21+ hour, 16+ min ago  (326+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 28th April 2026 SOUTH Gloucestershire Council is urging residents to be ready for changes to bin collections in May. Homes in the district will be moved onto three-weekly black bin collections from…...

21+ hour, 2+ min ago  (564+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 28th April 2026 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. Michael Ronner had denied…...

21+ hour, 23+ min ago  (297+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 28th April 2026 A COUPLE from Staple Hill have celebrated a remarkable 70 years of marriage. John and Anne Amos have lived in the same house since they married at Dyrham Church on…...

21+ hour, 33+ min ago  (471+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 28th April 2026 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 Hayfields in Mangotsfield on…...

21+ hour, 30+ min ago  (323+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 28th April 2026 "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 it was for Downend…...

21+ hour, 10+ min ago  (326+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 28th April 2026 A FRAUDSTER who faked crashes to con drivers out of money has been jailed. Simon Mc Donagh, aged 36, would throw an object at a car as it passed his…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (376+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 31st March 2026 The website also had ads for air travel on its climate emergency page, and luxury ship cruises on a page for housing benefits claimants. The council has admitted the…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (189+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 31st March 2026 CHRIST Church Infant School held a Wonder Week to create memorable experiences for pupils. Teachers devised a programme of hands-on workshops, immersive learning events and a collaborative art project…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (254+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 31st March 2026 DOWNEND School sixth form students have been taking part in a wide range of work placements, both in person and virtually. A work experience week for Year 12 students gave…...

4+ week, 11+ hour ago  (431+ words) Interested in advertising with us? Find out more close Tuesday, 31st March 2026 TWO opticians" practices in Downend and Staple Hill have merged. Norville & Dobinson in Downend has joined with Dury & Tippett, of Staple Hill, following the retirement of dispensing optician Steve…...