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Tribute to ‘brilliant’ Paul
RELATIVES have paid tribute to a “brilliant, kind and loyal” grandfather from Mangotsfield who was killed in a collision. Motorcyclist Paul Clark, who was 64,...
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Car parking charges now in force
SOUTH Gloucestershire Council has introduced controversial new car parking charges in 22 car parks, including four in Staple Hill and one in Mangotsfield. From May...
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JUNE 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
HANNAH SCOTT (WITH MATT HELM) + CORUJA JONES FRIDAY 25 APRIL 2025. It doesn’t seem like five minutes ago that Hannah Scott played at Downend,...
Lifestyle
June 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & PREVIEW:
CARA DILLON (WITH SAM LAKEMAN) + HERON ISLAND FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2025 To have an artist of Cara Dillon’s stature perform in this corner of...
Lifestyle
May 2025: Downend Folk & Roots Review
THE ROSIE HOOD BAND + BRISTOL FOLK SINGERS FRIDAY 21 MARCH 2025. Watching The Rosie Hood Band is a bit like picking up a folky...
Lifestyle
MAY 2025: Downend Folk & Roots preview
HOLLY CLARKE (WITH FULL BAND) + LÖRE & LAMENT FRIDAY 16 MAY 2025 + #LIVETOYOURLIVINGROOM Downend Folk & Roots Summer season kicks off with a...
Lifestyle
April 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW:
SAM SWEENEY WITH LOUIS CAMPBELL + LOU SHEPHERD FRIDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2024 Things are starting to get better, aren’t they? The Snowdrops are peeking through...
Lifestyle
April 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
HANNAH SCOTT (WITH MATT HELM) + CORUJA JONES FRIDAY 25 APRIL 2025 “Your music moved me to tears.” This is the refrain contemporary folk artist...
Lifestyle
March 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW:
THE BROTHERS GILLESPIE + LIZ SIMCOCK FRIDAY 17 JANUARY 2025 How many people will pull on shades and go off and watch Timothee Chalamet’s pitch-perfect...
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Sports
Milestone for Pomphrey Hill parkrun
WHEN Pomphrey Hill parkrun started in March 2014 the team weren’t sure how many people would turn up to take part. Thankfully, 169 runners were...
Sports
Top spot for bowls club
DOWNEND Short Mat Bowls Club have finished top of the Bristol and District League, in only their second season. In a storming start, the Downend...
Sports
Downend welcomes Lashings stars for Syd
DOWNEND Cricket Club will welcome back entertainers the Lashings World XI for a match in aid of one of Gloucestershire’s best-loved former players. The WG...
Sports
Mixed start for Carsons
CARSONS and Mangotsfield Cricket Club’s 1st team have got off to a mixed start in Division 4 of the Bristol and District Cricket League. In...
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Opinion
JUNE 2025: LETTERS
Great effort by cyclists THE Mangotsfield Community Association’s Spin Cycle and raffle over Easter raised an amazing £3,000 for two good causes, with hopefully more...
Opinion
April 2025: Letters
Come to the Staple Hill Expo STAPLE Hill and Mangotsfield Parish Council is inviting all residents, businesses, and community groups to two key events that...
Opinion
March 2025: Letters
Join us helping air ambulance Tony Joiner, Pete Crossman, Lizzie Corrigan and Dave Gibbs are raising money for Great Western Air Ambulance. WE are a...
Opinion
Letters February 2025
Thanks to the community I’D like to thank all in the Mangotsfield community for their generosity in supporting fundraising events. The Red Lion annual charity...
Opinion
January 2025: Letters
Bin changes a good idea I AGREE with the proposed black bin collection reduction to once every three weeks (Voice, December). If folk didn’t put...
Opinion
December 2024: Letters
Have your say on healthcare services ARE you a patient at Downend Health Group? Do you want to help shape the future of our healthcare...
Opinion
Letters November 2024
Leap Valley needs new friends Friends of Leap Valley volunteers clearing weed from a pond. MANY of you will know that the Friends of Leap...