The bowls club row featured on BBC Radio Bristol on Tuesday morning - chief reporter Nigel Dando interviewed members of the club on-air.

The row is also featured on the front page of the Bristol Evening Post. Check out the full story here.

A spokesman for Bradley Stoke Town Council says it is still willing to negotiate with Northavon Bowls Club over a disputed rent agreement but has accused the group of using “childish” tactics.

Councillor Robert Jones, who was involved in trying to broker a deal with the club over use of the green at Bailey’s Court, says he was “shocked” and “disappointed” at Sunday’s protest.

Members of the club decided to hold and impromptu match after the chains holding the gate shut were cut at some point overnight on Saturday.

A spokesman for the bowls club told the BBC they did not know who had cut the chains. The match was eventually abandoned when the police arrived.

They were protesting over an increase of their fees by 50% to £2,300, and then 8% a year for the next four years.

“We’ve tried, in the council in the last 12 months, very hard to reach a settlement,” Cllr Jones said. “Up until the other week we were still meeting with them regularly and discussing the contract.

“We think what has been offered is very fair and we think it’s very disappointing that they feel otherwise.”

Cllr Roberts went on to say that he felt the price rises were fair: “They’re paying considerably less than other users of Bailey’s Court.

“I think it’s a little unfair to the taxpayers of Bradley Stoke that they are subsidising this group of people to a much greater extent than other community users.”

He added that the town council want to continue to talk about a new deal: “We will continue to negotiate for as long as there is hope but we do need to know who at the bowls club is pulling the strings.

“We’d like to think they can sit down and talk to us rationally as adults but so far it’s childish protests from them, I’m afraid.”

The row between Northavon Bowls Club and Bradley Stoke Town Council has now made the national press.

The BBC News website has covered the story reporting on the protest on Sunday, claiming it was caused by a proposed 50% rent rise to £2,300, and then 8% a year until 2012.

Read the full story here - we’ll be talking to the council later today on this website.

Northavon Bowls Club has hit back at Bradley Stoke Town Council saying the rental agreement offered to them does not give them “anywhere near the rights” they have under the current deal.

A club spokesperson told The Bradley Stoke Examiner the club was prepared to pay the rates asked for the next four years but did not want to hand over a “blank cheque” when the costs were due to be negotiated in 2012.

This follows a day of action from the club which saw them gain access to the bowls green at Bailey’s Court and try to play an impromptu game.

The spokesperson claimed the club was within its rights to hold the match: “Under the terms of our agreement we gained access to the green and took some photos of ourselves.

“We planned to play a game among club members but the police were called so we abandoned that.

“We were advised by South Gloucestershire Council that the town council was in breach of its agreement with us, and we were perfectly entitled to gain access because our agreement allows us access.”

The spokesperson went on to claim that the town council deal was not fair on the club and would mean costs could go up after the initial four years of the deal.

“The reason [the negotiations] have broken down is that they are trying to force us into signing an agreement which doesn’t give us anywhere near the rights we have in our current agreement and also gives them the right to charge us anything they like after the first four years of the term.

“The first four years we are prepared to pay what they’re asking, we don’t have a problem with that, but after that they say that they can charge us what they like and we’re not prepared to give them a blank cheque.”

The club faces eviction from their home at Bailey’s Court, having been asked to remove their equipment by the end of the month, if a solution is not found to the dispute.

Broadband could be cheaper for some Bradley Stoke residents after Orange installed their own kit in the Almondsbury exchange.

Many town residents are connected to Almondsbury and Orange’s own HQ, based in Bradley Stoke, is in the area served by it.

By installing their own equipment the mobile phone firm can offer high speed internet through a process called local loop unbundling.

It means broadband prices for those choosing to use Orange for internet services will drop to £12-a-month after the company recently slashed their prices.

Orange is the first firm to offer unbundled broadband from the Almondsbury exchange.

BT is set to offer faster services from May from Almondsbury through its 21st Century Wholesale Broadband Connect offering.

Bradley Stoke Cricket Club has signed a deal with the town council to keep them at Bailey’s Court for the next 40 years.

The agreement, which was signed on Friday, will see the club’s rental agreement reviewed every four years allowing them “greater financial stability”.

Previously the club and council has been reviewing how much was paid on a yearly basis under the guise of the Bailey’s Court Sports and Social Club, which the cricket club was part of.

Click the play button below for an audio interview with Mayor Julian Barge and club chairman Paul Hardwick

Mayor Julian Barge said: “I think it was a really important for us. We’ve been working with the cricket club probably for a year to revise and review our working relationship to look at how we do things and how we best take things forward.

“We’re very pleased with the success of the cricket club and we’re very keen to support them in their endeavors and we’re looking forward to a closer working relationship in the future.”

Bradley Stoke Cricket Club chairman, Paul Hardwick, said: “It’s pretty good to get the future secured, working in partnership try and get this new building used to their full potential is one of the main things we’re looking at now.”

Over the past few seasons, the club has added a third eleven and a youth section to its ranks and is always looking for new players to get involved.

If you fancy stepping up to the crease then you can get in contact with Mike Mundy on 0117 969 7293 (Adult B Social) or Barry Radford (07834 850798). More from the club’s website which you can find here.

A controversial plan for two new houses in land off Arden Close in Bradley Stoke have been turned down amid fears they would be “overbearing”.

Planners said the new detached homes would be “to the detriment of the local amenity” and that the development would cause privacy issues for a home in Pursey Drive.

The decision by South Gloucestershire Council also raised concerns over increased traffic - something objectors were pointing to as a problem.

The application was made by Mr & Mrs Bradford from neighbouring Stoke Gifford.