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NHS teams shortlisted
HEALTH and care services in the West have been shortlisted seven times in this year’s national HSJ Awards for their commitment to healthcare excellence. The...
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How Open Mic nights help keep communities alive
By Amy Foss-Clark Community. A word you don’t hear that often any more. Everyone’s too busy on their phones, too anxious to meet new people...
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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...
Lifestyle
Renting law is changing on 1st May – find out what it means for you
Tenants and landlords in Bristol are being advised to find out what a landmark new law that comes into effect on 1 May means for them. The...
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...
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‘The Doc’ gets big Glos cricketing chance
A University of Bristol medical student signed his first full-time professional contract with Gloucestershire Cricket. Kamran Dhariwal, a 21-year-old top-order batter, has earned a two-year...
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Dramatic finish to schools’ Cricketer Cup final
The Old Cliftonian cricket team secured a dramatic victory in the 2026 Cricketer Cup final, defeating Old Malvernians in a super over after the match...
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Clifton Rugby mourns Matt Salter
Clifton Rugby Football Club was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Matt Salter early in March. Matt was a hugely respected figure in...
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Joining a winning team …
Bristol Rovers Community Trust (BRCT) has announced a partnership with creative company and education provider BoomSatsuma. BRCT will work closely with BoomSatsuma’s sports media production...
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Opinion
Let’s support moves to make Gloucester Rd safer
I was pleased to read in the June Voice that cycle lanes on Gloucester Road are back on the council’s agenda. Proper cycle infrastructure along...
Opinion
Saving lives in north Bristol
Defibs4Bristol, a strictly not-for-profit organisation has added another public access defibrillator at the Eastfield Inn, Henleaze Road. So far, we have installed 58 in Bristol...
Opinion
CoLlective Action on Smart Phones – CLASP
A Bristol support group for parents and grandparents It is becoming ever more widely recognised that smart phone use in children and teenagers can have...
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...