A new discount superstore has opened at the Willow Brook Centre, Bradley Stoke, taking the place of two previously vacant units in the retail terrace. The new B&M store opened its doors at 8am on Friday 12th July following a ribbon-cutting ceremony carried out by representatives of a local charity. It is located in the adjoining units previously occupied by Argos and One Below.
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Tesco petrol filling station to temporarily close for FIVE WEEKS from Monday (20th May)
The petrol filling station at the Tesco Extra store in Bradley Stoke will be temporarily closed for five weeks starting this Monday, 20th May. Customers have been made aware of the closure through a notice displayed on the door of the filling station kiosk, which states that “major works” need to be carried out at the site.
Continue readingBradley Stoke McDonald’s drive-through now open 24 hours at weekends
The drive-through facility at the McDonald’s restaurant in Bradley Stoke is now open 24 hours a day at weekends following a recent extension to its opening hours. The latest change means that the drive-through at the Willow Brook Centre outlet is now open continuously from 6am on Friday morning to 11pm on Sunday night.
Continue readingElectric vehicle charging hub now operational at the Willow Brook Centre
Osprey Charging, the UK’s leading and fastest-growing electric vehicle (EV) rapid-charging network, has boosted access to public charging in South Gloucestershire with 16 high-powered EV chargers installed within the car park of the Willow Brook shopping centre in Bradley Stoke. The 300kW rapid-charge points are universally compatible and can typically add 100 miles of range in just 15 minutes.
Continue readingBradley Stoke’s One Below store to close on Sunday (14th January)
The One Below discount store at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre will close down this Sunday (14th January), according to notices displayed in the shop’s windows. An “everything must go” clearance sale is currently in progress with “up to 50 percent off”. One Below opened at the centre in September 2019. Prior to this the One Below unit had been occupied by Poundworld.
Continue readingWillow Brook Centre electric vehicle chargers approved at third attempt
An array of 16 ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) chargers looks set to be installed soon at the Willow Brook shopping centre in Bradley Stoke, more than five months after a planning application for the facility was first submitted. And following a separate application, two EV chargers may soon be provided in the car park at Bradley Pavilions (near Tesco Express).
Continue readingCommittee gives green light to “Bradley Stoke Lidl” planning application
A discount food store operator – rumoured to be Lidl – has been given permission to extend and move into a unit at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre, despite concerns over a loss of parking. Anchor store Tesco and a South Gloucestershire ward councillor objected to the plans by the centre’s owners because it would mean losing a further 55 car park spaces…
Continue reading“Bradley Stoke Lidl” planning application set for decision next week
The fate of a planning application to create an extended retail unit at Bradley Stoke’s Willow Brook shopping centre – rumoured to be destined for occupation by Lidl – is set to be decided by a committee of South Gloucestershire councillors next week. Total car parking provision at the centre would be reduced by 55 spaces (from 927 to 872).
Continue readingYouth arrested following “firearm” incident at McDonald’s in Bradley Stoke
Police have made an arrest following an incident at the McDonald’s restaurant in Bradley Stoke in which a youth was seen with an object that “looked like a handgun”. Police attended and after examining CCTV footage a 16-year-old was arrested two days later. He has since been released on conditional bail. Enquiries are ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call 101.
Continue readingBradley Stoke McDonald’s now trading for an extra seven hours a week
Bradley Stoke’s new McDonald’s restaurant and drive-through has extended its opening times by one hour a day and now closes at 11pm seven days a week. The outlet has planning permission for 24-hour operation, coupled with a late night food and drink licence, but when it opened in September the operator chose to restrict trading hours to 6am to 10pm each day.
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