The Bradley Stoke Examiner

Council blames “to do” over walking routes for Millie’s 50 minute school trek

May 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A “to do” over places at Bradley Stoke Community School more than two years ago is being blamed for a four-year-old girl being allocated a school place 50 minutes walk from her home.
The Evening Post has been reporting on the case of Gavin and Karen Peters, who live in Juniper Way, who have been refused [...]

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Bradley Stoke to get weekly waste food collection

May 14th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Bradley Stoke and the rest of South Gloucestershire will get weekly waste food collection after the district council approved new rubbish and recycling policy.
According to the council, they are currently ranked fifth best for recycling for unitary authorities in the country at 39.5%.
With the new food collections the council expects this to rise another 9.5% [...]

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Sita apologises after green box collection mix-up

April 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Waste firm Sita has apologised after a mix-up left homeowners on Champs-sur-Marne in Bradley Stoke without a green recycling box collection.
The firm, which is contracted by South Gloucestershire Council to collect waste in the town, has recently changed bin and recycling collection days to make rounds “more efficient”.
Residents on the street, along with the rest [...]

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Detailed look at plans for sixth form

March 24th, 2008 · No Comments

The new draft plans for a sixth form and dance hall at Bradley Stoke Community School have been released.
We’ve got the high-resolution versions for you to browse through here at the Bradley Stoke Examiner.
You can check out both the mock-up images and the plans themselves here - then tell us what you think of them.
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Bin collection days change in parts of Bradley Stoke

March 6th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Some bin collection dates in Bradley Stoke are to change as South Gloucestershire Council reorganises routes in a bid to “improve efficiency”.
As we reported last month, changes are being made across the district, but at the time is was not clear if Bradley Stoke would be affected.
Southern areas of Bradley Stoke are to remain on [...]

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Stoke Gifford traffic is hot topic at March meeting

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Stoke Gifford residents will have a chance to have their say on traffic problems in their area during a meeting in March.
The Southern Brooks area meeting will give residents the chance to discuss the parish area traffic management review.
There have been recent calls to open the ‘missing link’ bypass which had been planned from Great [...]

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Changes ahead for bin rounds

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Bin collections across South Gloucestershire are changing to “improve efficiency” and “give residents a more reliable service”.
The council says homes which have altered collection days will be informed by letter - although its not known if any in Bradley Stoke will face changes.
If days are not changed, though, the workers collecting the waste and recycling [...]

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