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Be an early bird at the Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2014 for the mass...
It's no secret that the Bristol Balloon Fiesta is one of the most successful events in the city every summer. It's also no secret that its popularity creates some of the longest traffic jams you'll...
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Race against time to upgrade Bristol school kitchens
SOME schools are facing a race against the clock to prepare themselves to start dishing up free meals to all four to seven-year-olds from September.Work is taking place through the summer holidays to...
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Entrepreneur sees a big market for his wooden spectacle frames
AN engineer turned artist with an eye for business has set up a company making high-quality wooden spectacle frames by hand.Martin Prothero, who had been working in environmental education, found...
View ArticleThe life of Rebecca O'Riley (nee Stephens)
BORN: July 26, 1973DIED: August 1MARRIED: Adrian O'Riley on May 25, 2002A POPULAR wife, sister and daughter who was "always smiling" has died, aged 41. Rebecca O'Riley was born in 1973 to Michael...
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Janet Georgina Likeman
BORN: November 27, 1940,DIED: September 4, 2014CHILDREN: Jessica and NatalieGRANDCHILDREN: Leaford, Wade, Soloman, Tula and LateeshaMUCH-loved grandmother Janet Likeman has passed away, aged 73. Janet...
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Bristol bike thief gets a dressing down - is this the politest...
A THIEF who stole brakes from a bike in Bristol got more than they bargained for - sort of.The owner of the bike wasn't happy, and soon let their feelings be known through a laminated sign on railings...
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Who would you nominate for a knighthood or an OBE?
Doing the honoursDon't know if you noticed it, but a couple of weeks back there was an appeal from Sir Bob Kerslake, head of the Civil Service, in the Post's letters pages.He was inviting Bristolians...
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Five things in next Friday's Weekend magazine
FOOD - We review The Gloucester Old Spot in Kellaway Avenue, Horfield, formerly the Kellaway Arms and now reopened as a gastropubMUSIC - Bristol-born Nik Kershaw, who notched up a string of huge hits...
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Weekend event: Art on the Hill, October 4 and October 5, in ...
Kicking off a busy two months for Bristol's neighbourhood art trails, Art on the Hill – or the Windmill Hill and Victoria Park Arts Trail, to give it its full name – returns for its eighth instalment...
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Pensioners had to be cut free when their car crashed near...
PENSIONERS were injured and had to be cut free when they were trapped in their car after it crashed.Avon Fire and Rescue Service sent two 'resilience crews' to the accident on St John's Crescent,...
View ArticleReader's letter: 20mph zones only successful with proper...
COULD I make it clear that Labour supports 20mph zones to make our streets safer and has done for a decade or more.However, evidence from cities such as Portsmouth and London show that 20mph zones are...
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Children's TV star opens new hospital department
BRISTOL Children's Hospital's emergency department was reopened yesterday by actor and TV presenter Ben Faulks.The new department, on Upper Maudlin Street, is part of a programme of redevelopment for...
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World class operators chosen to run £90m Bristol arena
TWO global heavyweights of the live entertainment industry have been lined up to run Bristol's new £90 million concert arena. The city's mayor last night revealed that SMG and Live Nation had been...
View ArticleReader's letter: Bristol needs to offer homes to Syrian refugees
THREE million people are estimated to have fled the atrocities in Syria and are in need of a place of refuge. Almost all of these are being currently accommodated by neighbouring countries such as...
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Why Bristol won It's a city with a unique spirit and great...
On the day that Bristol was named European Green Capital 2015, the city's "unique spirit" was highlighted by the European Commission judges, who also praised Bristol's "sense of fun."There was a great...
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Residents' fury over trees cut down by Bristol City Council in...
Twentyhazel trees have been felled in Windmill Hill.Residents have condemned Bristol City Council for the move with many demanding the authority replant them.The trees had been standing outside Poldan...
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The middle-aged Bristol City fans who were banned from matches...
A GROUP of mostly middle-aged Bristol City fans who lashed out at police before a City versus Rovers derby have been told by a judge: "You are old enough to know better."The seven men, including the...
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Seven things to do in Bristol tomorrow, March 12
FilmScientist Deon Wilson (Dev Patel) has blessed a robot called CHAPPiE (15) with artificial intelligence and encourages the automaton to think and feel for itself. Alas, doomsayer Vincent Moore (Hugh...
View Article£135m regeneration dream for Bedminster
ADEVELOPER behind a scheme to build a 16-storey tower block in Bedminster is putting together a master plan for the £135 million regeneration of the surrounding area.Urbis eventually won permission to...
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Local elections: List of candidates fighting the Bristol seats
A third of Bristol's 70 seats are being contested in this year's local elections.It will be the last year that a third of the seats are fought before we move to all-out elections every four years from...
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