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Bristol NewsHospital food fearsA recent TV documentary criticised hospitals for selling food and drink high in saturated fat, salt and sugar on their premises. Some hospitals...
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Divisive view of Islam
L AST week, reader David Whittern said that if a new mosque is to be built in Barton Hill, Christians in Islamic countries across the...
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What a view to spoil
S everal of the broadsheets have recently carried articles on the professional view that wind farms in the UK are not cost-effective ...
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Opening doors always brings a smile to my face
I AM writing in response to the article on Cotham Hill (Evening Post, April 30). As the owner of the Chickpea, I feel Cotham Hill...
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Park is a safer place
I AM thrilled to read a letter from Frances Webber in the post recently stating she now feels confident to walk in Filwood Park again....
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Goodbye, Dr OrmerodNOT many Ormerods leave Burnley – perhaps because they have little reason to. It's a nice enough place, after all, and they don't...
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Welcoming back The NewcomersANTHONY Smith is preparing to cringe on Sunday. The Festival of Ideas at the Watershed in Bristol is celebrating the film maker John Boorman, and...
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Have you got memories of former steam fitter?I WAS interested to see the picture of HMS Flying Fox beached in 1973 (BT, April 12) and awaiting the breaker's yard. My uncle WG (Bill)...
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'Prog' rock was all the rage thenTHIS week in May 1972 many young people were heading for The Granary on Welsh Back to see progressive rock band East of Eden. In those days...
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Ashton Gate hit the headlinesTHE big news in the Evening Post this week – so big in fact that it lead to a four page supplement – was City's promotion,...
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Inside an iconic landmark of our cityMANY centuries ago, in order to avoid paying town taxes, many Bristol merchants chose to live in Redcliffe, outside the city walls. A...
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This modern Gondoliers is worth a puntThe Gondoliers: Newman Hall
DESPITE their well-documented artistic differences Gilbert and Sullivan still managed to produce a...
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Dozens of Bristol schools will not take part in English and Maths tests in 'Sats' boycottDOZENS of schools in the Bristol area will not be taking part in national tests in English and maths due to start today. Their head...
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Crews called to house fireEASTON: Fire crews were called to a fire at a house in Chelsea Road on Saturday night. When they arrived at about 8pm, they found thick...
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Bristol man battered around the head with glass bottleAvon and Somerset police are appealing for witnesses after a man was battered around the head with a glass bottle after having his phone stolen.
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Historic statue hit by graffitiA HISTORIC monument in the middle of Queen Square has been defaced with graffiti by vandals. The plinth supporting a brass statue of King...
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Bristol City skipper cuts ribbon for tradersBRISTOL City captain Louis Carey declared the new look East Street in Bedminster open for business after a £400,000 refurbishment. ...
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Bristol's MPs have their say as coalition talks continueNEW MPs in the Bristol area have spoken out as the Liberal Democrats hold crunch talks with the Tories over a power- sharing deal. Negotiato...
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Purple protesters march on city calling for 'fair' voting systemA CAMPAIGN calling for a fair voting system came to Bristol when 150 people marched through the city centre. The march and a rally on...
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Riding centre goes all out for birthdayA RIDING School in Clevedon is expanding a year before it celebrates its 40th anniversary. For 39 years Clevedon Riding Centre has been...
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