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Photo of Sue Jones (left) and Susan Hartry.

Monday 19th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Local art group stages competition inspired by Filton’s aviation heritage

Ahead of the highly anticipated new museum opening in late summer, Aerospace Bristol has selected a trio of high-flying artists as the winners of a competition inspired by Filton’s aviation heritage. Aerospace Bristol was asked to judge the competition by Stokes Art Group, a local community group that covers the six Stokes of South Gloucestershire and surrounding areas. As well

Volunteers from Boeing Defence working with students at Bradley Stoke Community School on a World Earth Day project.

Thursday 15th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Boeing volunteers fly in to help local schools

As part of their annual celebration of World Earth Day, 60 volunteers from Boeing Defence spent a day at Bradley Stoke Community School (BSCS) and sister school Meadowbrook Primary to complete a range of projects to update and develop the school grounds. Volunteers arrived for 9am and led morning assembly with Reception and Year 1 pupils, explaining more about the

The Three Brooks swans on the lake with their cygnets. [Photo credit: Graham Bloomfield]

Wednesday 14th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Nature conservation group report for May

An update from Sara Messenger of Bradley Stoke’s Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. Otters on the reserve I’m not sure which of this month’s news I’m most excited about. At the beginning of the month, the cat was well and truly out of the bag when Jen Ladley managed to video a family of the reserve’s most ‘otterly’ cute visitors,

Start of the 2017 Bradley Stoke 10k Run.

Tuesday 13th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Bradley Stoke 10k sees last year’s winners come out top again

A field of 574 runners contested Sunday’s Bradley Stoke 10k, organised by Sole Sisters, on the final day of the 2017 Bradley Stoke Community Festival. Entries for the popular event, which has its start and finish at the Jubilee Centre, had sold out on 7th March, more than three months ahead of raceday. The weather was bright, yet not too warm, as the runners followed

MetroBus construction work at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way.

Sunday 11th June 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus to introduce 24-hour temporary traffic lights on BSW from Monday

Motorists using the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way (BSW) could be faced with extra delays for the next two weeks after MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths announced they will need to introduce 24-hour temporary traffic lights on the approach to Great Stoke Roundabout (a.k.a. Rabbit Roundabout). The company had previously given an assurance that temporary traffic lights, if needed at all in this

2017 Bradley Stoke Community Festival 'Picnic in the Park'.

Friday 9th June 2017 SH (Editor)

The 2017 Community Festival is under way!

The 2017 Bradley Stoke Community Festival got under way today (Friday 9th June) with the traditional Picnic in the Park, at which children were entertained in the Big Top by Professor Panic and took part in fun activities organised by the Friends of Jubilee Green. Saturday (10th June) sees a packed programme of music and dance events at the Jubilee

Library image of someone climbing over a wall.

Friday 9th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Police warning after four burglaries in one day across the Stokes and Filton

Police are urging residents to be aware after four burglaries were reported in the Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford and Filton areas on the afternoon of Wednesday 7th June. The first happened in the Kings Drive area of Stoke Gifford, between 12.30pm and 1.50pm, when police were called after a postal worker spotted that a window had been smashed. Officers attended and found that

Friday 9th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Jack Lopresti holds FaBS but has majority halved

Conservative Jack Lopresti has retained his Filton and Bradley Stoke (FaBS) parliamentary seat but with a much reduced majority of 8.2 percent, compared to 20.0 percent in 2015. His share of the total votes cast was 50.0 percent (46.7 percent in 2015). Labour’s candidate Naomi Rylatt finished second with a 41.7 percent share of the vote, significantly up from the 26.6 percent her predecessor Ian Boulton

MetroBus roadworks in Bradley Stoke will now NOT be complete by spring 2017.

Thursday 8th June 2017 SH (Editor)

MetroBus roadworks extended (again) to August

MetroBus construction work will still be going on within Bradley Stoke as late as August 2017, the Journal can reveal. The news follows a decision by MetroBus contractors Alun Griffiths to “re-sequence” its programme of work at the southern end of Bradley Stoke Way, where a new bus lane is being constructed on the southbound approach to Great Stoke Roundabout.

Photo of a Vauxhall Corsa with two flat tyres on Hawkins Crescent.

Thursday 8th June 2017 SH (Editor)

Tyres slashed on seven vehicles in one night

Police are appealing for information after a number of vehicles had their tyres slashed in Bradley Stoke and Patchway on a single night in May. The incidents happened overnight Friday 12th to Saturday 13th May. Six cars had one or more tyres damaged in Hawkins Crescent, Bradley Stoke and one vehicle was similarly targeted in Gloucester Road, Patchway. One resident