This week’s meeting of the Bradley Stoke Safer and Stronger Community Group is to hear a presentation about the new Children’s Sure Start Centre that is to open soon at Bowsland Green Primary School. The new centre will bring together childcare, early education, health and family-support services for families with children under five years old. The meeting will also welcome
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Former Mayor of Bradley Stoke Cllr Robert Jones has wasted no time in countering another instance of ‘Bradley Stoke bashing’ that appeared yesterday on the letters page of a Hertfordshire newspaper. Stuart Scullion, opposing the construction of 1,200 new homes in the historic city of St Albans, had written: “If you want to see the impact of this scale of
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Budget clothes retailer Peacocks has begun recruitment activities for shop floor positions at its anticipated new Bradley Stoke store. Advertisements for management positions at a “Bradley Stoke, Bristol” location appeared earlier this month but the Willow Brook Centre was still to confirm Peacocks as a new tenant. The company’s latest advertisement state that “Peacocks, Britain’s hottest value fashion retailer –
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced the dates and locations for this February half term’s Holiday Cycling Courses, which are being offered for free to children of all ages. These courses are the ideal solution to give children a cycling confidence boost and get them out in the fresh air during half term without having to worry about the cost. There
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Refuse and recycling collections in Bradley Stoke are running a whole week behind schedule as a result of the recent wintry weather. South Gloucestershire Council says it has “temporarily suspended green bin collections to allow crews to concentrate on the black bin waste”. The combined effect of the Christmas holiday and recent bad weather means that black bins that would
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Bradley Stoke’s Town Clerk David Chandler, the man who started the Town Council out of boxes in the front room of his parents’ room in Filton, retired today after nearly 18 years in the role. Mr Chandler’s period in office has seen the Council’s budget increase from £100,000 p.a. to almost £1 million and some £4.5 million worth of community
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Residents of Bradley Stoke are to have the chance to find out about a new Children’s Centre that will open soon in the town. The new Sure Start Children’s Centre at Bowsland Green Primary School will offer a wide range of support services to families with children under five. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) is staging a meeting at the school
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Mobile phone company Orange is to close its call centre in Bradley Stoke with the loss of 300 jobs. The news was broken yesterday (Wednesday) by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents staff at the site. Andy Kerr, CWU Deputy General Secretary, said: “Orange has briefed staff in Bristol today confirming that it will be closing the Keypoint centre
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The Finance Committee of Bradley Stoke Town Council considered applications for funding from local organisations and community groups at its recent December meeting. Organisations having their existing service level agreements confirmed were: Bradley Stoke Town FC & Bradley Stoke Youth FC (£1,945) Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group (£1500) Four Towns and Vale Link Community Transport (£2,764) Victim Support Avonvale (£848)
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A public meeting on Wednesday evening this week is to discuss the possibility of forming a new bowling club in Bradley Stoke. The move comes almost twelve months to the day after the town’s long-established Northavon Bowling Club was forced to wind itself up after a dispute with Bradley Stoke Town Council (BSTC) over the rental of the bowling green
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