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Lorry driver admits causing Tyler’s death
THE driver of a lorry which crashed on the Avon Ring Road near Mangotsfield, killing a young passenger, has admitted causing death by careless driving....
Health
NHS pulls plug on community hospital
A COMMUNITY hospital promised for Frenchay for more than 20 years has been scrapped. The NHS body in charge of funding services in the region...
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Lifestyle
MAY 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
THE CHARLOTTE CARRIVICK BAND + ERIKA OLSON FRIDAY 15 MAY With a shared passion for modern bluegrass, The Charlotte Carrivick Band brings together four of...
Lifestyle
MAY 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
SHERBURN BARTLEY SANDERS + PAUL LLOYD NICHOLAS FRIDAY 20 MARCH It could be said that folk can, sometimes, be a bit of a backward-looking genre....
Lifestyle
Renting law is changing on 1st May – find out what it means for you
Tenants and landlords in South Gloucestershire are being advised to find out what a landmark new law that comes into effect on 1 May means for them....
Lifestyle
April 2026: Downend Folk & Roots Preview
THE SAM KELLY TRIO + LOU SHEPHERD FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2026 The top quality folk music continues to flow through South Gloucestershire as Sam Kelly...
Lifestyle
April 2026: Downend Folk & Roots Review
THE OFTEN HERD + GREEN TREE FRIDAY 20 FEBRUARY 2026 In some parts of the South West, it has rained for more than 50 days...
Lifestyle
MARCH 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS REVIEW
THE BLACK FEATHERS + HANNAH WOOD FRIDAY 16 JANUARY 2026 People who make new year’s resolutions are just boring, aren’t they? What’s wrong with being...
Lifestyle
MARCH 2026: DOWNEND FOLK & ROOTS PREVIEW
SHERBURN BARTLEY SANDERS FRIDAY 20 MARCH 2026 Downend Folk & Roots celebrate the week of St Patrick’s Day with a distinctly Irish flavour as they...
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Sports News
Sports
Challenge cup win for bowlers
“THERE is a tide in the affairs of men (and women) which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.” So said Shakespeare, and so...
Sports
Cleve make winning start in play-offs
CLEVE have won the first of the knockout games that determine whether the rugby club advances to a higher league. They welcomed Keynsham to the...
Sports
Momentum builds for Downend Flyers
DOWNEND Flyers FC have hit their stride this month, with all teams back to regular fixtures following a difficult winter period. Improved weather and lighter...
Sports
Mangos’ boost for children’s hospice
MANGOTSFIELD United have handed over a donation of more than £1,300 to charity Children’s Hospice South West. The Cossham Street club raised a total of...
Opinion News
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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Opinion
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...