The BBC are carrying an interesting story about Tesco’s previous building blunders.

With the company planning on rebuilding in Bradley Stoke we thought this might be of interest.

Obviously, none of the cases involve our own town, but it does give some context to the current planning process.

In one case, a store in Manchester was build 20% bigger than the plans allowed.

In another, a pile of rubble remains outside a store in an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

A company spokesman told the BBC: “Local authorities control the planning process, not Tesco and it is a democratic and tough regime. We work hard to put forward proposals that reflect peoples’ concerns and are acceptable locally.

“We don’t always get things right, as was the case in Stockport, but we have worked with the council there to find a solution.

Let’s hope they get things right in BS32!

Emma Bone, 34, has been picked by the Liberal Democrat’s Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Bradley Stoke.

Bone, who previously was the PPC in Huddersfield, will now contest the newly created Bradley Stoke & Filton seat at the next General Election.

“I know that there is already huge respect across South Gloucestershire for the work that Steve Webb does in Parliament standing up for South Gloucestershire, and I will be campaigning hard to join him there,” she said.

Bone, an IT specialist, now lives in Bradley Stoke.

Bradley Stoke could be the home to yet another recycling centre (or in old language, rubbish dump) after it was revealed the Stoke Gifford centre was being used too much!

The admission came after The Evening Post ran a story claiming height barriers had been put up at the centre is Stoke Gifford to cut down on trade use.

The report claims South Gloucestershire Council spokeswoman, Debra Davies, said the council “was looking for land to build an alternative site on, possibly in the Bradley Stoke area”.

“A larger plot of land is still being sought to build a better and larger site to meet the needs of the area,” she told the newspaper.

Quite where South Gloucestershire Council thinks it can find land to build this facility is Bradley Stoke is beyond this publication.

There are many downsides, of course, to having a dump on your doorstep: Increased traffic, bad smells … We could go on. Let’s hope they see sense and build it away from any houses.

It’s well into the summer months and here at the Examiner office looking for kids’ activities is a priority. Anything to help you harassed parents!
That’s why we were over the moon when we found out the Leisure Centre in Bradley Stoke is running a get fit scheme.

Get Fit 4 Life is designed to give 12 to 16-year-olds an introduction into the world of the gym.

You’ll get a full gym induction, personal fitness programme and summer membership all for the price of £18.50.

You’ll also get use of the swimming pool included in the price for the duration of the summer holidays.

David Smele, the manager at the leisure centre’s gym, Bridges, said: “If you would like to join a gym, are interested in swimming or discovering more about ways in which to improve your health whilst having fun, Junior Fit 4 Life is for you.”

Contact details for the leisure centre are here. There’s also a four-week adult scheme for just under forty notes.

The South Gloucestershire Observer reports an ex-nuclear engineer says the threat from a nuclear train with a faulty valve was “cobblers”.

Richard Warner, 65, who was a safety engineer at Oldbury Power Station has hit back at an independent report into an incident in 2005.

A train en-route from Plymouth to Sellafield via Crewe, which passed within a few miles of Bradley Stoke, had a faulty valve in a flash which was carrying nuclear waste.

Although no nuclear material leaked the report said people living near the line were “put at risk”.

Mr Warner told the Observer: “These people are talking cobblers. Although the valve was faulty, the amount of radiation given off was minimal and would not have harmed people.”

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The Evening Post reports that South Gloucestershire Council has made a u-turn on its selection policy for Bradley Stoke Community School.

Several weeks ago the paper and this website reported on the plight of 11-year-old Rosie Foale who lives in Ormonds Close.

Rosie was told that, despite that fact she can see the school from her home, she wouldn’t be going there and would instead be going to Patchway secondary school.

Why? Because by ‘conventional’ transport means Patchway is, apparently, closer.

The paths in the Three Brooks Nature Reserve behind Rosie’s house are unlit and are not counted by the council as a safe route to the school.

The twist is this: Rosie has been told she can’t go, but next year, the selection policy will change so potential pupils living in Ormonds Close can go.

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Two men and two women were attacked at the weekend by a gang of up to six people.

The group used a metal bar to hit the four in Paddock Close on Friday evening. They also punched and kicked their victims.

The two men were taken to the Bristol Royal Infirmary to be treated for bruising - one is still there on Monday.

The two women who were attacked suffered less serious injuries and didn’t need to go to hospital.

The gang, apparently, are white and aged between 16 and 17. That’ll make ‘em easy to find.

More on this story on the BBC website and Avon and Somerset Police.

If you saw anything, the police want to hear from you. Call Staple Hill CID on 0845 4567000.