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Founder visits Downend
IT might be a long way from Detroit to Downend but that didn't stop the founder of the Soup movement travelling more than 3,500 miles for a visit... Read More
South Glos is good place to learn to drive, figures show
SOUTH Gloucestershire’s only driving test centre has a higher-than-average pass rate... Read More
High five! Military Wives Choir celebrates
THE Bristol Military Wives Choir has thrown a party to mark a milestone... Read More
Campaigners keep up fight for community hospital at Frenchay
A CAMPAIGN group fighting for health facilities at the former Frenchay Hospital site say the latest plans will do little to ease the growing problem of bed-blocking at Southmead... Read More
Woman, 94, targeted by fake cop
A 94-YEAR-old woman had her purse, cash and phone stolen by a bogus police officer who called at the door of her home... Read More
Council chiefs get set to take on cycle challenge
DOWNEND councillor Jon Hunt is set to embark on a tough 220km challenge - cycling to every school in the district to mark Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week... Read More
Alarm over rise in child maintenance missed payments
MORE than a third of parents in the Downend area signed up to a government scheme to pay child maintenance are failing to pay their ex-partners... Read More
Railway path's anniversary photo contest
A CHARITY set up to encourage people to walk and cycle has launched a photography competition to mark the 40th anniversary of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path... Read More
Cheers! Cleve brings back cider festival
CLEVE Rugby Club is bringing back its annual cider festival to replace a dance music event which sparked complaints from neighbours... Read More
Victory as court orders car park clear-up
THE owners of a litter-strewn car park in the heart of Staple Hill have been told to clean up their act... Read More