Natasha Hogan has refused to let her ex-husband, John, see their child Mia who was involved in a plunge from a balcony in Crete.

John, Mia and their son, Liam, fell from a balcony on the Greek island. John and Mia survived by Liam, 6, died.

John, from Bradley Stoke, has since been charged with the murder of Liam and the attempted murder or Mia and is awaiting trial in Greece.

Natasha told the Bristol Evening Post: “I don’t want him to see Mia because of what he has done. He can’t. But I’ll explain things to her when she is older.”

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Police have launched an investigation after a woman from Bradley Stoke was promised landscaping in a back garden for £4,000 - but never completed the work.

The Evening Post reports that Jill Mann, 61, paid the cash but was left with “rubble” where her garden once was.

The builders were apparently paid in three installments, put up a wall and fence, but never finish the gardening.

Tools left behind by the builders, including a cement mixer, have now been seized by police who are carrying out an inquiry.

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A firm from Bradley Stoke that helps company’s with cash flow problems says its profits are up by 19%, reports the Evening Post.

Ultimate Finance says despite tough trading conditions it has produced upbeat interim results.

Company profits are now £1.9m up to December 2006.

Chief Executive Brian Sumner told the paper: “The company’s selling points include the ability of the experienced ‘new business’ team to structure deals quickly, that work well for the client.”

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The Evening Post reports that the local Neighbourhood Watch has called for measures including an anti-social behaviour order to be imposed on Bradley Stoke.

The Jubilee Neighbourhood Watch scheme, in the Savages Wood area of Bradley Stoke, have kept a diary of incidents.

The incidents include children being harassed, cars being damaged, groups of youths drinking on Savages Wood Road and cars being driven dangerously.

Many of the problems highlighted are similar to those highlighted by the Bradley Stoke Examiner over the past eight months.

A statement by the group says: “The police have been working to address this issue and we are grateful for their efforts, but it is getting out of hand and we need to have more radical action.”

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Two parents from Bradley Stoke have praised the staff at the Bristol Children Hospital after a life-saving operation on their baby, reports the Evening Post.

Lucy Dalton was born with the arteries of her heart the wrong way round.

Parents Karen and Chris, aged 37, told the paper: “Lucy was born at Southmead and everything was fine to begin with, but the next day she was getting breathless and was starting to turn blue.

“A team from the children’s hospital came over and she was taken to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of the hospital. We were told that she needed to have a switch operation to put her arteries the right way round.

“The hospital was very good. They kept us informed and gave us lots of support through what was a horrific experience.”
Lucy had to undergo a six-hour but is now home in the town and recovering.

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Running club Soul Sisters will be raising money for Cancer Research UK at this year’s Race for Life, reports the Evening Post.

Club chair, Karen Walsh, from Bradley Stoke, told the paper the event had a great atmosphere.

“It is a very emotional event and many of the women will shed some tears when they cross the finish line because they have worked so hard to do it.

“Many of them have never taken part in an event like this and there are some nerves on the starting line, but they have a feeling of elation when they finish.”

The club runs a beginners course for anybody who would like to run in the Race for Life.

More details from Karen on 01454 614107.

Year 7 pupils from Bradley Stoke Community School have been learning about healthy eating.

The Evening Post reports that more than 200 children learned how to make bread rolls and then made fillings for them.

The day ended with a Ready, Steady, Cook-style contest with local cooks Paul Riley, head chef at the Thistle Hotel, and Andy Brooks, head chef at Novotel.

Design technology teacher Julie Haslam told the Post: “The aim of the day was to encourage students to make informed choices about the kind of food they eat and to demonstrate that anyone can cook healthy food if they really want to.

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