Kerbside collections of food waste and plastic bottles look set to be introduced in South Gloucestershire following talks between the District Council and waste contractor SITA. If approved at a cabinet meeting on Monday 17th May, the plans would see food waste (in caddies) collected weekly and plastic bottles (in a ‘green sack’) collected every two weeks. More info: Doorstep
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A Bradley Stoke woman has gained a first class honours degree from the Open University (OU), nine years after depression forced her to quit her studies at Plymouth University. Michelle Morton, a teaching assistant at St Bonaventure’s school, Bishopston,was awarded her degree at a ceremony in Torquay on Saturday 17th April. She says her BSc in Social Sciences will now
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Bradley Stoke Town Council has awarded grants totaling nearly £2,000 to four local organisations. Sole Sisters (North Bristol) Running Club has once again been awarded £500 towards the cost of staging the Bradley Stoke 10k Run as part of the Community Festival weekend in June. The new Bradley Stoke Bowls Club has been awarded £500 towards the cost of new
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Conservative Jack Lopresti has run out the clear winner in the vote for the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency. Labour’s candidate Ian Boulton defied the bookies’ odds to clinch second place by a narrow margin over Peter Tyzack of the Liberal Democrats. Full result: Jack Lopresti (Conservative) 19,686 Ian Boulton (Labour) 12,772 Peter Tyzack (Liberal Democrats) 12,197 John Knight (UKIP)
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The turnout for voting in the Filton and Bradley Stoke Constituency has been provisionally announced as 70.1%. With 69,008 eligible voters, that suggests that over 48,400 votes were cast. We are hearing (unofficially) that Jack Lopresti (Conservative) has already reached 16,000 counted votes with the Lib Dem and Labour candidates having about 9,000 each. Now that Conservative Jack Lopresti has
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With counting well under way, the rumours are that Conservative Jack Lopresti is looking the likely winner with up to 40% of the votes. Liberal Democrat supporters observing the count are admitting that it doesn’t look good for their candidate Peter Tyzack. Mr Lopresti has not yet arrived at the count but is expected within the next few minutes.
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Bradley Stoke has seven polling stations open today for voting in the 2010 General Election. Voters have a choice of eight candidates vying to be the first Member of Parliament for the newly-created Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) constituency. The local polling stations (open until 10pm) are: Brook Way Activity Centre Jubilee Centre, Savages Wood Road Holy Trinity Church, Broad
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A new takeaway outlet is set to open in Bradley Stoke’s Town Square in a few weeks time. Posters advertising a Simpson’s Fish & Chips shop appeared on Town Square unit 9 (next to Ladbrokes) over the weekend and work has already started on fitting out. Owner Brian Simpson, who currently has shops in Cheltenham and Chepstow, told The Journal
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Police are appealing for the public’s help in tracing a missing man from Bradley Stoke. Paul Molton was reported missing on Friday 30th April 2010 but has not been seen since Tuesday 20th April 2010. He is described as a white man, around 5ft 10ins tall with receding grey straight hair. He has a leg brace and walks with a
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The closely-fought battle for the newly-created constituency of Filton and Bradley Stoke (FABS) has seen Jack Lopresti (Conservative) edge back into a small lead, according to the Electoral Calculus website. The political prediction website had previously given Liberal Democrat candidate Peter Tyzack a tiny 0.15% lead – on the back of the national ‘Clegg Effect’, which peaked after the second
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