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Developer will hand sports ground to public
AS part of the deal to allow new homes to be built, Taylor Wimpey will hand over playing fields it owns on Pomphrey Hill for...
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Post office closure confirmed
DOWNEND’S post office will close in August, it has been confirmed. Morrisons says it will shut the Morrisons Daily convenience store that hosts the counter...
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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...
Lifestyle
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...
Lifestyle
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...
Environment
The Bristol communities proving environmental action starts close to home
Every community project starts somewhere. With a conversation. A cup of tea. A few people asking, “What if we tried this?” Or simply noticing what...
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Amazing moments and valuable lessons for Downend
DOWNEND Cricket Club’s first team season so far has produced some amazing moments but also a few valuable lessons. Our five wins and four defeats...
Sports
First team wobbles
CARSONS & Mangotsfield 1st team have finally wobbled, and now need to tighten the grip. The warning shot came at Long Ashton, where they were...
Sports
Hambrook hosts cricket festival
WHITESHILL Common was host to Gloucestershire Cricket Board’s first All Stars festival. The event in July brought together young cricketers aged from five to seven...
Sports
144 teams in Flyers’ tournament
DOWNEND Flyers’ annual football tournament proved to be another outstanding success, bringing together more than 1,100 players for a weekend of exciting football, community spirit...
Opinion News
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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,...
Opinion
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,...
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