The Domino’s pizza chain has submitted a planning application to open a new store in a converted garage in a corner of the car park at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre. The garage, situated just off the main access road into the town centre site, where the road turns to the right after passing behind the new Poundstretcher store, was
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Votes calling for the Almondsbury telephone exchange, which serves much of Bradley Stoke, to be upgraded to superfast fibre optic broadband have reached the 800 mark. BT’s nationwide Race to Infinity competition calls on residents and business to vote for their local exchange to be upgraded and the five areas gaining the most votes, as a percentage of the total
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Young master chefs of the future put their culinary skills to the test last week at Bradley Stoke Community School as they competed in a hard-fought cooking competition. The six hopefuls, all pupils at the Bradley Stoke school, were taking part in the local round of the Young Chef of the Year competition, organised by Bristol Aztec Rotary Club. Each
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Has anyone else seen the new parking restrictions at the Willow Brook Centre? I have seen the signs go up but not stopped to read them properly yet. From what others have said there will be a four hour maximum stay allowed. Plus fines for people parking in the disabled bays who do not display a blue badge; which is
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An agency branch of Santander Bank is due to open at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook Centre on Thursday 16th December. The branch will occupy the same shop unit as the former Nationwide Building Society branch, which closed in mysterious circumstances in February. The new Santander agency will be operated by 1st Equity (part of financial services company 1st Group UK
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The Headteacher and Governors of Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) say they have agreed to take the next step in their “research” into the possibility of applying for academy status. The news, announced in a letter to parents on Friday, comes five months after the school officially registered its interest in becoming an academy in June. As a school rated
Continue readingThe 2010 Great Western Round Table (GWRT) Sleigh Run gets underway this weekend, with Santa and his elves hoping to raise thousands of pounds to give to local worthy causes in the area. The Round Table charity will be visiting Bradley Stoke on Saturday and Sunday (4th/5th December) with Father Christmas, who is hoping to meet lots of children so
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Does anyone know if there are any grit bins in Bradley Stoke? I’ve not seen any near me in Dewfalls Drive, but perhaps I have just missed them.
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Have your say: Should the lights go out in YOUR street? Bradley Stoke Town Council’s public drop-in session to discuss proposals for part-night street lighting takes place tomorrow (Saturday 4th December) from 10am to 2pm at the Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road. South Gloucestershire Council’s (SGC’s) suggestion that Bradley Stoke might like to introduce an overnight switch-off of selected streetlights
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A hand car wash and valeting service looks set to open soon in the car park of Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre. A planning application has been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council by franchise company Waves Car Wash, seeking permission to change of the use of [some of the] land from “car parking” to “hand car wash and valeting
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