The regional office of Kumon Education is on the move to Bradley Stoke, according to Trym Tales.

The news website for the Westbury-on-Trym area of Bristol says the firm is moving from its current Cambridge Crescent home.

The regional team for the South West, numbering six people, provides backup to some 100 Kumon study centres.

The firm is thought to be taking office space in The Willow Brook Centre.

→ On the web: Full story from Trym Tales

On the day the government released its report in Digital Britain, the problems faced by Bradley Stoke’s poor broadband speed have featured in the Guardian.

The report, by Stephen Morris, gives a nod to The Bradley Stoke Examiner which has been campaigning for faster speeds.

The town suffers from being too far away from the Almondsbury and Filton exchanges – the further away you are, the slower internet speeds get.

Virgin Media have partially cabled the town and have said they will finish the roll out if enough people e-mail them.

Mr Morris’s report says: “The Bradley Stoke Examiner has called on people to send in their experiences (by email, which could be a problem for some) to put pressure on BT to improve the service.”

→ On the web: Read the full report here
• Bradley Stoke broadband guide
• Virgin Media campaign
• All of our stories about Bradley Stoke broadband

Gary Hope from Severn AC won Sunday’s Bradley Stoke 10k race with an unofficial time of 33m 37s.

Around 380 runners took part in the race which started and finished at the Jubilee Centre.

Andrew Harrison from Moti came second and Peter Maton came third in the men’s race.

Joanna Heuze from Village Vipers won the women’s race with Elizabeth Smith second and Naomi Eaton third.

→ See more than 1,000 photos from the Bradley Stoke 10k run:
• Batch one: From the start/finish line – includes all finishers and presentations
• Batch two: From around the course (thanks to Graham Bloomfield)

→ Bradley Stoke 10k race results
• Click here to download [PDF, 40k]

Sir Geoff Hurst was the star of the show as crowds flocked to the Jubilee Centre for day two of the Bradley Stoke Festival.

The 1966 World Cup hat-trick hero answered questions from residents about subjects such as money in football and took part in skills challenges.

He also signed autographs for hundreds of children – and adults – who flocked to meet the footballing hero.

Elsewhere, bands took to the stage to entertain festival-goers throughout the afternoon and early evening.

Ballet demonstrations and a well-attended performance by the Fahrenheit dancers rounded the day off.

• Check out our library of more than 800 photographs from the festival – click here to view

The first day of the Bradley Stoke Festival is being hailed as a success after several hundred people attended a pre-school picnic and coffee morning.

Professor Panic, Mr Brown’s Pig and Steve the Bubbleman entertained the children who were also able to enjoy a real fire engine.

A spokesperson for organisers, Bradley Stoke Town Council, said: “Its been a really good start, and the kids loved having their photos taken in the fire engine.”

Saturday’s action takes place at the Jubilee Centre with music and dance on the main stage and football action with Sir Geoff Hurst.

We’ll have full coverage here on The Bradley Stoke Examiner.

• Guide to Bradley Stoke Festival events
• Download Bradley Stoke Festival programme

Bradley Stoke is gearing up for the annual town festival which will feature music, football and and a variety of stalls.

The event takes place on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June 2009 at locations such as the Jubilee Centre and Bailey’s Court.

The festival opens on Saturday with music and dance at the Jubilee Centre from 12.30pm.

Bands and singers ranging from local artist Alfie Kingston to Echos who sing covers of 1960s music including The Beatles and the Stones.

The Jubilee Green will also feature a children’s zone with Taekwon-do and Bollywood Dancers featuring.

A youth football tournament will also see England’s 1966 World Cup hero Sir Geoff Hurst hand out advice to participants.

On Sunday, the annual 10k fun run will take place with the start and finish at the Jubilee Centre for the first time.

The action then moves to Bailey’s Court in the afternoon for a cricket match, BBQ and brass band music.

• Guide to Bradley Stoke Festival events
• Download Bradley Stoke Festival programme

→ The Bradley Stoke Examiner will be at the festival all weekend – make sure you come back for photos!

A Bradley Stoke school has benefited from £1,000 towards sports kit thanks to a competition run by the Examiner and Tesco Extra.

Local pupils were asked to create posters which showed why exercise is important as part of a healthy lifestyle.

The competition was exclusive to The Bradley Stoke Examiner and ran over Easter.

Katie Cox from Bowsland Green Primary School came up with the winning entry to scoop the prize.

The school’s headteacher, Ms Whitaker, said: “We are delighted to receive this generous donation, the money will come in very handy with providing more sports kit for the school.”

Customer Services Manager, Matt Hill, said: “We are delighted to support our local school, and would like to thank everyone who entered the competition. We hope the donation will come in useful for new equipment.”