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Son is charged with father’s murder
A MAN has been charged with the murder of his father, who was found dead at his home in Hambrook. Emergency services were called to...
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Festival appeal launched
ORGANISERS of the Mangotsfield Village Festival have set a date for it to return next year – if enough funding can be found. The festival...
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August 2024: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW:
AUTUMN WINTER PROGRAMME 2024 Downend Folk & Roots have announced their lineup for Autumn/Winter 2024, and as usual, it’s a great mix of the traditional...
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August 2024: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
NANCY KERR & JAMES FAGAN + DAVID MITCHELL FRIDAY 21 JUNE 2024, CHRIST CHURCH DOWNEND Nancy Kerr & James Fagan have been doing this for...
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July 2024: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION WEEKEND FRIDAY 19 – SUNDAY 21 JULY 2024, CHRIST CHURCH DOWNEND. Can it really be 10 years? Back in 2014, Ant Miles...
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July 2024: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
GOOD HABITS + BILLIE MAREE FRIDAY 17 MAY 2024, CHRIST CHURCH DOWNEND. Sometimes folk music can take itself a bit seriously. There are a lot...
Lifestyle
Concerns over Post Office counter
STAFF and customers have raised concerns over the new counter for Downend’s post office. The Post Office counter used to be at the back of...
Lifestyle
Plants cash will make Staple Hill greener
STAPLE Hill & Mangotsfield Parish Council and Downend in Bloom have both been given grants to help brighten up high streets in a sustainable way....
Lifestyle
April 2024: Bromley Heath Neighbourhood Watch
BROMLEY Heath Neighbourhood Watch has responded to the Metro Mayor following a dismissive reply to our work on suggesting acceptable locations for new scooters and...
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August 2024: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
August 2024: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW:
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Under-11s side wins cricket trophy
CARSONS and Mangotsfield Cricket Club’s Under-11s have collected the club’s first silverware of the season – and hopefully it won’t be the last. Playing against...
Sports
Tournament remembers boxer Jude
BOXERS from around the country attended a tournament in memory of former Mangotsfield School pupil Jude Moore. The 10th Bristol Box Cup, organised by Downend...
Sports
Cleve train at Premiership base
CLEVE Rugby Club had a taste of life as a Premiership club when they visited Bath Rugby’s training base for a day. The men’s senior...
Sports
Bowls course success
PAGE Park Bowls Club is celebrating another batch of successful graduates from its beginners course. A total of 30 people started this year’s course, held...
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Brambles are growing out of pavement
THESE blackberries should be sweet and juicy ready for picking around late August – and what’s more, they will be free to anyone passing. There...
Opinion
Letters: July 2024
Book will help charities I’M a Downend resident who has written a book on the challenges I have faced from mental health, domestic violence and...
Opinion
Park ‘leak’ is part of nature
I AM a Downend resident, and past generations of my family have lived in the area, for a couple of hundred years at least. I...
Opinion
Opinion: Letters April 2024
Help make our fun day a success IGNITE Life supports marginalised young people through counselling, food support and mentoring, providing essential services across South Gloucestershire...
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A Passion for life
What is Easter all about? Is it more than just a bank holiday weekend and Easter eggs? I wouldn’t be writing this if it wasn’t....
Opinion
February 2024: Your Opinion
Frenchay 10k is back THIS year’s Frenchay 10k race, sponsored yet again by Star Legal Fishponds, is taking place on Sunday April 14, at...
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January 2024: Your Opinion
Thanks for helping BLOC help homeless BLOC Productions’ recent musical A Christmas Carol, performed at the Bristol Hippodrome, raised over £7,000 for Caring in Bristol,...
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