Bristol Evening Post back issues from August 2004:
Grolsch summer set
Aug 02, 2004 ... The Grolsch Summer Set, the three-day live music event at CanonsMarsh Amphitheatre, starts tonight with a rare performance fromBristol's favourite music heroes, Massive Attack. Also on stagetonight is long-time friend Craig Armstrong, who collaborated onmaterial on the album Protection, ...
Wedding day went off with a bang
Aug 02, 2004 ... Ello, 'ello, 'ello ... What 'ave we got 'ere then? People enjoyingthemselves? On a beach? In party frocks? Setting off fireworks andtaking part in all manner of revelry? Surely there's some law againstall this merriment?" But if there was, our boys in blue were takingno notice of it, ...
It's so good to see you, sister
Aug 02, 2004 ... By Sarah Key s.key A WOMAN from Southmead with lung cancer saw hermost cherished wish come true when the sister she thought she wouldnever see again paid a surprise visit from the other side of ...
Safety checks on coaches
Aug 02, 2004 ... South West: Officers from Avon and Somerset teamed up with policein Devon and Cornwall to carry out random checks on coach operatorson busy roads in the South West to check vehicles were roadworthy.Operation Tourist was carried out at the Department for Transportweighbridge on the A361 ...
Feedback: Fly-posting
Aug 02, 2004 ... May I assure M Bridges that Bristol City Council's Department ofNeighbourhood & Housing Services will vigorously enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards illegal flyposting under my leadership ("Fly-posters don't deserve carrots", Open Lines, July 27). Indeed, at my executive on ...
Wedding day went off with a bang
Aug 02, 2004 ... Ello, 'ello, 'ello . . . What 'ave we got 'ere then? Peopleenjoying themselves? On a beach? In party frocks? Setting offfireworks and taking part in all manner of revelry? Surely there'ssome law against all this mer riment?" But if there was, our boys inblue were taking no notice of it, ...
La grotta restaurant
Aug 03, 2004 ... Family-owned and run for 20 years, La Grotta is situated in theheart of Bristol's busy shopping area. A real little Italy offeringtraditional home- cooked food using fresh ingredients and a range ofhome-made, mouth- watering desserts ensure all customers enjoy theirdining experience ....
Want a tan? Pack up the sunbed and take a tablet
Aug 03, 2004 ... I Don't know about you, but I certainly could do with one rightnow. It's a tablet that allegedly makes you tanned, slim and brimmingwith sexuality. It may sound implausible, but several pharmaceutical companiesaround the world are conducting trials right now on ...
Hillier's best ever vault is 'pointless'
Aug 03, 2004 ... By Kevin Fahey TONY Hillier soared to a new personal best of 2.90min the final National Young Athletes' Midland Premier Division matchat Neath. Unfortunately Hillier's effort, which was also a Grade I mark,didn't add any extra points to his club Bristol AC, as he had to takepart ...
Rod races to clutch of solo wins
Aug 03, 2004 ... Bristol grass racer Rod Melksham won the principal solo races inthe Somerton meeting at Walton near Street on Sunday. Lee Gaydon got a cracking start in the South West Centrechampionship race and at the end of the second lap, he looked to havethe race in his pocket. But gearbox ...
Future's bright for blinds company
Aug 03, 2004 ... Made-to-measure window blinds company Hillarys Group has woninvestment of GBP115 million from Change Capital Partners. The company, which has a branch in the Galleries Shopping Centrein Bristol, was the subject of a successful management buyout backedby Close Brothers in ...
Brandon Hire's new growth spurt
Aug 03, 2004 ... Tool hire firm Brandon Hire has continued its rapid expansion witha push northwards after buying two new businesses. MADE-to-measure window blinds company Hillarys Group has woninvestment of GBP115 million from Change Capital Partners. The company, which has a branch in the ...
Profit joy at HSBC
Aug 03, 2004 ... Bristol employer HSBC has set a European record with its half-year annual profits - and is on course to make more than GBP9 ...
Going digital
Aug 04, 2004 ... Southmead: Southmead Development Trust at the Greenway Centre,Doncaster Road, is offering free one-day courses in digitalphotography every Thursday from 10am-4pm. To book your place on the course, just phone Nicola on 907 3351. Victim Support BRISTOL: Victim Support drop-in ...
Breastfed babes star in calendar
Aug 04, 2004 ... A Group which supports and encourages mums to breastfeed is thelatest to receive support from the Let's Make It Happen Campaign. The Hartcliffe Early Years Centre in Hareclive Road is to receiveGBP500 from the GBP10,000 fund, which was provided by CombinedInsurance and the ...
Celebrate a story of local success
Aug 04, 2004 ... I was somewhat surprised by the Evening Post's articles last week,which launched an unjustifiable attack on the Defence ProcurementAgency (DPA) and Abbey Wood site where thousands of military andcivilian MoD staff work hard to buy and maintain our militaryequipment. The Evening ...
Ambridge vicar told he doesn't know an act of God
Aug 04, 2004 ... By Marc Cooper m.cooper AN actor who plays the vicar in the UK'slongest running soap is fuming after an insurance company refused topay out for GBP4,500 of repairs to his damaged roof. John Telfer, who plays Rev Alan Franks in BBC radio soap TheArchers, and his partner Lindsay St ...
Police check holiday buses
Aug 04, 2004 ... West: Operation Tourist involved officers from Avon and Somerset,and Devon and Cornwall forces running random stop checks to make surevehicles were safe and roadworthy. Of the 31 coaches stopped in the operation, four had lockedemergency exits, two were overloaded with luggage and ...
Boldly go with the voyager
Aug 05, 2004 ... You see them around airports and outside posh hotels, butChrysler's Voyager is more than just transport for executives with aschedule to keep. Despite our apparent love affair with European people carriers,Chrysler's offering is very much in tune with the needs of a busyfamily ....
Maserati spyder tried and tested
Aug 05, 2004 ... This year Maserati are celebrating their 90th birthday. OnDecember 1, 1914 Alfieri Maserati founded "Societa Anonima OfficineAlfieri Maserati". The fledgling company quickly established itself as a specialistcompany in preparing cars for road competitions, before going on ...
Daewoo incentives
Aug 05, 2004 ... Daewoo is offering its 1.8-litre Nubira CDX with free leatherupholstery and satellite navigation until the end of September. With prices starting at GBP11,995 on the road, the Pininfarina-styled ...
Sleek and elegant special editions up for grabs
Aug 05, 2004 ... Mazda has yet another MX-5 special edition to add to its long backcatalogue. The Mazda ...
Never too soon for tucson
Aug 05, 2004 ... Hyundai's brand new sports utility four-wheel drive car goes onsale on August 14; bringing a new dimension of style, value and spaceto the small SUV market. The Tucson (pronounced Too-son) marks the new entry ...
Insurance offer
Aug 05, 2004 ... Korean car manufacturer Kia has come up with a great offer forcustomers - put GBP1 down and, thanks to a new free seven-dayinsurance scheme, drive away immediately in a comfortable new car. Kia, Britain's fastest-growing car company over ...
Nissan celebrates its millionth car for the UK
Aug 05, 2004 ... The Nissan car plant in Sunderland has recently built itsmillionth ...
Celica gets the blues
Aug 05, 2004 ... Buyers of Toyota's Celica coupe can enjoy extra value for moneyduring late summer and autumn with the new Celica Blue range ....
Shocking!
Aug 05, 2004 ... Paramedics and police officers live in daily fear of physicalviolence, we can reveal today. A survey by the Evening Post has found that hundreds of 999personnel are assaulted every year. Council officials too are often the subject of harrowing attacks. In all, the ...
Fiat on a winning streak
Aug 05, 2004 ... Fiat has invested in a new silverware display cabinet this week.Their new Panda city car just keeps on winning awards. This time it'sfrom Auto Express. This is the third major UK motoring award ...
Tobacco giant cautioned over cigarette cards
Aug 05, 2004 ... Southville-based cigarette company Imperial Tobacco has beencautioned by Bristol City Council's trading standards department forits use of advertising on cigarette cards. The formal caution, signed by Imperial Tobacco, is thought to bethe first action of its kind to be taken since ...
SEA levels rise
Aug 05, 2004 ... North Bristol hi-tech engineering company SEA Group has announcedrecord profits of GBP528,000, despite warnings of continuing marketpressures. Despite announcing a 13 per cent increase in turnover, up fromGBP12.4 million to GBP14 million, the company warned the businessclimate ...
Horse riders' safety move
Aug 05, 2004 ... Learner horse-riders in Bristol and the surrounding area will betravelling more safely on horseback thanks to a new partnershipbetween the Avon and Somerset Police Community Trust and the BritishHorse Society. Candidates who apply to take the BHS Riding and Road ...
Petition over threat to wards
Aug 05, 2004 ... More than 1,000 relatives and carers of patients at BlackberryHill Hospital have joined a campaign against the proposed closures oftwo wards. Around 50 relatives and carers attended a meeting they hadrequested with representatives of Avon and Wiltshire Mental HealthPartnership, ...
Hospital has always managed
Aug 05, 2004 ... With reference to Frenchay Hospital taking on A&E from Southmead,in my opinion, this is just a ploy to keep Frenchay open and jobssafe ....
Water bills set to rise by 20%
Aug 05, 2004 ... By Lucy Parkinson l.parkinson WATER bills in Bristol could rise byup to 20 per cent over the next five years, according to a reportpublished today. Water regulator Ofwat has published draft price limits coveringthe whole country - but the biggest percentage rise in today's ...
Revolution in jobs market
Aug 05, 2004 ... Bristol-based Newcross Healthcare Solutions has unveiled a newwebsite that has the potential to revolutionise the procurement ofagency staff in the healthcare sector. Newcross provides temporary staffing solutions for NHS Healthcaretrusts and private hospitals plus nursing and ...
Sky-high plans of broadcaster
Aug 05, 2004 ... Satellite broadcaster BSkyB has unveiled plans to increasecustomers by more than a third as it posted a 75 per cent rise inannual profits to GBP322 million. The pay TV group said it had set a new long-term operating targetof reaching 10 million direct-to-home subscribers by 2010 ...
Profits up despite warnings
Aug 05, 2004 ... North Bristol hi-tech engineering company SEA Group has announcedrecord profits of GBP528,000, despite warnings of continuing marketpressures. The firm has increased turnover by 13 per cent, up from GBP12.4million to GBP14 million - but the company warned the businessclimate ...
Sensory room is a step closer
Aug 07, 2004 ... A Knowle woman has won funding from the Let's Make It Happencampaign to build a sensory room for her disabled sister. Tracy Adams will receive GBP1,000 from the GBP10,000 communityfund set aside by Combined Insurance and the Evening Post. The 29-year-old wants to build a ...
Photographers' chance to snap up GBP3,500 prize
Aug 07, 2004 ... Graduate photographers have the chance of winning a GBP3,500 prizein a competition supported by Bristol accountancy firm SafferyChampness. The company, based at Beaufort House, Clifton, is supporting thenational competition for photographers based on the theme of ...
Chilli con carne's not on the menu
Aug 07, 2004 ... Casa Mexicana opened in Zetland Road, Redland, more than 18 yearsago, when Kevin and Lesley Duff came back from a tour of SouthAmerica and decided to start up a restaurant. The traditional Mexican eatery first started with 30 covers but ithas now expanded to more than four times ...
Get down to the river for wildlife survey
Aug 07, 2004 ... Families in the Bristol area are being encouraged to help out witha national river survey. British Waterways is asking people to record the wildlife they seewhen they are near the water. The information will be added to a database to aid the managementof canals and rivers ...
Clevedon in Shield show
Aug 07, 2004 ... Sixty youngsters from Clevedon Town will play a major part in thebuild-up to tomorrow's FA Community Shield clash between Arsenal andManchester United at the Millennium Stadium. The group - 30 boys and 30 girls aged between nine and 14 - aremounting a display of their footballing ...
Exhibition to celebrate the e-type Jaguar
Aug 05, 2004 ... Jaguar Cars and the Design Museum are celebrating one of the mostinnovative and influential cars ever to be designed in Britain - theJaguar E-type. "The E-Type - Story of a British Sports Car" exhibition will beshown ...
GBP3bn for Airbus
Aug 05, 2004 ... Sir Richard Branson today announced a GBP3 billion order forplanes from Filton-based Airbus and said he planned to double thesize of his Virgin Atlantic airline over the next five years. The airline marks its 20th birthday this year and Sir Richard saidhe wanted to see it carrying ...
Savings habit is back
Aug 05, 2004 ... Norwich Union insurance group and Bristol employer Aviva hasunveiled a 37 per cent increase in half-year profits after seeingconfidence return to the long-term savings market. The improvement to GBP1.13 billion, which was ahead of marketexpectations, also benefited from a strong ...
Bank rakes in profit
Aug 04, 2004 ... The Royal Bank of Scotland, which employs more than 4,000 inBristol, has announced profits of GBP3.38 billion. The group, whose brands include NatWest and insurance businessChurchill, increased bottom-line profits by 17 per cent on a yearearlier as it attempts to beat the GBP6.16 ...
Burden of truth doesn't faze Roger
Aug 04, 2004 ... Gloucestershire football chief Roger Burden insists he is "notfazed" by the prospect of helping to determine Sven-Goran Eriksson'sfate. Burden is one of 13 men who will sit in judgement of the Englandcoach at a special meeting of the Football Association Board inLondon ...
Farmers in beef about Brazil meat
Aug 06, 2004 ... Whitchurch-based supermarket chain Somerfield is to hold meetingswith the Welsh farmers' union after members complained that Brazilianrather then local beef was being promoted at its new store in Bala,North Wales. A delegation from the Farmers Union of Wales raised concerns ...
Go Mexican at cribbs
Aug 06, 2004 ... A Mexican restaurant at Cribbs Causeway has re-opened in stylethis week after a major refurbishment. Senior managers at Chiquito Mexican Grill and Bar joined more than80 guests from Bristol's business community to celebrate the re-launch of the restaurant, hosted by general ...
Energy firm gives warning
Aug 06, 2004 ... City waste-to-energy company Compact Power warned its bottom linewould be hit by a GBP2.7 million charge related to the sale of itsAvonmouth plant. The company said that the terms of a deal announced back in Aprilto sell the plant, which "slow cooks" waste and produces energy as ...
Merger group has new boss
Aug 06, 2004 ... Scotty Group, which has now completed its merger with Austvideophone company Motion Media, has appointed a new chief executive. Motion Media completed a reverse takeover of Austrian firm Scottylast week. Kurt Kerschat, chief executive of the Scotty Group prior to thetakeover, ...
Midas profits soar
Aug 06, 2004 ... Bristol-based construction group the Midas Group has announced a24 per cent rise in profits in its latest financial year. Profits rose to GBP5.2 million on a turnover up by seven per centto GBP149 million in the year to April. The Midas Group's order book now stands at more ...
Pledge to keep price below 80p in battle for customers
Aug 06, 2004 ... By Marc Cooper m.cooper A PETROL price war has started in Bristolas supermarket giants and independent filling stations battle forcustomers. Supermarkets Asda, Tesco, Safeway and Sainsbury have all pledgedto keep the price of a litre of unleaded below 80p, forcing pressureon ...
Beds could go in mental health care shake-up
Aug 06, 2004 ... The Nhs trust that runs mental health services in the Bristol areais set to cut 13 beds in a cost-cutting move to reduce its GBP2.5million overdraft. Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) saidthe beds would be cut from the Blackberry Hill Hospital site ...
Charges are on the cards for Ikea shoppers
Aug 07, 2004 ... Furniture store IKEA is to start charging customers who pay bycredit card an extra 70p per transaction. From September 1 the firm will decided to pass on to its shoppersthe money it gets charged to process Visa and Mastercard sales. But in return it says it will use the GBP3.5 ...
Return of the daleks is just what the doctor ordered
Aug 07, 2004 ... Keith Walker claims not to be a big fan of Doctor Who, but howmany other people do you know who have turned a compost bin into aworking replica of a Dalek? Handyman Keith said he was delighted tohear news this week that the dreaded menace of the galaxy will not beconsigned to the rubbish ...
Your own free will
Aug 09, 2004 ... A Children's charity is offering to arrange wills for people free-of-charge, in the hope they may leave them a small bequest in return. Barnardo's, which has a base in the city, is encouraging people tomake or amend their will with the charity paying for the work to ...
Supermarket seeks a second chaplain
Aug 09, 2004 ... A Patchway supermarket is taking customer service to a spirituallevel in its search for a second in-store chaplain. The Asda Walmart superstore already has a chaplain to cater to thespiritual and emotional needs of shoppers, but is now looking forsomeone else to help him ...
Holiday-makers warned of 'silent killer'
Aug 09, 2004 ... Bristol holiday-makers have been warned to watch out for poisongas during their summer holidays. The alert comes from British Gas, following accounts of carbonmonoxide (CO) poisoning in holiday homes, tents and boats. The deaths of two couples in the past 18 months alone have ...
Book train and room
Aug 09, 2004 ... Rail passengers can now book train tickets and a hotel on theinternet. Train operator First Great Western has just launched a new serviceallowing customers to book both their travel tickets and hotelonline. The new initiative allows customers to book a hotel at theirchosen ...
Stamp down on post office closure
Aug 09, 2004 ... Campaigners were planning to protest today outside a post officeearmarked for closure. More than 500 people have signed petitions calling for Post OfficeLtd to drop its plans to shut the post office in Filton Avenue,Horfield. Bristol city councillor Sean Emmett has sent the ...
Mystery of the fluffy chilli
Aug 09, 2004 ... A But alas, there was no Chanel for Men. Inside was one of thoselittle herb jars you can buy in supermarkets, and in it was a singlegreen chilli pepper. What sort of PR stunt was this? Attached to the jar was a labelwhich, on one side, said "SPICE - Live Your Dream". "Want to find ...
Collett fails to peg back rivals Yate
Aug 09, 2004 ... Tom Collett's late penalty miss against one of his former clubssaw Yate Town take the spoils against their newly promoted ScrewfixLeague Premier Division rivals Hallen. Collett's spot-kick - awarded after a foul on Benji Tricker - waswell saved by his former Yate team-mate Tony ...
Rail lines to close
Aug 09, 2004 ... Train commuters from Bristol are set to face disruption this monthwhen rail lines along the Great Western route close for GBP8 millionof improvements. Some services will be reduced by half during the work, with otherslaid on in an attempt to make up for the shortfall. All ...
Virgin disappointed over CrossCountry hopes
Aug 09, 2004 ... The Strategic Rail Authority has turned down offers from VirginRail Group (VRG) to extend its CrossCountry franchise to 2012. The SRA said it had not received an acceptable offer, and Virgin'stender had failed the "value for money test". Virgin Rail Group has operated the ...