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 for Costa’s parent firm, Whitbread, said: “We have no firm plans as yet but are currently examining Bradley Stoke for a possible site.”

Costa Coffee already has several cafes open in Bristol including one in The Mall at Cribbs Causeway and another off The Triange in Clifton.

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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. “We have settled on Brooks Centre,” he added.

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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 confirm we are pursuing plans to develop a site in Bradley Stoke which will potentially create 15-20 jobs within the local community.”

The town centre is due to open in 2009 with 15 retail units which will include shops and restaurants.

The Bradley Stoke Examiner was first to reveal last week that a Reflections Hairdressing Salon would be moving in to the new town centre.

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 18 salons around the South West and Midlands areas.

The family-owned firm has been finalists in the British Hairdressing Awards for five consecutive years and won the prestigious Wella Trend Vision UK Award 2005.

Bradley Stoke’s town centre is due to take a big step forward on Monday when the new petrol station - the first part of the development to be completed - opens for use.

The facility has moved closer to the Three Brooks pub with the old site due to be demolished to make way for the town centre “square” and offices.

On Sunday, last minute preparations were being made with white lines being painted and equipment being checked.

The newly rebuilt Tesco is due to open in the Autumn with the rest of the town centre penned in for a 2009 debut.

Update: The petrol station opened on Monday although not without a few teething problems. The Pay@Pump system was not working and at one point the lights on the forecourt all switched off - apparently a trip switch activated.

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.

New leaflets outlining the plans for Bradley Stoke’s town centre are available in Tesco detailing what we can expect in the coming months.

The leaflet, from store manager James Fawbert, promises adult and kids fashion, electrical goods, a new pharmacy, opticians and photo lab.

The leaflet also says the wider town centre develop will feature a shopping mall, cafe and restaurants.

It’s mostly information we already know but it does feature a handy map should you want to know where everything will be.

Remember, you can keep up-to-date with the latest information about the town centre with our dedicated section.