Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, was in Bradley Stoke last week as part of a visit to see the the results of Bristol and South Gloucestershire’s Cycle City project. At Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) the Minister saw how schools in South Gloucestershire are encouraging their pupils to cycle to school and witnessed pupils receiving
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced the dates and locations for this February half term’s free Holiday Cycling Courses for children. Courses cover Bikeability levels one, two and three – designed to give beginners and improvers the skills needed to take to their bikes with confidence. Locally, the courses will run at Bradley Stoke Community School as follows: Level 1 –
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Retirement housing developer McCarthy & Stone has announced that it has “acquired an interest” in vacant land on Savages Wood, on the corner with Bradley Stoke Way, and is proposing to build 68 apartments on the site. The land, just south of the Bradley Stoke Tesco Extra store, served as a contractor compound during the construction of the Willow Brook
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Local police have revealed that a murder suspect was arrested at a property in Bradley Stoke’s Wheatfield Drive just hours after a fatal stabbing in nearby Patchway. Speaking at the Bradley Stoke Safer and Stronger Community Group meeting on Tuesday night, Inspector Bob Evely said a man was detained at around 5:30am on Sunday 9th January, three hours after the
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The Bradley Stoke Safer and Stronger Community Group (SSCG) meets on Tuesday (18th January) at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road (7pm start). Items scheduled for this month’s SSCG meeting include: A presentation on the 2011 Census Updates on the possible closure of pedestrian entrances to the Willow Brook Centre from the Manor Farm Crescent area A presentation by Bradley
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A Bradley Stoke woman has written a book that she feels will give hope and ideas to other parents who are trying to connect with an autistic child. Renitha Tutin, who has lived locally since 1997, has written the book to share the experiences and strategies she and her husband have used to help their autistic son develop, understand and
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Roadworks to to install a new northbound bus lane on the A38 Gloucester Road in the vicinity of the Aztec West Roundabout are likely to continue until the end of January, according to South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). The works, which have involved frequent lane closes on the busy route, began in early April 2010. The completion date was originally given
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Bradley Stoke’s Meadowbrook Primary School has been rated “good” by Ofsted inspectors, who visited the school last month. The team of five inspectors observed a total of 21 lessons at the 401-pupil school, which is located in Three Brooks Lane, off Savages Wood Road. The inspectors summarised their findings as follows: “Meadowbrook is a good primary school. As a consequence
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Local cycling website Better by Bike is offering it readers a chance to win a year’s free swimming at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre in a competition to celebrate the opening of two new cycle routes. The two new Cycling City routes run from the Leisure Centre to Parkway Station (Route 3) and Cribbs Causeway (Route 4). To be in with
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Michelle Chatham, Youth Development Officer for St John Ambulance in Bristol, writes: St John Ambulance is looking for motivated and reliable adults to help run their recently opened Cadet division and help support the opening of a new Badger Sett in Stoke Gifford. The roles suit people who get along well with children and young people, are creative and proactive.
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