refused. Members of the Council’s Development Control (West) Committee, who inspected the proposed site two weeks ago, will this afternoon decide the fate of the application at a
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An eight-year-old boy had to be cut free by firefighters from underneath a vehicle in the grounds of Bradley Stoke Lesiure Centre on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 4pm following reports of a “road traffic collision” in the car park. Avon Fire & Rescue Service says that, on arrival, its crews found the boy
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Bradley Stoke Bowls Club (BSBC) celebrated its first anniversary this evening (Tuesday 15th February) by making a donation of £150 to St Peter’s Hospice, the Mayor’s charity. The money was raised by club members from raffles and social activities at the Baileys Court club. After a very successful debut season in 2010, clubs officials say the membership is looking forward
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Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre (WBC) has submitted a planning application to install a lockable gate on the pedestrian access route from Manor Farm Crescent in an effort to stem late night anti-social behaviour (ASB) in neighbouring streets. The move comes seven months after Bradley Stoke Mayor Ben Walker called a multi-agency meeting to discuss ways of tackling the rise
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