We were live at the specially-convened Bradley Stoke Town Council meeting which was called to discuss the Northavon Bowls Club rent row and the new town centre name.

Below you can read our live coverage of the meeting which took place on Thursday, 8 May.

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8.30pm: Competition will be launched early next week - the meeting has now closed.

8.29pm: Tesco have dropped the Three Brooks centre name and will now launch a competition to pick a new name.

8.23pm Dan Bramwell from Tesco comes into the meeting to talk about the town centre name.

8.22pm: Members of the bowls club walk out.

8.21pm: The meeting moves on to the town centre.

8.20pm: Again the council is pressed on arbitration - the full council meeting is reconvened. A proposal is made that the previous agreement - at an 8% rise - is sent back to the club and allow them to have it for 10 days “and then that is it”. The motion is carried by four votes to two. (Correction on Friday: The vote was 6 for the motion, 2 against and 1 abstention.)

8.15pm: Mayor Barge is pressed again on arbitration and claims again there is “no will” and have “got nowhere” in the previous years’ negotiations. Mr Newland adds that both parties would be bound by the arbitrators’ decision.

8.13pm: South Gloucestershire councillor Jon Williams says he would be willing to talk to the county council to organise arbitration.

8.12pm: Mayor Barge says the cheques were returned because they had “various strings attached” and believe South Gloucestershire Council cannot arbitrate as he believes they are not impartial.

8.11pm: Mr Newland says South Gloucestershire Council will pay for arbitration and asks for the town council’s view.

810pm: Brian Newland from the bowls club first shows two cheques for the previous year and the first quarter of this year but says the cheques were returned.

7.56pm: Council now wants to allow one member “that is a resident” to talk to council - which would not allow club president Margaret Thompson to address them. The bowls club asks for 10 minutes to discuss what they will say which is granted - back at 8.10pm.

7.55pm: Council decides to adjourn meeting so public can address the council.

7.50pm: Mayor Barge claims more than £1,000 outstanding from bowls club’s rent. He goes on to say that “a number of people have gone on to inflame the situation” and that the club are “more interested in talking to the media”. The bowls club attempts to say that the rent has been paid but is told the meeting is closed and the public cannot comment. Adds there is “no will to work” which draws more groans. He urges club to sign deal. Bowls club again tries to speak but is told again that they cannot comment.

7.46pm: When asked what the sticking points are Cllr Forsyth says “it depends on the day of the week” which draws groans from the public.

7.45pm: Cllr Rob Jones says South Gloucestershire Council will not arbitrate. Costs of buying in arbitration service could be up to £230-per-hour. If council decides not to reach an agreement Cllr Jones suggests they could rent it out but would have to take over maintenance at a top cost of £8,000pa.

7.42pm: Option council say they could follow are: to say there is no agreement; to resubmit last agreement; to attempt to renegotiate a new agreement; or to seek arbitration.

7.40pm: Cllr Forsyth moves on to the Northavon Bowls Club and gives some history to the current issues. Says rental rise “was in line” with rental rises for other uses at Bailey’s Court Activity Centre. After bowls club AGM a rise of 8% was rejected by members. Working group have sent letter from lawyers saying dispute “detrimental” and club would accept 6% rise.

7.30pm: Mayor Julian Barge has started the meeting saying the council has been attempting to put together deals with the cricket and bowls clubs. Councillor Mark Forsyth says the cricket club has signed a deal and that is ratified by the full council.

7.20pm: We’re waiting for the meeting to start. Around 40 are here along with a photographer from the Bristol Evening Post.