Recently added articles from Western Daily Press (Bristol UK):
Blundering darling puts job on the line ; Are we now heading towards open warfare between the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling?
Sep 02, 2008 ... Are we now heading towards open warfare between the PrimeMinister Gordon Brown and the Chancellor of the Exchequer AlistairDarling? It is beginning to look depressingly like a re-run of the spatbetween Tony Blair and Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor - a feudwhich disfigured ...
Gloucestershire police raided house... Then realised it was the wrong one ; Bungling police officers raided the wrong house while looking for uniforms that had stolen earlier from their own station.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Bungling police officers raided the wrong house while looking foruniforms that had stolen earlier from their own station. Officers smashed down the front door of Gloucestershiregrandmother Chris Harrison's house with a battering ram and thenrifled through her wardrobe looking for ...
Let's abolish prescription charges and end 'lottery' ; The name 'United Kingdom' is supposed to represent a bond and a sense of togetherness between our home nations.
Sep 02, 2008 ... The name 'United Kingdom' is supposed to represent a bond and asense of togetherness between our home nations. But when it comes to health care this sentiment is starting tolook a little hollow. No one should be in a position where they cannot afford to payfor their ...
More a charade ; Knife crime is a major problem in this country with young and old falling victim to it every week. Many people are scared to walk the streets at night for fear of attack.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Knife crime is a major problem in this country with young and oldfalling victim to it every week. Many people are scared to walk thestreets at night for fear of attack. So it beggars belief that Edward Cooper was walking down a streetarmed with two knives and a metal bar at 2am, ...
Ray was tireless worker for muscular dystrophy ; The late Ray Pool was president and former chairman of the Bristol branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, supporting it for 40 years.
Sep 02, 2008 ... The late Ray Pool was president and former chairman of theBristol branch of the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, supporting it for40 years. Born on April 26, 1921, he died on August 25, aged 87. Mr Pool took part in numerous street collections and arrangedfundraising events and ...
Likefather, likenewborn son ; Freddie George Harper-Wojtyla has entered the world.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Freddie George Harper-Wojtyla has entered the world. He was born at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, on July 3, weighing10lb 8oz. Mum Kelly, 33, an nursery worker, had a planned Caesarian birth. Dad Clint, 36, a fibre optics engineer, said the birth had beenan momentous ...
Brown launches bid to rescue housing market ; Gordon Brown will today try to launch a comeback after his summer of discontent with a package to ease the housing crisis.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Gordon Brown will today try to launch a comeback after his summerof discontent with a package to ease the housing crisis. The Prime Minister will outline plans to help first-time buyersand protect families from having their homes repossessed as thecredit crunch bites. The ...
Pair claim pounds300,000 after faking husband's death - but avoid jail ; An Afghan man who faked his own death and his British ex-wife who claimed a pounds300,000 payout on their life insurance policy have both walked free from court.
Sep 02, 2008 ... An Afghan man who faked his own death and his British ex-wife whoclaimed a pounds300,000 payout on their life insurance policy haveboth walked free from court. Ahmad Akhtary, 34, and Anne Akhtary, 43, pleaded guilty toattempting to obtain pounds300,000 from Norwich Union by ...
Councilobjects to expansion ; Protesters against the expansion of Bristol International Airport had good news last night from North Somerset Council.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Protesters against the expansion of Bristol International Airporthad good news last night from North Somerset Council. The Strategic Planning and Economic Development Policy andScrutiny Panel registered its objection to proposed Governmentchanges to the regional spatial strategy, ...
New statues stand guard over West memorial to 23 fallen servicemen ; It was billed as the battle to end all battles, with the ultimate aim of bringing Britain's bloodiest war to a victorious end in 1944.
Sep 02, 2008 ... It was billed as the battle to end all battles, with the ultimateaim of bringing Britain's bloodiest war to a victorious end in 1944. But Field Marshall Montgomery's doomed Operation Market Gardenand his dream of seizing five vital bridges over the Rhine got offto an ominous start ...
Lifeboat loan ; A relief rescue boat has been loaned to Portishead and Bristol Lifeboat after its own vessel was damaged during a training session.
Sep 02, 2008 ... A relief rescue boat has been loaned to Portishead and BristolLifeboat after its own vessel was damaged during a training session. The volunteer crew aboard the stricken lifeboat ...
Power to the people ; It is no secret that as well as generating renewable power a properly sited wind turbine is financially rewarding.
Sep 02, 2008 ... It is no secret that as well as generating renewable power aproperly sited wind turbine is financially rewarding. While the need for green electricity is now widely accepted,controversy often surrounds profits from wind farms going to giantelectricity companies rather than the ...
10 years' hard work is about to pay off ; With slightly more than three weeks to go before the new Bristol shopping centre opens for business, the finishing touches are being put to the stores, restaurants and bars on which the city's future fortunes hang.
Sep 02, 2008 ... With slightly more than three weeks to go before the new Bristolshopping centre opens for business, the finishing touches are beingput to the stores, restaurants and bars on which the city's futurefortunes hang. Cabot Circus is due to open its doors to the public at noon ...
A hot invitation ; People will be able to find out more about their local firefighters at an open day.
Sep 02, 2008 ... People will be able to find out more about their localfirefighters at an open day. Tips on fire safety and tours of the station in Gloucester Road,Thornbury, near ...
Mother-to-be flees to Ireland with mum's support ; Teenage mum-to-be Sam Thomas has fled to Ireland with her own mother's blessing because she fears social services will take away her child.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Teenage mum-to-be Sam Thomas has fled to Ireland with her ownmother's blessing because she fears social services will take awayher child. Last night Miss Thomas's mother, Carol Hughes, issued a heartfeltplea to social workers to leave her daughter alone. Meanwhile Linda ...
Shark takes bite out of lundy angler ; A fisherman who reeled in more than he bargained for off the coast of Lundy Island has undergone reconstructive surgery after his arm was savaged in a terrifying shark attack.
Sep 02, 2008 ... A fisherman who reeled in more than he bargained for off thecoast of Lundy Island has undergone reconstructive surgery after hisarm was savaged in a terrifying shark attack. Stephen Perkins came face to face with the beast on Saturdayafter hauling it onto his boat. The experienced ...
Withdrawing green power grant beggars belief ; An angry farmer described the Government's strategy for renewable energy as being in "total disarray" after a grant of nearly pounds1 million to help him create the West's first wood-burning power plant was withdrawn.
Sep 02, 2008 ... An angry farmer described the Government's strategy for renewableenergy as being in "total disarray" after a grant of nearly pounds1million to help him create the West's first wood-burning power plantwas withdrawn. Five years ago, Rupert Burr was promised pounds960,000 to helphim ...
Call for free prescriptions ; Trade union chiefs have thrown their weight behind a growing campaign to end a national inequality by abolishing NHS prescription charges throughout the UK.
Sep 02, 2008 ... Trade union chiefs have thrown their weight behind a growingcampaign to end a national inequality by abolishing NHS prescriptioncharges throughout the UK. Payments have already been scrapped in Wales and are being phasedout in Scotland but in England some people with ...
Many turn to plastic as credit crunch bites ; Since the start of the credit crunch in August 2007, mortgage and unsecured lending has collapsed to the tune of almost pounds11bn, new research reveals.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Since the start of the credit crunch in August 2007, mortgage andunsecured lending has collapsed to the tune of almost pounds11bn,new research reveals. In an echo of the US sub-prime lending problems, home loans inthe UK over the past year have been drying up. In just 12 ...
Mounted Archer targets European title ; Businessman Neil Payne is heading off to Germany this week to take part in a sporting event with a difference.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Businessman Neil Payne is heading off to Germany this week totake part in a sporting event with a difference. During his working hours the 33-year-old from Somersetspecialises in providing firms with the help and advice they need todo business abroad. But when he is not at ...