What's New
Farewell to Anna, a true friend to the community
MANOR Farm in Horfield lost a true friend and tireless campaigner with the death last month of Anna George, remembered by all who knew her...
Visitor parking permits cap paused
PEOPLE power has halted council plans to tighten the rules on visitor parking permits. Residents in Bishopston, Redland and Ashley Down were among many who...
Latest News
Marketplace Ads
Lifestyle News
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Advertise with the Voice Network
Have your advert exclusively shown on our newspaper network both online and in print.
Sports News
Joining a winning team …
Bristol Rovers Community Trust (BRCT) has announced a partnership with creative company and education provider BoomSatsuma. BRCT will work closely with BoomSatsuma’s sports media production...
Chance to try pickleball
Westbury Park Tennis Club is welcoming the whole community to a Pickleball Open Day 2-4 on Saturday 28 March, offering a relaxed and friendly chance...
Clifton strive to secure league points
AT the turn of the year and mid season for rugby clubs it was already apparent that in National League One there were already four...
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...
Opinion News
CoLlective Action on Smart Phones – CLASP
A Bristol support group for parents and grandparents It is becoming ever more widely recognised that smart phone use in children and teenagers can have...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
