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Libraries in Clifton? Close ‘em down and open a trendy wine bar

By SimonPeevers

I totally agree with pretty much everything you've said, and there is a part of me which thinks the...

By SimonPeevers at 18:03 on 24/08/10

There is a lot of national news coverage today about the possibility of libraries being closed because of falling visitor numbers and the need to ‘cut costs’. While I hardly suspect that closing the library on Whiteladies Road is going to haul the nation out of the economic mire, I am not surprised to hear numbers of visitors are falling. It made me wonder whether we really need a library in our communities anymore,...
Clifton’s hidden gems: We’d like to hear your best kept secrets

By zoebow09

My best Clifton secret is definitely a pub called Hyde & Co. It lavishes you in 1920s new York...

By SimonPeevers at 11:22 on 11/08/10

Despite the pouring rain there are still several weeks of summer left to unfold in front of us and as people return to Clifton from foreign hols they may be looking for something to do closer to home. There are all the obvious things to do like Bristol Zoo Gardens, the Lido, the Museum and Art Gallery, the Suspension Bridge and picnicking on the Downs. The Clifton People What's On guide also has lots more ideas. But here we have...
Who needs balloons when you’ve got the Corifest?

By TheCoriTap

Today is the "afterFEST"! And we're very slowly getting round to thanking everybody who...

By SimonPeevers at 07:01 on 16/08/10

It was a pretty busy weekend in Clifton and two very different days for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in terms of weather. On Saturday we made the decision early on to stay in Clifton and watch the balloons rise from Ashton Court if they went up at all, and it turned out to be the right decision. We had a bit of lunch at the Albion, just off Boyces Avenue, but ended up staying a little longer than we anticipated as we sheltered...
Corifest taking place this weekend at the Coronation Tap, Clifton

By TheCoriTap

Following the huge success of last year's CoriFEST, we just had to do it again. It's a fantastic...

By SimonPeevers at 12:33 on 11/08/10

SAT 14 & SUN 15 AUGUST - midday-midnight Clifton’s event of the year showcasing everything The CoriTap has to offer … • our ciders, of course (with 5 new ones to choose from!) • live music, inside and out, from hugely talented musicians! •&nbs...
New Cook shop set to open on Whiteladies Road

By AntonyClark

My Mum lives in Sevenoaks in Kent and we often have family meals from the local Cook store when we...

By SimonPeevers at 22:16 on 16/05/10

A new business is set to take over the former building society on Whiteladies Road, near the corner of Apsley Road. The former Nationwide building society, at St John's Court, which has been closed for over a year, has been taken over by Cook and the first Bristol store will be 'coming soon', according to the posters in the window. The Kent-based company has a number of outlets mainly in the south east, and claims to be the alternative...

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Coronation Tap gig guide for September

By SimonPeevers at 14:29 on 02/09/10

Another great month of sensational live music coming up! The Cori Tap looks forward to seeing you! www.thecoronationtap.com www.myspace.com/thecoronationtap Facebook: “The Coronation Tap – official!” SUN 5 SEPT @ 9 – JAMES MORTON & FRIENDS Back from touring Germany, what can we expect from hugely talented saxophonist James Morton with equally talented friends … the unexpect...
For the Love of Mum

By kayleigh2010 at 09:16 on 02/09/10

Bradford on Avon woman Kate Martinez Hewat is taking to the skies to help raise money for a charity that helped support her late mother Theresa. She’s making a sponsored sky dive on behalf of LAM Action that supports women with the incurable lung disease lymphangioleiomyomatosis (known as LAM). Theresa was diagnosed with the condition in 1992. LAM, one of the world’s rarest diseases, only affects...
Family home with space to spare in sought-after spot

By Clifton-People at 07:00 on 02/09/10

WITH six bedrooms, number 48 Farleigh Road in Backwell will be on the shopping list of many large families, so long as they’ve got £650,000 to spend. Wooden floors are a feature of the ground floor, except for the dining room, where ceramic tiles are warmed by underfloor heating. Sliding patio doors open from here to a wooden deck in the back garden. In the sitting room is a bay window and a brick open fireplace,...
‘Unprecedented’ new business boosts broker

By Clifton-People at 07:00 on 02/09/10

BRISTOL’S most successful company Hargreaves Lansdown enjoyed another record year last year with profits of almost £90 million. The stock broker announced a 22 per cent leap in its profits just a day before one of its founders steps down as chief executive. The incredible success of the firm set up almost 30 years ago is showing no signs of slowing down, even though the joint founders are in the process of handing over...
Spectacular creations will wow crowds at Ashton Court

By Clifton-People at 07:00 on 02/09/10

COLOURFUL creations and dazzling aerial displays will dominate the skies over Ashton Court this weekend as the Bristol International Kite Festival returns to the city. Kite enthusiasts from Bristol, including the Avon Kite Flyers club, will be joined by enthusiasts from as far away as USA, Tasmania and New Zealand as they swoop and swirl their special kites in front of thousands of visitors. Hundreds of kites are expected to take...