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  • Police hunt for escaped prisoner
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 6:36 pm

    Police search for a 39-year-old man who has absconded from Leyhill Open Prison in Gloucestershire.
  • Speeding drink-driver took drug
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 4:36 pm

    A driver who had been drinking and taking cocaine crashed into a lorry near Bristol, killing himself and a friend, an inquest hears.
  • Hirst works 'inspired by others'
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 12:10 pm

    A campaigning group claims 15 works by the Bristol-born artist Damien Hirst were inspired by other artists.
  • Work starts on specialist school
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 11:56 am

    Work starts on a new school in South Gloucestershire for children with behavioural, emotional and social difficulties.
  • Police target football hooligans
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 8:55 am

    Football hooligans are targeted by Avon and Somerset police ahead of England's Euro 2012 qualifying game.
  • Burglars in £400k duty free raid
    Thursday, 2 September 2010, 3:14 pm

    An Avonmouth company supplying duty free products for cruise liners loses goods worth £400,000 in a burglary.
  • Rowing challenge
    Tuesday, 6 July 2010, 11:35 am

    An Army doctor from Bristol talks of the teamwork to break record
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Bristol Evening Post News

  • Rare engines stolen in raids close to Bristol
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:40 pm

    RARE stationary engines dating back more than 70 years have been stolen in two South Gloucestershire raids. The Lister D engines, believed to have been manufactured in the 1930s or 1940s, were taken f. […]
  • Death crash driver was "three times over drink-drive limit"
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 1:30 pm

    The driver of a Mercedes which crashed into a Royal Mail lorry, killing himself and a passenger, was three times over the drink-drive limit, an inquest into the deaths heard. Patrick O'Donoghue, 25, w. […]
  • Sufferer Shaun raised £250k for MS centre
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A FATHER of four who raised £250,000 for a Multiple Sclerosis centre despite suffering from the disease himself is the latest Evening Post/First Gold Star Award winner. Shaun McCarthy, 50, was diagno. […]
  • Guard saw glazed man with hammer
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A SHOP security guard said he saw a "glazed" young man holding a hammer, shortly before the same man is alleged to have bludgeoned a pensioner to death. Liam Grealish told Bristol Crown Court he was w. […]
  • 75 runners on marks in memory of Ryan
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A TALENTED young sportsman who died within an hour of contracting meningitis will be remembered when an army of runners take part in the Bristol Half Marathon. Clifton College student Ryan Bresnahan,. […]
  • Legion hosts cider and beer festival
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    Keynsham Royal British Legion holds its fourth beer and cider festival at the end of the month. From Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26, a range of local beers and ciders will be on offer.. […]
  • Legion hoping for the right tastes at latest beer festival
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    KEYNSHAM Royal British Legion is set to hold the fourth annual beer and cider festival at the end of the month. From Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26, festival-goers will be able to taste. […]
  • Emergency public meeting aims to save Bristol's beloved Concorde
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    AN emergency public meeting aimed at saving Bristol's beloved Concorde takes place tomorrow. The Save Concorde Group has called the meeting fearing that the supersonic plane could be mothballed in a h. […]
  • Bristol residents' fury over planned travellers' site
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    SOUTHMEAD residents turned out in force to leave the city council in no doubt about their opposition to a proposed travellers' site near their homes. Almost 100 people attended an emotionally charged. […]
  • Are summer holidays now a washout? Is it time to change the timing of the hols?
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    As thousands of Bristol children return to school after a wet summer break, DAVID CLENSY asks whether changing the timing of the annual holiday could help, and not just so they see more sun
  • Tesco lines up new Harbourside store
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    Supermarket giant Tesco is the latest company to reveal it is looking at moving into the Harbourside area of Bristol.
  • People are being recruited to test vibrating underwear at Bristol hospital
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    THERE is a buzz around the latest research project at Southmead Hospital. People with incontinence are being recruited to help test vibrating underwear, which has been developed to trigger a buzzer if. […]
  • Another 300 jobs go at RBS
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced yet another round of major job cuts in Bristol.
  • Anthrax testing under way at new homes site
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    BORE holes were drilled into the ground in Keynsham this week at a site where it is believed animal carcasses infected with anthrax were buried at the end of the First World War. Men wearing white bio. […]
  • Residents' bid to save their garden pond
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    RESIDENTS in Bedminster are fighting to keep a pond in the garden of their housing block. The 10 pensioners who live in Avonleigh Court, in Palmyra Road, have signed a petition asking housing provider. […]
  • 20mph limit may extend to High Street
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A 20MPH speed limit could be introduced in Portishead High Street to slow down traffic racing through the town centre. North Somerset Council is considering introducing the new limit as part of a prog. […]
  • Uplifting role for Scott on his stair lift apprenticeship
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A TEENAGER from Hanham has taken his first step towards an uplifting career after becoming an apprentice for a company that supplies and installs stair lifts and ramps. Scott Coster has just finished. […]
  • Cancer sufferer's dog shaken to death in pub
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A WOMAN recovering from chemotherapy was heart-broken when her beloved Yorkshire terrier was shaken to death by another dog in a Bristol pub. Pauline Lambert was having a drink in the Coach and Horses. […]
  • Identical girls, except for the serious illness
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    TO look at the Jenks twins they are identical in every way. But nine-year-old Natasha has diabetes while her sister Ellena does not. The youngster was diagnosed with the condition that causes the body. […]
  • Festival organisers step up efforts for kite spectacular
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    KITES of all shapes, sizes and colours were on display in Bristol yesterday as the city geared up for the annual International Kite Festival. Kite enthusiasts will gather in their thousands this weeke. […]
  • 'My dogs starved to death because I was threatened'
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A DEPRESSED pet owner let his two dogs starve to death because he was scared to go home after being threatened, a court heard. James Cooksley, 31, left Rottweiler Tyson and collie Lilly without food o. […]
  • Shameless gang jailed after conning elderly out of £200k
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    FIVE rogue traders who shamelessly targeted elderly and vulnerable householders in South Gloucestershire have been jailed for a total of 19 years. Travellers David Evans, 57, his two sons Buddy and Sh. […]
  • Barmaid died after falling headfirst from moving taxi
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    A BARMAID died after falling from a moving taxi following a dispute over the fare, an inquest heard. Flax Bourton Coroner's Court heard yesterday that Deborah Wade died in August last year from head i. […]
  • Council asks for details of rival's advert
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    BRISTOL City Council is using the Freedom of Information Act to find out how much a neighbouring authority has spent on trying to poach local businesses. On Monday Gloucestershire County Council place. […]
  • Brave Emma takes her final journey on bed used in fundraising stunt
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 7:00 am

    CANCER victim Emma Derrick, who organised a charity bed push which raised more than £20,000 despite having just weeks to live, arrived at her own funeral on the bed used in the fundraising stunt. Emm. […]

SouthGlos Post News

  • Concorde campaign group calls emergency meeting
    Friday, 3 September 2010, 9:51 am

    As part of the SOS (Save Our Speedbird) emergency campaign, the Save Concorde Group will be hosting a public meeting into the imminent closure of public access to Concorde G-BOAF (216) at Filton Museu. […]
  • Man arrested for garage burglary (Frenchay)
    Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 12:02 am

    Police arrested a man in Frenchay on Wednesday 25th August after being called by a householder who disturbed a man in his garage. Officers attended at about 8pm and arrested a 26-year-old Bristol man.. […]
  • Warning after illegal vodka still found (Iron Acton)
    Friday, 27 August 2010, 8:29 am

    Fire crews attending a blaze at a storage shed in a remote location in Iron Acton called police after discovering an illicit alcohol still. Officers were called in at about 7pm on Sunday 22nd August a. […]
  • Youngsters encouraged to take up bus pass in final week of holidays
    Friday, 27 August 2010, 8:24 am

    The architect of a youth bus pass scheme is encouraging local youngsters to take advantage of the scheme before the school holidays end. Cllr Sheila Cook, Conservative Cabinet Member for Children and. […]
  • Work starts on Longwell Green roundabout improvement scheme
    Friday, 27 August 2010, 8:17 am

    Work is about to start on a scheme to tackle traffic congestion and improve road safety at the Kingsfield roundabout in Longwell Green. The roundabout, which provides access to the Aspects Leisure Par. […]

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