Fishponds Voice Features
I started chemo on day of husband's funeral
JENNY was a busy woman. She had a husband, two sons and a high profile job as HR manager for Avon and Wiltshire NHS Mental Heath Trust and, frankly, there were not enough hours in the day to attend a routine mammogram... Read More
Even the Queen knows about my light bulbs, says collector Dave
MOST young males in the 1970s spent their spare time playing with Action Man, riding their Chopper bikes or playing Subbuteo... Read More
The City Gardener - By Tim Barton
The City Gardener - By Tim Barton.. Read More
Planning Matters
This month Chris looks at Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas and the new buzzwords surrounding these hot topics.. Read More
Medicinal plants in the Frome Valley
From mid-April this year, the buds of elderflowers have appeared on the elder shrubs and trees dotted along the riverbanks and in nearby parks. Elderflowers are still widely used to make a cordial or wine, but the elder is perhaps less well known for its medicinal properties. .. Read More
Exploring arts options in our community
Meet artist Anna Blightman, our new columnist and curator at the Kingfisher Cafe. Anna has been exploring Fishponds’ cultural heart since she arrived here last summer and finds out it’s beating very nicely indeed..... Read More
The history that’s lying underneath our feet
WHERE might you find the best preserved Victorian coal mine in the UK? Not, it seems, in South Wales or Yorkshire but on our doorstep in South Gloucestershire... Read More
Why me? Amanda’s health woe shows her power of a good diet
When Staple Hill complementary therapist Amanda Staples was diagnosed with ME her world fell apart. In a desperate bid to find a cure, she was forced to look at her diet. Much to her surprise, her crippling symptoms improved within just weeks of changing what she ate. Now she has written a book, Eating For Energy, and tells Jayne Taylor it will help not only people suffering from ME but people with food intolerances and even those who feel they just need more get up and go.. Read More
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