Get up to date with all the posh goings on in Bristol with Clifton Life. Bristol's local answer to…read moreCountry Life, this is high end mundane journalism - it'll tell you the essentials of local events in categories like music, arts, family fun, as well as some odd articles about local issues/points of interests. Generally, it'll list some interesting events, which are always on the tasteful side of things - take Lillian Boulette, jazz and blues music at the Cori Tap. In the style of it's parent magazine, it also has a long section on property, where the advertised houses are simply amazing - and thus wildly expensive - you really get a sense of how rich Clifton is once you have a browse. Like The Bristol Magazine, it's directed at affluent citizens and delivered for free distribution to most of the city's businesses. Worth a browse - you might find a good little gem of information.

What a let down. I picked up this magazine up when I was waiting for some grub in Deco lounge. I…read morewas hoping for it to be a magazine that is overflowing with juicy articles that I could wrap my mind around and suck dry of opinions and views on local events and affairs. I clearly picked up the wrong magazine. I was instead confronted with a pretentious onslaught of up-market adverts, and superficial articles that made Clifton seem like a resort that was looking for wealthy investors. Not the type of magazine to sit and sip your coffee to over a long breakfast.

The Bristol Magazine is extremely similar to Clifton Life, only aimed at a slightly less affluent…read moredemographic - this said, they still announce rather plainly on their website that the magazine is delivered to all houses over £250000 in the affluent North Bristol areas (Clifton, Sneyd Park, Henleaze etc.). They claim this means they have the best distribution of all the local magazines, which is probably undoubted. The content is thus aimed at equivalent readers - classy clothes, adverts for expensive shops, private schools, health clubs and information about classy events like art exhibitions and salon openings. It's dotted around many businesses in the city, so you're bound to come across it sooner or later - I usually only take the time to flick through when I'm sat at the doctor's surgery (perhaps not the image they're trying to portray).

The Bristol Magazine is absolutely filled to the brim with adverts and is distinctly aimed towards…read morea wealthy, middle-aged, middle class demographic. I'm going to say it right now, so as not to keep you in suspense - I'm not much of a fan. I understand that I might not be part of their target audience, but still an entire two-page article on the fact that it's been snowing? That's groundbreaking journalism, right there. Taking the most recent edition as an example, featured on the front cover is "Bristol's Best Properties To Buy Or Rent". Well, Clifton's best properties to buy or rent, would be more accurate, given that 90% of the homes featured reside within it. Apart from that, the article itself is in fact not an actual article at all, but a huge advertisement for a few select estate agents, who have obviously paid to be featured. To be honest, the only thing I found worth reading in the current issue was an article about falcons. So there you go.