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Volunteers’ hard work rewarded
VOLUNTEERS who help keep Mangotsfield tidy have been given awards for their outstanding service to the community. Pete and Diane Vill, and Chris Rose were...
Recycling bags set to return
SOUTH Gloucestershire Council has decided to reintroduce recycling bags for kerbside collections, six years after scrapping them in favour of boxes. Residents will be able...
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Lifestyle News
November 2025: FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW:
SARAH McQUAID + MIKE WEAVER FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2025 “We’ve been talking about this gig for about ten years,” the gathered music lovers were told...
November 2025: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW:
KNIGHT & SPIERS + FLY YETI FLY FRIDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2025 ‘Folk A-Listers’, ‘Folk Royalty’, ‘Folk Icons’ are terms frequently applied to Peter Knight &...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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Sports News
Success on and off the green
PAGE Park Bowls Club members put on fancy dress for a day of fun, games and raising money. The club held its Captain’s Day barbecue...
Flyers soar past 400 players
DOWNEND Flyers FC has just hit an incredible new milestone, with over 400 playing members for the first time in the club’s history! It wasn’t...
Mangos slip to mid-table
INJURY-hit Mangotsfield United have slipped to mid-table and been knocked out of another cup competition. They crashed out of the FA Vase with a 4-1...
Strong start to season for Bristol & West
Bristol & West Men’s 1st team are off to a cracking start in their hunt for promotion back to the West Premiership this season. The...
Opinion News
November 2025: Letters
Hate has no home here RECENT events, both locally and nationally, have left many people in our communities feeling anxious and unsettled. Large scale marches,...
Letters: October 2025
Scouts need you DID you know that Kingswood District Scouts have 1,089 young people who enjoy gaining skills for life in Beaver colonies, Cub packs,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
