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Could the community save popular local pub?
It’s a much-loved pub at the “social heart” of the local community but the future of The Windmill is hanging in the balance as its owners still struggle to find a buyer... Read More
Let there be light! Huge local support for 9th lantern parade
South Bristol’s largest community project - the Bedminster Winter Lantern Parade - is at last under way for its 9th year due to overwhelming support from the local community, schools and businesses... Read More
This is why our garden centre is worth saving
A local garden centre, which could be sunk by controversial plans to redesign the Cumberland Basin, says that the response to its plight has been “overwhelmingly positive”, with hundreds of people signing a petition to save the business... Read More
Read all about it! Festival of children’s books for half term
A week-long festival celebrating the wonderful world of children’s books is coming to Southville and beyond... Read More
New deli and cafe opens - and customers say it’s Flippin’ good!
The owner of a new vegan deli and cafe says that she has been heartened by the response she has received from the local community since opening in North Street... Read More
Setting the record straight for women
Anyone who has had the enjoyment of reading Windmill Hill author Jane Duffus’ ‘The Women Who Built Bristol’ will be delighted to know that more captivating stories about the city’s inspiring, yet overlooked, females are on their way. Volume two will be launching later this month, so we caught up with Jane to find out more ….. Read More
How art helped me cope during my darker times
For Windmill Hill artist, Danielle Greenwood, creating Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) art has been a way of therapy... Read More
Changes to 24 bus drive residents to despair
“Leave our bus service alone.” This was the resounding message from Ashton Vale residents who spoke to the South Bristol Voice at an information event about changes to the number 24 bus... Read More
Garden business ‘could be sunk by Basin plans’
A popular local garden centre has spoken out about the “disastrous” and “tragic” consequences that the redesign of the Cumberland Basin’s road network could have on the business... Read More
Reducing waste, one children’s party at a time
Children’s parties can produce a lot of unnecessary waste. But one local resident is helping to tackle this by loaning out tableware and cutlery to families... Read More