The Brooks Centre name for Bradley Stoke town centre has officially been dropped and a new name will be picked through a competition.
Dan Bramwell, representing Tesco at a meeting of the town council, announced that the town’s residents would be asked to pick a name.
“We want everyone in Bradley Stoke to get behind this,” Mr [...]

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We were live at the specially-convened Bradley Stoke Town Council meeting which was called to discuss the Northavon Bowls Club rent row and the new town centre name.
Below you can read our live coverage of the meeting which took place on Thursday, 8 May.
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The new town centre should not be called The Brooks Centre, the town council has told supermarket giant Tesco.
The new name was revealed several weeks ago after slipping out in promotional material aimed at shops looking to open in the centre.
The objection came to light following a meeting on Wednesday where councillors said the name [...]

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Costa Coffee is the latest firm to confirm it is looking at Bradley Stoke town centre as a potential location to open a new cafe, The Bradley Stoke Examiner can exclusively reveal.
This website has already confirmed that Reflections Hairdressing Salon is moving in and fast food firm KFC is considering opening a chain there.
A spokesperson [...]

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Bradley Stoke’s new town centre is to be called The Brooks Centre, the Bradley Stoke Examiner can reveal.
The new name for the development slipped out through promotional brochures for potential tenants at the centre.
Tesco had intended to run a competition to name the centre but a spokesman for the firm said time had “overtaken” them. [...]

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Fast food firm KFC is in negotiations to open a chain in Bradley Stoke’s new town centre, the Examiner can exclusively reveal.
A spokesperson for the company told this website that they are “continuously looking for suitable locations to expand our portfolio”.
The spokesperson went on to say: “Due to popular demand in the area, we can [...]

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Hairdressers Reflections has signed up to open a new salon in the Bradley Stoke town centre development, The Bradley Stoke Examiner can exclusively reveal.
The Bristol-based business has become the first to announce it is opening in the new development due to be completed in 2009.
Reflections began life in 1971 and currently has [...]

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