Written by Chris (editor) on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 10:57 am
The consultation into changes at Aztec West roundabout received more than 100 replies, according to South Gloucestershire Council.
The proposal for the roundabout would see extra bus lanes added and some extra traffic lanes in a bid to relieve some of the congestion in the area.
Controversially, though, the council wants to ban right turns from Bradley Stoke Way into Woodlands Lane - a move criticised by readers of this website.
A spokesperson for the council said: “Over the next few weeks, the council will be considering the correspondence received and will respond to those who commented on the scheme before considering making any necessary amendments to the scheme.”
Written by Chris (editor) on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 6:00 am
The Bradley Stoke Examiner is pleased to launch a new service for residents of the town: Free classified advertising.
You can now sell everything from cars to household items, iPods to children’s toys thanks to our new section.
We’ve also launched a new dating section which could help you to find either love or new friends here in Bradley Stoke.
You need to sign up for an account to both sell new items and to contact buyers - but remember it is totally free to use.
You can access the service by clicking here or clicking classified ads in the menu bar at the top of the homepage.
We would very much like to hear what you think of this service and if you’d like any other selling areas added. Send your opinions to news@sadlybroke.com
Written by Chris (editor) on Saturday May 3rd, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Graffiti has been daubed over the walls at the Bailey’s Court Activity Centre during another night of trouble with youths.
Most of the wall facing the car park and along the wall on the back of the building has been drawn on.
One forum correspondent says around 40 youths congregated at the centre on Friday night but it is not known if they are the culprits.
The forum user said: “If you look at the grass area out the back of the centre after they have been there it looks like a bomb has hit it, bottles of empty beer, carrier bags, cider bottles all over the place.
“There is a bin less than 10 feet from where most of this was yet they still just throw it all over the ground.”
The Bradley Stoke Examiner is now calling on residents to log any problems they have with youths in the town with our new gang watch feature.
Written by Chris (editor) on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 8:25 pm
Bradley Stoke’s entry on Wikipedia was vandlised on Wednesday with an anonymous edit accusing residents of being “very impatient, selfish, self-indulgent”.
The edit, under the culture section, added that “many of the male inhabitants are alcoholic” and that the women living in the town “appear to have unpleasant aspirations to be Victoria Beckham”.
The edited information goes on to talk of behind-closed-door antics in the town and says youths have a “limited” IQ.
Another edit says: “Bradley Stoke is known to be “soulless” as unlike many other towns it has no history. In truth, you are far more likely to find more of a community spirit, in a nearby graveyard.”
We’ve included the edit, which has been on the site for more than 24 hours, in full below - we’ve starred out the bad language.
The town generally has a very impatient, selfish, self-indulgent culture about it. Generally rudeness and nastiness are normal traits of this town. Motorists appear to be incapable of using indicators at appropriate times.
Many of the male inhabitants are alcoholic (often illiterate) ‘Bob the builder’ types and their female companions appear to have unpleasant aspirations to be Victoria Beckham / Desperate Housewives, with a “shop till you drop, I’m a celebrity, get out my way” mentality.
Due to the high level of swinging and public indecency associated with the town, many of the males are c******. Their “Desperate Housewives” being too busy shopping to install moral values in their family, further contributes to the lack of taste, sophistication and moral corruption about the town.
The resulting offspring have limited IQ resulting in de-capacity to do anything of constructive value and whose verbal diction consists of dribbling. As they are not house trained, teenage offspring congregate outside convenience stores to urinate and attract fellow females.
Written by Chris (editor) on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 5:55 pm
A concrete roller has been used to damage safety netting at Bailey’s Court in a series of vandalism incidents, The Bradley Stoke Examiner has learned.
The 11mx7m netting was put up to protect people and cars in the play area and car park but vandals have repeatedly tried to pull it down.
The netting was put up shortly after the Bailey’s Court extension was complete but “as soon as the ropes were put on, they were just as soon pulled down again by those less keen on our good intentions”, a cricket club spokesman told us.
Bradley Stoke Cricket Club then tried to tie the netting half way up the posts but vandals struck again when they tied the ropes to trees and attempted to burn other ropes.
But the most shocking incident saw vandals unhook some the ropes and try to pull the netting down with a concrete roller.
“One morning we found that again someone had climbed up a number of the posts to untie the ropes and this time wanted to pull all the netting down.
“As it seems they had insufficient strength to do this themselves, they tied a number of the ropes to a concrete roller and then pushed this into the middle of the pitch, tearing down a number of the brackets and netting.”
So far, the repairs have cost the club £400 and is “money that [the club] can ill afford and would much rather spend on progress”.
Written by Chris (editor) on Thursday May 1st, 2008 at 5:37 pm
A faster broadband service at the Almondsbury telephone exchange has been activated meaning customers could see faster web browsing and downloads.
BT’s Wholesale Broadband Connect can, in theory, run at twice as fast as current services but most customers are more likely to see a much more modest increase in speed.
So far, no providers have announced they will support the service, which launched at 82 exchanges around the country and is due to be rolled out nationwide during the next few years.
Much of the northern part of Bradley Stoke is covered by the Almondsbury exchange with Filton covering the rest. Some homes, in cabled areas, can also get internet services from Virgin Media.
