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Outdoor play at Purdown gets a boost
Families have a new play area to enjoy in 2026 – and there’s more to come. The South Purdown site near Muller Road includes inclusive and...
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Fortnightly bin collections stay
Black bins in Bristol will still be collected fortnightly in 2026 after councillors voted against moving to a three-weekly collection. The Greens wanted the switch...
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Lifestyle
Carnival warns of funding pressures
St Paul’s Carnival is back this summer but organisers have announced a scaled-down programme. They say the decision has been taken because of “ongoing challenges...
Health
Leisure centre gets £4.8m new lease of life
The £4.8m revamp of Horfield Leisure Centre in Bristol is complete. The centre, run by Everyone Active in partnership with Bristol City Council, now has...
Lifestyle
Restaurant celebrates first Michelin star
THREE Chandos Road restaurants are in the spotlight after their success in the UK’s top food awards. Wilsons is celebrating its first Michelin star while...
Lifestyle
Gloucester Old Spot wins ‘Pub of the Year’
If you have enjoyed a meal and a pint at the Gloucester Old Spot on Kellaway Avenue recently, you have enjoyed the “great food, great...
Lifestyle
Harbour swims are back
OPEN water swimming has returned to Bristol’s Floating Harbour. The swim sessions, which follow a successful trial last year, are overseen on behalf of the...
Lifestyle
A pilgrim’s progress – going solo in Spain
Karen, from Bristol Nordic Walking group, tackles the Camino de Santiago in Spain My idea of a holiday is usually lying on a sunbed, but...
Lifestyle
Team behind The Ardagh plans big expansion
Volunteers who run the café and gardens at Horfield Common have announced an ambitious expansion plan. The Ardagh Community Trust took over running the Ardagh...
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Sports
Delight as Taylor commits to Glos
Gloucestershire stalwart Matt Taylor has signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2028. Fifteen years on from his debut at the...
Sports
Have your say on sports pitches for the future
USERS are being invited to give their views on Bristol’s draft Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS), a key document designed to protect playing pitch spaces and...
Local People
Cricketer’s success
Otis, a Year 10 student at Fairfield High School, has been selected for two prestigious Gloucestershire County Cricket programmes. Firstly, Otis received confirmation that he...
News
Bad light stopping play? No longer …
Plans have been approved for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club to turn floodlights on more often during bad weather. The cricket club asked for permission to...
Opinion News
Opinion
Bollards: Time for a rethink
Bollards! Recently one of the bollards blocking Friary Road, (formerly Friary Lane) was knocked over. It’s rapidly been replaced with a plastic one. Is this...
Opinion
Can you spare two hours a week?
This January Home-Start Bristol and South Gloucestershire are looking for volunteers who can spare two hours a week to offer families a listening ear, guidance...
Opinion
Time for action on pavement parking
It is now more than four years since the previous government’s consultation on pavement parking in England closed. Cars parked on, and sometimes hogging the...
Opinion
October 2023: Opinion
More on-street EV charging needed IN response to the article in the September Bishopston Voice about EV charging at Waitrose, I do support the 90...
Opinion
No Buses?
ARE you waiting for a bus? Or is there no bus to wait for? The Metro Mayor, Dan Norris, has no money. He says he can’t...