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Illegal scooter crackdown
POLICE have started a crackdown on illegal e-scooters and modified electric bikes. Four e-scooters and two illegally-modified e-bikes were seized in a single day during...
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Pavilion hosts opening party
HUNDREDS of people helped celebrate the official opening of Downend’s new King George V Pavilion. Visitors tried activities and games, found out about community groups,...
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September 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW:
LIZZY HARDINGHAM + DAN SEALEY FRIDAY 18 JULY 2025. A story broke on the folkier corners of social media today. It’s a story about the...
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September 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
SARAH McQUAID + MIKE WEAVER FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025 Downend Folk & Roots kick off their Autumn/Winter programme with Sarah McQuaid, whose lush, chocolatey voice...
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DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS AUTUMN/WINTER PROGRAMME
Downend Folk & Roots have revealed their programme for Autumn/Winter 2025 which strikes a balance between well-known names and emerging talent. The programme kicks off...
Lifestyle
JUNE 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
CARA DILLON + HERON ISLAND FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2025 Tonight, Bristol is sweltering under a climate-change sky. It’s sticky and oven-hot. People slump in the...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Mangos off to flying start in league and cup
MANGOTSFIELD United kicked off their Hellenic League campaign with a gritty, hard-earned and sometimes feisty 1-0 win over local rivals Hallen. The visitors were promoted...
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Frenchay celebrate Twenty20 trophy win
FRENCHAY Cricket Club’s Twenty20 side are celebrating winning the Bristol Midweek League’s Ray Taylor Memorial Cup. Captain Will Ferguson hit the winning runs to complete...
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Trio picked for England team
MEMBERS of a martial arts group based in Lyde Green will represent England on the world stage later this year. Kieran McDermott, aged 25, Ben...
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Young athletes make national championships
THREE young athletes from Mangotsfield School tested themselves against the nation’s best at the English Schools Track & Field Championships. Max McKinstry, Dan Webb and...
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August 2025: Letters
Get to grips with speeding e-scooters I RECENTLY experienced being very narrowly missed by several e-bikes and e-scooters on the same day whilst walking on...
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...
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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...
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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...
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