We need girls to join us and help save our Brownie pack
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 4:56 pm

A Brownie pack that was set up more than 50 years ago is facing closure because it doesn't have enough members. The St Mary Redcliffe Brownie Pack was formed in 1952 but is now struggling to attract new recruits.

Anger over felled trees
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 4:47 pm

Residents in Eastville are calling for Bristol City Council to take action over a piece of land where 70 trees were chopped down without permission.

Firms which listen deserve to be praised
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 4:32 pm

It's easy to knock official bodies, big corporations and the like for apparently not listening to their customers.

Horses roam roads by Bristol Parkway station
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 12:58 pm

Three horses found roaming busy roads around Bristol Parkway railway station were herded to safety by passers-by

Wessex Connect warned to run Bristol buses on time
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 11:20 am

The company which runs the Wessex Connect buses in Bristol and South Gloucestershire has been given a chance to stop early running

People power persuades First Bristol to keep bus routes
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 10:34 am

Passengers have persuaded bus company First to drop plans to split routes in half

A hole lot of trouble for Clevedon family
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 10:27 am

When you leave your house in the morning, the last thing you expect is to fall down a large crater which has mysteriously appeared in your driveway. But this is what happened to Dawn Hides as she left her home at Seavale Road in Clevedon on Monday morning.

Patients left to wait in their own excrement in Bristol hospitals - claim
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 10:24 am

Concerns have been raised after many elderly patients have been left sitting in their own excrement in hospital discharge lounges for up to 12 hours.

Companies pledge to supply solar panels at Portishead pool
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 10:00 am

The campaign to save Portishead's open-air pool from closure has received a boost – after three companies joined forces to offer to install solar panels at the seafront attraction. Professional Plumbing Heating and Bathrooms decided to offer to help after staff read about the Save The Open-air Pool (STOP) campaign in the Evening Post .

Bristol's newly-restored lido filled for opening next week
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 9:41 am

Half a million pints of water are being pumped into Clifton's lido ready for the solar-heated pool's opening.

Wickwar residents oppose travellers' site plan
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 8:35 am

Residents have launched an action group to fight plans for a travellers' site on land which was at the centre of a bitter legal battle for six years. South Gloucestershire Council has put in a planning application for five pitches at Homefield, Hall End Lane, Wickwar.

Bristol sex attacker hunted
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 7:37 am

A serial sex attacker is being hunted by police in Bristol.

Four women are reported to have been attacked - all in the Clifton area - over the past five weeks.

Amazing new picture of Weston's Grand Pier from the air
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 7:04 am

This is the first glimpse of how the fire ravaged Grand Pier looks now demolition work has been completed.

Bristol hospital staff payroll blunder
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 4:32 am

Staff at a Bristol hospital are frustrated that payroll errors have left them hundreds of pounds out of pocket.

Job cuts at Rolls-Royce
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 2:59 am

Rolls-Royce plans to cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide, including 140 in the UK, after reviewing the impact of the current economic "uncertainties", the aerospace giant announced today.

BNP members: 'We are not ashamed'
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 2:44 am

British National Party members in the Bristol area whose personal details were yesterday leaked on the internet have spoken out.

The extent of support for the BNP in the greater Bristol area was revealed following the leak of a full membership list.

Protest over Bristol parking zones
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 2:40 am

Campaigners opposed to the proposed Residents' Parking Scheme are calling on as many people as possible to attend a meeting on Monday to voice their concerns.

The outcome of 53,000 questionnaires sent to households across the city are due to be discussed at an extraordinary meeting of the sustainable development and transport scrutiny commission at 6pm at Council House.

Bishopston residents tied up by intruders
Posted on 20 November 2008 | 2:39 am

Four men broke into a house on Gloucester Road, tied the residents up while they searched the house and then assaulted one of them.

Mixed reaction in Bristol to new powers to tackle prostitution
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 5:00 pm

Residents and traders in an area of Bristol notorious for prostitution and kerb crawling have given a mixed reaction to new legislation to tackle the problem. Paying for sex with prostitutes controlled by pimps is to become a criminal offence in England and Wales, following an announcement by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith yesterday.

Let cyclists use bridge, says Bristol health chief
Posted on 19 November 2008 | 12:43 pm

Prince Street Bridge should have one of its lanes closed to cars, says Bristol director of public health, Dr Hugh Annett