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Get into the Christmas spirit with Glos Rd Central!

Celebrate Independent shopping this Christmas with Glos Rd Central! Based at the mid section of Gloucester Road in (known locally as Pigsty Hill), Glos Rd Central was set up earlier this year to support independent…
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South West Adoption Agencies Highlight Urgent Need for Adopters for Siblings

Bristol City Council, Action for Children, Clifton Children's Society and four other local authorities in the South West recently joined forces to celebrate National Adoption Week (3-9 November) with their open information event in Bridgwater…
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Redland High Orienteers Secure Silver at the British Schools' Championship

Six months after becoming the Avon Schools' Orienteering Champions, the Redland High School Orienteering Team has been awarded Silver Medals at the British Schools' Score Championship. Orienteering is a sport that combines cross-country running with…
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Council launches multi-million pound drive to improve Bristol homes

Bristol City Council has launched a new multi-million pound initiative designed to make homes across the city warmer and healthier places to live. Warm Up Bristol is one of the most ambitious energy efficiency schemes…
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Fairfield High School makes a good impression

HUNDREDS of families from across Bristol have visited Fairfield High School since the start of the academic year. About 300 families attended the open evening while others have been along to open mornings or have…
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Yogawest takes part in "Give it a Go" for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity

Throughout November people are being invited to "Give it a Go" for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. Dubbed YESvember, the campaign will give people the chance to try out a new thing in the name…
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Bristol Opticians Lunar Optical Wins National Award

Lunar Optical has been announced the winner of a prestigious national award in recognition of its services to optics. Run by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) and sponsored by CooperVision, the awards recognise the highest…
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Sponsored riders cycle from Pier to Port for Life Cycle UK

Thirty cyclists - some of them blind and cycling on the back of tandems - recently completed a 32 mile sponsored cycle ride from Weston Super Mare Pier to Bristol Suspension Bridge, to raise money…
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Civic Society Annual "Big Event" - Making Bristol's Streets Special

The quality and vitality of our streets is crucial to a big city like Bristol. But are our streetscape and public spaces as good as they could be, and how could we make them better?…
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Local Artist exhibits her collection "Painting Our Local Past" at Fresh Ground Cafe

Horfield Baptist Church's Fresh Ground Cafe is currently hosting a local artist/illustrator's collection of paintings, prints and personal studies in an exhibition entitled 'Painting Our Local Past'. Christine Molan's collection brings Bristol's early history vividly…
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