A man was hurt after his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car on Bradley Stoke Way on Tuesday.

The incident took place shortly after 5pm alongside Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre.

An ambulance and Fast Response Vehicle were dispatched to help the stricken rider.

He was taken to hospital and treated for his injuries - it is not known how badly he was hurt.

The Greater Bristol Bus Network plan could see changes made to the busy Aztec West roundabout and the stretch of road between there past Woodlands Lane and along to Bradley Stoke Way.

South Gloucestershire Council has issued a new consultation asking residents about the scheme which would see new bus lanes built.

If the plan goes ahead the carriageway would be widened between Aztec West Business Park and Woodlands Lane.

A new bus lane would be built which would “allow buses to avoid the queues and delays that occur … during the weekday morning and evening peak periods”.

The council says there would also be an “extra general traffic lane is to be provided on Bradley Stoke Way from Aztec West roundabout to the Woodlands Lane junction in an eastward direction”.

But, controversially, the plan could also see traffic coming from Bradley Stoke towards Aztec West roundabout banned from making right turns into Woodlands Lane.

The consultation says the move would be to “further reduce congestion on Bradley Stoke Way” but could cause extra congestion along nearby roads.

Details of the scheme in full:

The carriageway will be widened to provide new eastbound and westbound bus lanes between the Aztec West Business Park and Woodlands Lane. An additional bus lane is proposed eastbound on the exit from the business park. This will allow buses to avoid the queues and delays that occur on the approaches to the roundabout during the weekday morning and evening peak periods.

In addition to the new bus lanes an extra general traffic lane is to be provided on Bradley Stoke Way from Aztec West roundabout to the Woodlands Lane junction in an eastward direction. Additional general traffic lanes are also proposed on the northbound and southbound sides of the Aztec West roundabout gyratory.

To facilitate these changes and further reduce congestion on Bradley Stoke Way westbound, the right turn lane into Woodlands Lane from Bradley Stoke Way is proposed to be banned.

The first signs of a new access road and roundabout at the Bradley Stoke town centre site have appeared.

The new road will run from just opposite the Three Brooks Pub, and to the left of the current road, to a mini roundabout which is the far side of the car park roundabout.

Workers have begun to build the kerbs and lay the tarmac along the new route for the centre.

In other developments, parts of the roof have begun to appear on the new Tesco supermarket building.

Meanwhile, work on the new petrol station is almost complete. The pumps are installed, the lights are working inside the shop and tarmac has been put down on the forecourt.

The petrol station is due to open in April while the supermarket has been slated for an autumn opening. The rest of the town centre will open in 2009.

Parts of Bradley Stoke could get faster broadband after BT announced the Almondsbury telephone exchange is to be upgraded.

The work will bring the firm’s 21st Century Wholesale Broadband Connect service to people who get high-speed web via their phone line.

In theory, people close to the exchange could see services of up to 24mbps; currently the highest speed service is 8mbps. In reality Bradley Stoke residents, who live further away from the exchange, will see a smaller increase in speed.

Almondsbury is due to switch over on 30 April 2008 - but users connected to the Filton exchange will have to wait until 2009 before they are moved to the new system.

If you’re technically minded you can read more on the WBC service here.

The inquest into the death of Liam Hogan has returned a verdict of unlawful killing.

Coroner Paul Forrest heard evidence from three witnesses who were not called at the original trial in Crete.

Liam, 6, died when he fell from a balcony at a hotel in Crete in 2006. His sister, Mia, then aged two, and father John survived the fall.

John, from Bradley Stoke, was cleared of an wrongdoing at a trial earlier this year.

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Bradley Stoke A Team beat Lawrence Rovers Reserves 1-0 in the final of the Jack Jenkins Memorial Trophy on Wednesday at Yate Town FC.

A goal by Callum Hopper in the first half secured a hard-fought victory.

Lawrence Rovers piled on the pressure after the break but found it difficult to break down Bradley Stoke’s solid back four.

BSTFC went into the game as underdogs but clearly went out on the pitch in determined fashion to bring home a trophy in their very first season.

The inquest of Liam Hogan got under way at Kingsweston House, Bristol, at 11am.

Natasha Hogan, Liam’s mother, arrived at the court via the back entrance with her mother and step father.

Although three days has been set aside for the case its not thought it will last the allocated time.

We’ll post updates here during the day, for background on the case click here.

11.15am: Coroner Paul Forrest has called for an apology for a statement released by Natasha saying it was trying to influence the inquest. More here.

1.00pm: Evening Post reports John Hogan had “crazed look” before the room fell silent and she realised they had gone over the balcony. There’s also more from the BBC here.

2.00pm: One witness, Sarah Davidson, says she saw a man push Liam and Mia off the balcony but her husband, Iain, claims the man tried to prevent them falling (BBC).

2.20pm: Verdict expected Thursday morning - inquest has now been adjorned for the day.