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6. Celtic tree Zodiac

9. Come sparkle with us

11. Your garden in December 12. Movies for December 16 Whats on December 21 Special offer to launch new local service 30. Brislington Labour Councillors, Harriet Bradley and Mike Langley 32; Councillors Surgery 36. Creamy Christmas cocktails

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Celtic Tree Zodiac

What Does Your Tree Zodiac Sign Reveal About You? January – Tree Rowan It seems something maybe feeling a bit restricted, as though there is too much going on at the moment. There maybe a few things bothering you at the time but try and keep relaxed and get into the festive spirit, time to let go and enjoy yourself.

Keywords. Let go and relax February – Tree Ash It may feel as though your energy levels are not where you would like them to be right now.

Maybe you are taking too much on? Try not to get involved in confrontation or gossip at this time, instead try and help to keep things in harmony and balance around you.

Keywords. Harmony and balance March - Tree Alder Things may seem a little difficult at present and this maybe causing a few problems regarding communication. Your passion for socialising and fun at this time is still quite prominent, although something seems to be holding you back a little, this shouldn’t last too long as there seems to be opportunities for both enjoyment and some practical avenues in your life.

Keyword. Intuition and balance April – Tree Willow It seems you’re feeling a little restless and looking for new things. Try not to be too stuck in your ways and lighten up a little, try to be flexible.If there is something that is making life a bit difficult at present, remember that you have a strong character and can overcome most things.

Keywords flexibility and resilience.

May – Tree Oak This month your vitality levels seem good and you have a new zest for life. It also seems highly likely that romance is well if you don’t have someone at present, it seems likely you will soon.

Keyword. Calm and clearing June – Tree Holly For some reason you may feel you need to be a little on your guard. You have a few things in mind that may bring you some new opportunities. Keyword. Observation and movment

July - Tree Hazel It may be wise to keep some things to yourself at this time. Your intuition would be a good thing to follow, especially in regarding any difficult situations. Work and social life is on the up too.

Keyword. Diligence and faith August – Tree Vine Maybe time to think of taking a step back and reviewing the situation. You may feel you would like to start a new interest or hobby.

In a tricky situation try to be diplomatic. And possibly find a new way of dealing with difficult people or situations.

Keywords New interest and diplomacy.

September – Tree Ivy New projects or study looks very likely for you at the end of this month. It also seems as though some decision needs to be made either at home or at work. Listen to your intuition as its rarely wrong Keyword. Balance and power October – Tree Broom It seems as though your intuition is working at its best so it maybe wise to listening to it.

It seems as though you could be in demand socially, both with family and friends and also work colleagues. Try and avoid difficult situations especially where communication is concerned as it is possible someone may misunderstand something. keyword. Communication and sensitivity November – Tree Elder This month could be quite busy for you but try to remain calm and balanced. Allow yourself time to take a breather here and there. Later this month you may feel the need for some changes, although this maybe met with hold ups, or opposition.

Keywords. Balance and changes December – Tree Birch Although you may have a tendency to keep everything to yourself and take everything on as your responsibility, for a change try and let other people help. You maybe getting restless and feel something is needing to be changed.

You will have a very full and active month and maybe reunited with people you haven’t been in touch with for a long time.

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Want to find out more about what’s in store for you this month ? Contact Marie on: 07949 800354 Disclaimer This zodiac is for entertainment purposes only please do not take the predictions seriously Marie take no responsibility for your actions

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Your Garden In December Frost, rain and winds are increasingly common this month and most of us would probably like to stay inside in the warm with a glass of mulled wine. The beginning of the month will probably be dedicated to decorating the Christmas tree. For many people this is an essential part of their festival traditions and there’s nothing quite like a real Christmas tree to decorate a room and fill the home with that nostalgic seasonal aroma. There are however a few jobs to do in the garden during December, so wrap up warm and enjoy those crisp, dry winter mornings.

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Clear leaves from lawns, patios, borders and ponds.

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Movie Previews For December Quite appropriately, December would appear to be the gift that keeps on giving. That’s due to the huge crop of blockbuster releases set to hit cinema screens at your local Cineworld. Whether you’re in the mood for flying English nannies, crawling cities, or underwater superheroes – there’s something for everyone this festive season!

Swinging his way into cinemas for the second time this year after Avengers: Infinity War, December 12th sees the return of not just one Spider-Man, but many, as we step Into the Spiderverse.

Featuring the likes of Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, and even Peter Porker, all wall-crawlers will need to work together to save a deadly enemy threating the multiverse.

Then it’s a double whammy just two days later, as on December 14th both Peter Jackson’s Mortal Engines and DC’s Aquaman hit the big screen.

The latter of which we previously saw fighting alongside Batman and Superman to save the world, but will he fare as well working alone?

Fast forward a week later and it’s the return of the original magical nanny, as Mary Poppins Returns to once again guide the Banks children who are now all grown up. And if you’re still left wanting, why not delve into the origins of a certain yellow transformer on December 26th, as Bumblebee takes to the big screen.

Finally, if you have time, Cineworld Bristol and Direct Local Bristol have teamed up to give readers a chance to win two free cinema tickets. Simply fill out the next page word search.

Tis the season to be jolly, and how could you not be with such exciting releases happening at Cineworld this December?

Aaron Potter is a professional writer for Cineworld Bristol and places these articles in Direct Local each month to give you the public a choice of great movies to view at your local cinema.

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Whats On December!

THE THINKING DRINKERS: PUB CRAWL (UK Tour) Event Date: 7th Dec Description: The Thinking Drinkers are back on tour with a brand-new, hilarious, intoxicating bar-hop through history.

Venue: The Hen and Chicken 210 North Street Bedminster Bristol Christmas Wreath Workshops Event Date: 8th Dec Description: Bespoke Christmas Wreath Making Workshop with Lucy Coco Floristry Venue: Brunels SS Great Britain Great Western Dockyard Bristol Harbourside Bristol anta Special at Avon Valley Railway Event Date: 8th Dec 9th Dec 2018 Description: Join the Avon Valley Railway this festive season for a ride on one of our steam-hauled trains and enjoy a special visit from Father Christmas!

Venue: Avon Valley Steam Railway Bitton Railway Station Bath Road Bitton Santas on the Run Event Date: 9th Dec 2 Description: Go to the top of Santa’s good list this year by taking part in Super Santa Sunday and raising money for CHSW. Venue: Bristol Harbourside

Death Cafes Event Date: 16th dec Description: we come together to chat about death in a relaxed, safe, social cafe environment.

Our objective is “To increase awareness of the reality of death, so we can enjoy feeling more fully alive“.The conversations are always new and fresh. Each time we come together the changing mix of people ensures that you can come to any number of events and be guaranteed a vibrantly new and fresh experience each time. ADMISSION: By donations – whatever you can afford is very welcome. PARKING: Free Venue: Arnos Vale Bath Road Spielman Centre next to the Cafe

Christmas Family Night Event Date: 15th Dec Description: Come along for quite possibly our most favourite family night of the year - IT'S CHRISTMAAAAAAAS! We will be playing all of your favourite festive hits along with some of the biggest hits of the year! We will also have a visit from the big man himself as he makes he final preparations before the big day! To ensure that your Santa knows your child will be with us please e-mail us at info@ hungerfordcommunitycentreandsocialclub.co.uk With their names(s) and age(s) so he remembers to bring them an early present!

Venue: Hungerford Road, Bristol BS4 5EX

Merry Brismas! - A Christmas Extravaganza Event Date: 15th Dec Description: After the double triumph of our 2017 & 2018 SPRINGFEST outings, we’re returning to Brislington this Christmas and would love you to join us.

Merry Brismas! Christmas Fair Saturday 15th December 10am – 3pm Love Food Festival: We will be programming a seasonal produce market complete with street food stalls outside Made in Bristol: We will also be taking over St Cuthbert’s Church with another specially curated Made in Bristol Makers’ Fair to wish everyone a very Merry Brismas!

Venue: St Cuthberts Church.

Grounded Brislington Live Music - Soul Strutters Event Date: 12th Dec Description: It's the Grounded Brislington Christmas party on Wednesday 12th December!

We have the amazing Soul Strutters playing from 6pm-8pm, a FREE mulled wine and mince pie. Venue for all customers after 5pm and we will be ruining a Christmas tapas menu to get you all in the Christmas spirit.

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Stockwood Lane, nr the sports ground, Stockwood (20mph)

A4 Totterdown Bridge (30mph)

Highridge Green, Bristol (30mph)

Talbot Road, Bristol (20mph)

A4174 Callington Road, Brislington, Bristol (30mph)

Hollister’s Drive, Hartcliffe (20mph)

Whitchurch Lane, nr Halfacre Lane (20mph)

A4174 King Georges Road, Bristol (30mph)

Hollway Road, Stockwood (20mph)

Whitchurch Lane, nr Hawkfield Road (20mph)

Allison Road, Bristol (30mph)

Hungerford Road, Bristol (20mph) Whitland Road, Bristol (30mph)

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Ladies Mile, Durdham Down (20mph)

B3122 Redcatch Road, Knowle (20mph)

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Councillors Surgery Most of us feel privileged to live in our lively and attractive city. However, recently visitors have started to comment on how scruffy Bristol looks compared to other places. This is not just a result of the roadworks scattered around as a result of the developments which will ultimately boost our transport system and our economy, but also the litter which defaces our residential streets and our parks and green spaces. Residents constantly complain to us councillors about people who not pick up their dog’s mess, or those, especially teenagers, who throw burger wrappings and drinks cans into gutters and even front gardens.

To counter this the Labour administration have developed a Clean Streets programme, backed up by an enforcement regime administered by a company called Kingdom. Their officers are empowered to issue Fixed Penalty notices to offenders. You can be fined £100 for offences such as dropping cigarette ends or gum, damaging street signs or trees, and leaving your dog poo on the pavement.

Larger fines are issued for fly-tipping. From October 2017 to April 2018 there were 372 court cases of people who had failed to pay their fines, leading to much higher penalties, up to £2500.

While some people may consider these penalties rather harsh, littering has been such a pervasive problem that there is no option but to tackle it head on. In a single year 7,000 tonnes was picked up from our streets, costing the city £6 million. Not only is litter unsightly and expensive, it can be a health hazard, spreading disease, attracting pests such as rats and cockroaches, and causing injuries to children and pets. Dog poo is a particular menace as it can spread the eggs and larvae of parasitic worms which cause the nasty illness called toxocariasis which can lead to blindness.

Parks and playgrounds where children play are commonly contaminated with these eggs.

What can concerned people do to counter this expensive menace? It is important that children are taught not to throw litter from a young age and teenagers reminded how antisocial such behaviour is. We should all take care to carry bags with us if we are picnicking or eating outside, in case local litter bins are full. Take your litter home! If you see people littering or fly-tipping report it to the Council or Bristol Waste (call 0117 922 2100 or 0117 922 3719).

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If you have a registration number of the offender’s vehicle, please take note of it. By law, dog owners must clean up after their dogs. Dog owners can be fined and taken to court if they don’t pay the fine.

Call 0117 922 2500 to report a dog owner. You’ll need to tell them: * where the owner and dog live if you know * what the owner looks like and the type of dog (take a photo if you can) * location, time and date of the incidents Bristol City Council website also has an easy to use facility to allow you to report dog mess in the street or in parks, and to report a full dog mess bin, so do check out this webpage for instructions on how to do it: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/pests-pollution-noisefood/dog-issues If there is a particular site you think needs tackling, we could try to organise a litter-picking session.

When we were young there was a catchy jingle: Don’t, don’t, don’t be a litter lout, Don’t, don’t, don’t throw your paper out!’

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Brislington Labour Councillors, Harriet Bradley and Mike Langley Cllr.harriet.bradley@bristol.gov.uk; Cllr.mike.langley@bristol.gov.uk

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Councillors Surgery Article by Jos Clark Liberal Democrats

We have just been visited by a Parliamentary Committee looking at bus usage in the Bristol area, apparently our bus use is growing whilst in many parts of the Country bus use is falling.

I suspect they came by train from London on our brand new Hitachi electric trains that run on electricity to that huge Great Western Railway hub of Chippenham.

Then from Chippenham switching to old fashion diesel power for the final part of the journey to Bath and of course Bristol Temple Meads. I cannot understand why the most important City on the Great Western Railway after Paddington has been left without electrification, but there it is. Of course they are running it through Bristol Parkway to South Wales skirting our fair City, (once crowned the European Green Capital). When they got off their train at Temple Meads they would have no option but to use a bus as we do not, unlike Manchester, Nottingham and Sheffield (for example) have a tram system. We have the largest airport in the South west, which has no tram or train service, relying in either the motor car or bus to get us there.

The Portishead rail service has been delayed and no sign of the Henbury loop either. If the Mayor is keen to promote an Arena at Filton then some thought will surely have to be made into how the local train line there (Patchway Station) can be improved. Which leads me to ask, what has happened to the Metro Mayor? Yes, honestly there is one a Conservative from Bath, he certainly has been making his mark since elected.

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Bristol is an economic powerhouse and needs a strategic transport policy which brings all the key elements together in one place with a plan stretching well into the future on road,rail,bus and yes tram. As well as cyclists and pedestrians.

We need a sub regional transport executive along the lines of Transport for London (TFL) to develop and deliver these plans with control of all transport across the area and a budget to match.

It’s no wonder that bus usage is on the rise in our City as there is little other alternative, but as far as Central Government is concern Bristol has not had a fair shake and that needs to change, for our local economy and air quality too.

Also I wanted to let you know that a cross party group of local Councillors have written in support of changes to the 36 bus route that will see it split into two. It is hoped by doing that the service will be more reliable. But we want the bus company to use the Brislington Park and Ride as the changeover point for ease of access to a majority of bus passengers.

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