A man has been arrested following an incident which saw a woman injured and three cars damaged in Bradley Stoke on Sunday.

Police say they were called in the early hours of Sunday to “a male [who] could be heard behaving in a loud and abusive manner in the street”.

Three cars, two Vauxhalls and a Subaru, were then damaged on Stevens Walk.

A short time later a 19-year-old woman was assaulted and suffered scratches to her arm.

A man, also aged 19, was arrested by police in connection with both incidents and is currently on bail.

Officers have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

The possible relocation of Bradley Stoke Town Council’s offices is set to be discussed at a meeting this week.

The Bradley Stoke Examiner revealed in January that the authority was considering a move from its Woodlands base to the Jubilee Centre.

Previously, the council has been considering moving to The Willow Brook Centre but the high costs involved led to the relocation falling through.

A working party was then set up after the idea of redeveloping the Jubilee Centre was mooted.

In July, the council decided to look “exclusively” at moving to the facility near to the new town centre.

It is thought the renovation of the Jubilee Centre would work out less expensive than the move to The Willow Brook Centre.

Planners have recommended that a MS Therapy Centre, which could be built alongside Bradley Stoke Way, be granted permission.

The Bradley Stoke Examiner revealed in June that land off Wheatfield Drive in the town had been earmarked for the scheme.

The site, should it gain permission, would be between Wheatfield School and Bradley Stoke Way near the Primrose Footbridge.

The Moonstone appeal charity says in the ex-Avon area there are some 1,700 people living with MS.

The therapy centre is currently based in Nailsea which it says it needs to move out of.

Despite objections, planners say the centre should be granted permission but added a string of conditions including restricting access for workmen to Bradley Stoke Way.

Residents, and representatives from Wheatfield School, had been worried about works traffic using Wheatfield Drive.

Planners also said work should only happen between 8am and 6pm on Monday to Friday and 8am until 1pm on Saturday.

Fears that the work could impact on an Esso pipeline running beneath the development were dismissed as the charity had contacted the firm and had gained permission for the work to take place.

The scheme will now need to be signed off by councillors before any work can take place.

A consultation has been launched into a proposed cycle lane which would cross Bradley Stoke.

The scheme, funded by the Cycle City government cash, would see a bike lane stretching from Cribbs Causeway, though the town and on to Parkway station.

The first part of the proposed path runs from The Mall, along Jupiter Road, through Brittania Industrial Estate and on to Bradley Road to The Tumps BMX track & Aztec West.

It would then link with Aztec West before going through Patchway Common and on to Bradley Stoke Way.

Here, it links up with The Willow Brook Centre before the second part of the scheme links up to Parkway station.

The route for this lane would be through Bailey’s Court to Winterbourne Road before heading to North Road and Mead Road and Parkway.

The new lanes would be created by widening existing pathways to “allow shared use”.

New signs would be put up, safe level crossing points installed with existing lighting along the route to be reviewed.

The consultation period for both schemes runs until 7 October 2009.

Staff at Orange’s largest UK base in Bradley Stoke have woken up to the news the company will be merging with T-Mobile.

The centre, in the north of the town, employs some 2,200 people and contains the firm’s Executive Office.

The merged company will hold 37% of the mobile market in the UK overtaking the current leader O2.

Orange employs a total of 12,500 people in the UK while T-Mobile employs 6,500.

Neither firm has released any details on how the merged company will work but a spokeswoman confirmed to the BBC that there would be “efficiencies”.

John Kiely, the former Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke, says mixing his ward and campaign duties caused him to step down.

Mr Kiely told The Bradley Stoke Examiner that he could no longer continue to represent Easton and Bradley Stoke.

“Following my re-election to Bristol City Council in June I told the residents of Easton ward that they would be my first priority and I feel I cannot do that pledge justice and be fair to the local party in Filton and Bradley Stoke at the same time.”

He added his job as an administrator at Frenchay Hospital was also taking up a lot of his time.

“I know that some members feel that they need a PPC who can concentrate solely on the forthcoming general election campaign and so it is with great reluctance that I have decided to stand down to give them the time to find that person.”

Mr Kiely is the second PPC to step down from the newly-created Filton and Bradley Stoke seat after Emma Bone quit in 2008.

Jack Lopresti is standing for the Conservatives and Ian Boulton for Labour.

Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate for Filton and Bradley Stoke, John Kiely, has quit.

Mr Kiely was due to stand for the new constituency at the next general election but has now stood down.

Local Lib Dem councillor Jon Williams confirmed the news on Sunday saying it was a “blow” for the party.

He added the local executive will be “making arrangements to select a new PPC as soon as possible”.

The reasons for Mr Kiely’s resignation are not yet clear but Mr Williams added the party were still determined to win the seat.