A man charged with the murder of his son in a hotel balcony fall has been told he must spend a further six months in jail awaiting trial, reports The Evening Post.

John Hogan, of Bradley Stoke, jumped over the balcony of a Greek hotel with his six-year-old son Liam and daughter Mia, then aged two, a year ago today.

Wheatfield Primary School pupil Liam died, Mia broke her arm and 33-year-old Hogan broke his leg and wrist in the 50ft fall from a fourth-floor balcony at the Petra Mare Hotel in Ierapetra, Crete.

Hogan, who ran a tiling business in Bristol, has been charged with the premeditated murder of his son and attempted murder of his daughter.

He has been in prison since his release from hospital.

Five nurseries in Bristol - including one in Bradley Stoke - have been sold as part of a £31.2m deal, reports The Evening Post.

The Leapfrog chain has been bought by Busy Bees, part of the Australian group ABC Learning Centres.

Leapfrog has five outlets in the Greater Bristol area -  in Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Portishead, Weston and Emersons Green.

All five nurseries, which employ around 150 staff between them, will be renamed Busy Bees.

Lynn Woodward, managing director and one of the co-founders of Busy Bees, said: “This is fantastic news for Busy Bees, for the parents, children and staff at our new nurseries in Bristol as well as for the childcare sector as a whole.”

Police say thieves are targeting cars in several areas of Bristol to steal items left on view, reports the BBC.

The Longwell Green, Kingswood, Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford, Severnside and Hanham areas have been especially targeted.

Inspector Angus Krouwel said: “Thieves are causing a lot of damage to vehicles by smashing windows or forcing doors.

“They are also taking satellite navigation systems, handbags, laptop computers and cash.”

Motorists have been warned to remove items from view and ensure valuables were not left in vehicles.

A woman has died after being hit by a car in Bradley Stoke, reports the BBC.

The accident happened on the B4057 Winterbourne Road late on 8th August.

The driver of an Audi A4 travelling from the Patchway area towards Winterbourne hit a woman in her 50s, who was taken to Frenchay Hospital.

She later died and police have appealed for witnesses.

The next Bradley Stoke Small Business Forum will be held on 13th August, it has been announced.

The agenda shows the forum opening with the traditional welcome, followed by feedback on marketing the group.

There’s a talk on the 60-second sales pitch, and one by Jeremy Marchant, of Emotional Intelligence at Work.

His is titled: ‘How and why people drive you mad at work and how to turn it to your advantage’.

The meeting starts at 6.30pm at Pitman Training, Bradley Pavilions. A donation of £1 is being solicited. 

BBC Radio Bristol is planning a day of broadcasts from Bradley Stoke in September as part of the town’s 20th anniversary celebrations.

The station, which broadcasts from Whiteladies Road, will be live from the town on a date late in the month.

Bosses at the station are looking for help from the town’s residents by asking what issues they would like covered during the day.

And they want Bradley Stoke Examiner readers to help pick what stories make it on-air.

To have your say on which stories you think are important fill in the form below. We’ll publish the comments here - this page will be read by producers planning the programming.

We’ll have more news on what day to tune in to BBC Radio Bristol soon.

Two youths have been arrested following a series of “racially aggravated” incidents in Bradley Stoke.

The pair, aged 14 and 16, from Patchway have been bailed by Avon and Somerset Police pending further enquiries.

The bail conditions prevent the two boys from visiting Bradley Stoke.

Neighbourhood Inspector Simon Ellis said: “Police had received a number of complaints from men and women of Indian origin about racial abuse, harassment, stone throwing and assaults in the residential area off the Aztec West roundabout in Bradley Stoke.

“This is something neighbourhood officers are not prepared to tolerate. Following a number of enquiries two youths were arrested and are now on conditional bail pending further enquiries.

“Anyone suffering from racist behaviour should be confident that they can come to us and we will take the matter in hand. No one should feel they have to put up with such harassment.

“I want people to report these incidents to any of the agencies, including my officers at Filton, Support Against Racist Incidents (SARI) or Safer South Gloucestershire.

“Whenever such incidents are reported the public can be assured that I and my team will leave no stone unturned in our investigation and any offenders will be sought out and prosecuted as appropriate.”