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New battle as school bans public access to playing fields
Cotham School was able to bring back some games lessons to Stoke Lodge last month – but the battle over the playing fields is nowhere...
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Panto time
Popular local pantomime group, The Bartholomites, are back again with their 2026 panto offering. ‘The Little Mermaid’ will be presented at Horfield Methodist Church, Churchways...
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Lifestyle
Turned to crime novels? Oh yes he has
Pantomime script-writer Bryan J. Mason has turned to crime-writing. Dead On is his second book in the black comedy crime series featuring ‘Harry and the...
Lifestyle
The fascinating physics of everyday life
Have you ever wondered how to brew the perfect cup of coffee, how to select the best seat on a plane or how to rid...
Health
Leisure centre gets £4.8m new lease of life
The £4.8m revamp of Horfield Leisure Centre in Bristol is complete. The centre, run by Everyone Active in partnership with Bristol City Council, now has...
Lifestyle
Gloucester Old Spot wins ‘Pub of the Year’
If you have enjoyed a meal and a pint at the Gloucester Old Spot on Kellaway Avenue recently, you have enjoyed the “great food, great...
Lifestyle
How you can live well for longer
Words by Age UK Bristol and Dr Jitka Vseteckova, Ageing Well Expert at The Open University. Over the last 30 years, ageing well research has...
Lifestyle
Harbour swims are back
OPEN water swimming has returned to Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The swim sessions, which follow a successful trial last year, are overseen on behalf of the...
Lifestyle
A pilgrim’s progress – going solo in Spain
Karen, from Bristol Nordic Walking group, tackles the Camino de Santiago in Spain My idea of a holiday is usually lying on a sunbed, but...
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Clifton proves hotbed of young talent
Over the years Clifton has produced many players who have progressed to play for Premiership clubs and even international teams. Joe Owen, now an established...
Sports
Delight as Taylor commits to Glos
Gloucestershire stalwart Matt Taylor has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2028. Fifteen years on from his debut at the...
Sports
Clifton find their feet
Newly promoted Clifton experienced a tough baptism to National League One rugby with early season clashes with top teams. However, three successive victories since the...
Sports
Clifton making presence felt
CLIFTON are establishing their presence in the national league with the team settling into patterns of play and coming to terms with the demands of...
Opinion News
Opinion
Can you spare two hours a week?
This January Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire are looking for volunteers who can spare two hours a week to offer families a listening ear, guidance...
Opinion
October 2023: Opinion
More on-street EV charging needed IN response to the article in the September Bishopston Voice about EV charging at Waitrose, I do support the 90...
Opinion
May 2023: Letters
Bookshop’s link with Tolkien DID you grow up in Westbury Park? You might just remember the book shop at 12 North View. In the 1950s...
Opinion
Chandos Road: Time to go for a continental vibe?
People living and working around Chandos Road in Redland will this year be given the chance to shape a new street layout to make it...
Opinion
Plans to relocate Central Library scrapped after public outcry
CONTROVERSIAL plans to move Bristol’s Central Library from its historic home have been scrapped after a public outcry. Bristol City Council’s ruling Labour party said...