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Effort to rescue trees as drought bites
PEOPLE have been pulling together to try to keep young trees alive as the Downend area’s parks and open spaces struggle through drought conditions. Council...
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‘No one else involved’ in river death
AN inquest has been told there is no evidence anyone else was involved in the death of a Frenchay man whose body was found in...
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September 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
RANAGRI + NIC JANAWAY & SARAH OWEN FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2026 Downend’s popular concert series have revealed their programme for Autumn/Winter 2026, and they’ve managed...
Lifestyle
August 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
BELINDA O’HOOLEY + GREN BARTLEY FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 Is Belinda O’Hooley Reform’s worst nightmare? Is she the anti-Farage? She is, after all, everything that...
Lifestyle
August 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
Downend’s popular concert series have revealed their programme for Autumn/Winter 2026, and they’ve managed to bring a couple of long-term targets to South Gloucestershire, as...
Lifestyle
July 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
THE CHARLOTTE CARRIVICK BAND + ERIKA OLSON FRIDAY 15 MAY 2026 Charlotte Carrivick, flatpicking guitarist extraordinaire, has her head down, tuning. Her face is obscured...
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July 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
SUMMER CEILIDH WITH THE MOLECATCHERS + FISH & CHIP SUPPER FRIDAY 17 JULY 2026 After the success of their ceilidh during the 10th Anniversary Celebration...
Lifestyle
June 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
BELINDA O’HOOLEY + GREN BARTLEY FRIDAY 19 JUNE 2026 A familiar face returns to headline Downend Folk & Roots’ June concert. Belinda O’Hooley is an...
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June 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
THE SAM KELLY TRIO + LOU SHEPHERD FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 What’s the biggest mystery in the world? The building of the pyramids? Some kind...
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September 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
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Sports
Cricket season reaches a crescendo
AT the time of writing, the Carsons & Mangotsfield 1st XI remain the club’s strongest promotion hope, sitting firmly in the mix near the top...
Sports
Flyers ready for take-off
DOWNEND Flyers have welcomed experienced coaches and the return of under-18s football as the new season approaches. The Women’s 1st team warmly welcomes Kyle Edwards...
Sports
Cups bring cheer to Mangos
THE FA Cup and FA Vase gave Mangotsfield United their first wins of the season. As the Voice went to print, the Mangos had yet...
Sports
Boxers bring back gold and silver from Riviera
DOWNEND Boxing Club came back with two medals from this year’s Riviera Box Cup. The tournament took place on the weekend of August 8-9 at...
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September 2026: Letters
Food banks need your help Food bank warehouses are running low on supplies “I’VE never seen it this empty” is what our logistics manager said...
Opinion
August 2026: Letters
Thanks for your support THANK you to everyone who made a fundraiser in honour of my late father Colin Wotley a success. It was held...
Opinion
June 2026: Letters
WG Grace – master of lawn bowls AS the summer sports season arrives it is worth noting that WG Grace, Downend’s most famous son, was...
Opinion
April 2026: Letters
Respect the common I RECENTLY collected two bags of litter collected from the mountain bike track in the wooded area of Rodway Common. This covered...
Opinion
January 2026: Letters
The scandal of the missing hospital IN 2005, a reconfiguration of healthcare provision in North East Bristol was agreed. An acute hospital was planned for...
Opinion
December 2025: Letters
Solar panels could end our toppers I AM one of thousands of people who work so hard to make postbox toppers to celebrate special occasions...
Opinion
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,...
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