Western Daily Press (Bristol UK) back issues from September 2008:
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 ...
Awards recognise outstanding work by Avon and Somerset police's neighbourhood teams ; Western Daily Press readers are again being given the chance to celebrate their favourite local policemen and women.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Western Daily Press readers are again being given the chance tocelebrate their favourite local policemen and women. The hunt is now on to find the best of the best in Avon andSomerset Constabulary, with the launch on September 1 of the secondannual Community Policing ...
Future sporting greats enjoy first taste of top-class competition ; One week after China handed Britain the blazing Olympic torch, Bath fencing champion Sophie Williams passed on another sporting baton.
Sep 01, 2008 ... One week after China handed Britain the blazing Olympic torch,Bath fencing champion Sophie Williams passed on another sportingbaton. Hundreds of young athletes gathered for the closing ceremony ofthe UK School Games at Bath University, and Sophie, 16, who wonsilver at the games, ...
A tale of love, betrayal and family loyalties ; Be assured that I still hold fast my integrity, and I am ready to join you," the father of Britain's most celebrated naval commander, Horatio Nelson, promised in a reassuring letter sent on October 17, 1801.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Be assured that I still hold fast my integrity, and I am ready tojoin you," the father of Britain's most celebrated naval commander,Horatio Nelson, promised in a reassuring letter sent on October 17,1801. "In respect to this business, the opinion of others must restwith ...
Bridgwater: Police are hunting vandals ; Vandals who rampaged through Bridgwater are being hunted by police.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Vandals who rampaged through Bridgwater are being hunted bypolice. The offenders left a trail of destruction as they smashed all thewindows of a Renault Clio car that was parked in Coleridge Green at3.30am on ...
Zero waste challenge for million people in the West ; About a million people in the West are being challenged to throw nothing away this week in a bid to tackle the region's waste crisis.
Sep 01, 2008 ... About a million people in the West are being challenged to thrownothing away this week in a bid to tackle the region's wastecrisis. Four local authorities have teamed up to challenge counciltaxpayers to make this a zero-waste week. Council chiefs said in previous Zero ...
We're all just crazy about kites ; The sky above Ashton Court was filled with an array of colourful shapes and huge inflatable creatures at the weekend as the Bristol Kite Festival returned.
Sep 01, 2008 ... The sky above Ashton Court was filled with an array of colourfulshapes and huge inflatable creatures at the weekend as the BristolKite Festival returned. Floating in the sunshine was a massive blue inflatable octopusnext to multi-coloured manta rays, penguins and a bright ...
Female police officer knocked unconscious tackling brawlers in Swindon ; A brave female police officer was knocked unconscious as she and a colleague tried to break up a mass brawl at a bar in Swindon in the early hours yesterday, it has emerged.
Sep 01, 2008 ... A brave female police officer was knocked unconscious as she anda colleague tried to break up a mass brawl at a bar in Swindon inthe early hours yesterday, it has emerged. The PC was rushed to hospital with head injuries, cuts andbruises but was released later after she had ...
Extravaganza shows off all things urban ; Skateboarding, free running, acrobatics, beatboxing and graffiti were on show at an urban arts weekend in Bristol.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Skateboarding, free running, acrobatics, beatboxing and graffitiwere on show at an urban arts weekend in Bristol. The city council organised Project 360 - a two-day extravaganzafeaturing some of Britain's best urban artists and sports people. Visitors were wowed by the skills ...
Weston is still super says national survey ; Thousands of tourists ditched overseas vacations for "stay-cations" in British seaside resorts, including Weston-super-Mare, this summer.
Sep 01, 2008; ... Thousands of tourists ditched overseas vacations for "stay-cations" in British seaside resorts, including Weston-super-Mare,this summer. The famous West resort topped the poll as the most popularseaside spot nationally, despite the gloomy weather and thecatastrophic fire in late ...
Two mums for demi-leigh ; Demi-leigh Dennett will have the love of two mums as she grows up.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Demi-leigh Dennett will have the love of two mums as she growsup. She was born at St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, weighing 5lb10oz. Mum Jess Rex, 18, said: "I'm feeling a bit rough but I am happy." Mum ...
John loved the classics ; Greek classical scholar John Barron has died at the age of 74.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Greek classical scholar John Barron has died at the age of 74. Born on April 27, 1934, he was educated at Clifton College,Bristol, where he first acquired a love of classics, and went on tostudy at Balliol College, Oxford, graduating in 1957 and completinghis doctorate in 1961. He ...
A football fan's dream wedding ; Lisa Johnson and Neil Woodman had a wedding many football fans would dream of.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Lisa Johnson and Neil Woodman had a wedding many football fanswould dream of. The pair tied the knot at Anfield, the famous home of LiverpoolFootball Club. Lisa, 37, a receptionist and Neil, 41, a communications manager,both from Withywood, Bristol, were wed in an executive ...
pounds2.50 car boot bargain hit the right note for church ; A churchwarden told how he saved having to fork out for a pounds2,500 piece of kit to fix his church organ - by finding a replacement part at a car boot sale for just pounds2.50.
Sep 01, 2008 ... A churchwarden told how he saved having to fork out for apounds2,500 piece of kit to fix his church organ - by finding areplacement part at a car boot sale for just pounds2.50. Colin Labouchere's chance discovery, which probably began life aspart of a bouncy castle, has saved the ...
Tidal wave of attacks on West transport workers ; Urgent action is needed to tackle a "tidal wave" of assaults on transport workers, union leaders warned yesterday.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Urgent action is needed to tackle a "tidal wave" of assaults ontransport workers, union leaders warned yesterday. Most front-line train and bus workers in the West can expect tobe threatened, abused or physically assaulted at work, new evidencehas revealed. Assaults on rail ...
New Taunton road will destroy our haven ; Residents in a suburban haven in Taunton have launched a campaign to prevent their quality of life from being destroyed by a congestion- busting stretch of road.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Residents in a suburban haven in Taunton have launched a campaignto prevent their quality of life from being destroyed by acongestion-busting stretch of road. The mile-long Northern Inner Distribution Road (NIDR) will linkStaplegrove Road with Priory Avenue in a bid to reduce the ...
Drivers' legal threat to speed camera cases ; A drivers' lobby group has called on every motorist caught on a speed camera to ask for their case to be postponed - because they might all be thrown out on a technicality.
Sep 01, 2008 ... A drivers' lobby group has called on every motorist caught on aspeed camera to ask for their case to be postponed - because theymight all be thrown out on a technicality. And if a series of legal challenges succeed, millions of speedingfines might have to be refunded. The ...
Road closure ; The B3124 Clevedon Road in North Somerset is to close to through- traffic for four weeks while maintenance work is carried out.
Sep 01, 2008 ... The B3124 Clevedon Road in North Somerset is to close to through-traffic for four weeks while maintenance work is carried out. The work, including kerb, footway repairs and ...
Goa murder linked to drugs gang ; British detectives are to look into claims that a Midlands drug gang was involved in the killing in India of Gloucestershire man Stephen Bennett.
Sep 01, 2008 ... British detectives are to look into claims that a Midlands druggang was involved in the killing in India of Gloucestershire manStephen Bennett. Relatives of the murdered Cheltenham father have handed over adossier to police in which they name the men they believe killed himin, ...
How City won chase to sign young striker akinde ; Bristol City boss Gary Johnson revealed how he successfully fought off competition from rival clubs to sign one of the Blue Square Premier's hottest properties in teenager John Akinde.
Sep 01, 2008 ... Bristol City boss Gary Johnson revealed how he successfullyfought off competition from rival clubs to sign one of the BlueSquare Premier's hottest properties in teenager John Akinde. The Ebbsfleet striker was pursued by a host of Football Leagueclubs, including three from the ...
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 ...
Headache for stags as Bristol party firm closes ; Bristol-based tour operator Brilliant Weekends closed yesterday with debts of about pounds500,000 as the credit crunch claimed its latest victim.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Bristol-based tour operator Brilliant Weekends closed yesterdaywith debts of about pounds500,000 as the credit crunch claimed itslatest victim. The firm, specialising in arranging stag weekends and henparties, had a predicted turnover of about pounds4 million andbooked 1,500 ...
Jobs feel pinch ; Recruitment consultancy Hays reported lower annual earnings for its UK and Ireland business after a 10 per cent slide in second-half operating profits.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Recruitment consultancy Hays reported lower annual earnings forits UK and Ireland business after a 10 per cent slide in second-half operating profits. The firm said demand for temporary posts was falling, whiledemand had flattened out in the ...
Vote for your community buildings in the riba awards ; They are the cornerstone of our communities, the beating hearts and often the glue which binds together the West's villages, towns and cities.
Sep 03, 2008 ... They are the cornerstone of our communities, the beating heartsand often the glue which binds together the West's villages, townsand cities. Whether its a village hall, a youth club or a play group - theregion's community buildings often play an unsung, understated yetundoubtably ...
Cancer fears of young mother refused smear test ; A West mum is campaigning for a change in the law after being told she was too young to have a cervical smear test.
Sep 03, 2008 ... A West mum is campaigning for a change in the law after beingtold she was too young to have a cervical smear test. Amy Cullum fears she may have cervical cancer but when she wentto see her doctor to book a smear test, the 24-year-old washorrified to be told she couldn't have one ...
We caused pounds30,000 damage to save the planet ; A West eco-warrior who scaled a power station chimney and daubed the word "Gordon" on it is claiming the damage he caused was legal because it was done to prevent damage in the rest of the world.
Sep 03, 2008 ... A West eco-warrior who scaled a power station chimney and daubedthe word "Gordon" on it is claiming the damage he caused was legalbecause it was done to prevent damage in the rest of the world. Kevin Drake, 44, was one of five Greenpeace activists who scaledthe chimney at the giant ...
Stamp duty break will not help all areas equally ; In principle, the Government's decision to axe stamp duty on houses below pounds175,000 is a positive move aimed at kick-starting the housing market.
Sep 03, 2008 ... In principle, the Government's decision to axe stamp duty onhouses below pounds175,000 is a positive move aimed at kick-starting the housing market. Estimates show that half of all property transactions will now beexempt from the charges, which is seemingly good news and will ...
Don't let rules kill ; Amy Cullum is right to seek a change in the law to allow younger women to have smear tests.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Amy Cullum is right to seek a change in the law to allow youngerwomen to have smear tests. Miss Cullum's mum had a hysterectomy at the age of 26 aftersuffering cervical cancer so there is family history. Although cervical cancer is extremely ...
There's no play-off hangover here, says City's adebola ; Dele Adebola reckons Bristol City's unbeaten start to the Championship campaign proves he and his team-mates are not suffering from a Wembley hangover.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Dele Adebola reckons Bristol City's unbeaten start to theChampionship campaign proves he and his team-mates are not sufferingfrom a Wembley hangover. Many pundits predicted a season of struggle for City followingthe crushing disappointment of defeat to Hull in the play-off ...
Skydiver survives 4,500ft fall ; Skydiver Jamie Robertson has vowed to carry on his hobby despite a miracle escape that saw him plunge 4,500ft to earth while unconscious.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Skydiver Jamie Robertson has vowed to carry on his hobby despitea miracle escape that saw him plunge 4,500ft to earth whileunconscious. Mr Robertson, 57, from Chepstow in Gwent, somehow escaped withjust minor bruises after the dramatic fall. The experienced skydiver was blown ...
Wiltshire villagers battle to save their last shop ; Anxious families are working to save the shop and post office in their picturesque village which is threatened with closure as the couple who run it are due to retire.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Anxious families are working to save the shop and post office intheir picturesque village which is threatened with closure as thecouple who run it are due to retire. Proprietors Dick and Marion Penson are set to stand down after28 years behind the counter at what is now the only ...
Playing hard-ball at paralympics ; Five years ago Josie Pearson's world was turned upside down after the 17-year-old was involved in a head-on road accident that killed her boyfriend.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Five years ago Josie Pearson's world was turned upside down afterthe 17-year-old was involved in a head-on road accident that killedher boyfriend. And she suffered a broken neck and was paralysed from the chestdown leaving her a tetraplegic. While in hospital wondering what ...
Make no bones about it, open day is a rare opportunity ; A catacomb packed with thousands of Ice Age animal bones is opening to the public this month, giving visitors a rare opportunity to explore one of Europe's most important prehistoric sites.
Sep 03, 2008 ... A catacomb packed with thousands of Ice Age animal bones isopening to the public this month, giving visitors a rare opportunityto explore one of Europe's most important prehistoric sites. Tucked underneath the beautiful Bishop's Cottage high up onBanwell Hill, near ...
Gunned down in ambush ; A Bristol father was ambushed and shot through the heart as he walked home from the pub after Christmas celebrations.
Sep 03, 2008 ... A Bristol father was ambushed and shot through the heart as hewalked home from the pub after Christmas celebrations. Bristol Crown Court heard how Shaun Godfrey, 26, was attacked andshot by a gang of four young men. Moments earlier the father of three had been dancing ...
Council throws out plan for Tesco's 'mega-shed' ; Plans to create a giant distribution depot in the countryside - described as one of the largest of its kind in Europe - have been thrown out in dramatic circumstances.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Plans to create a giant distribution depot in the countryside -described as one of the largest of its kind in Europe - have beenthrown out in dramatic circumstances. The proposed hangar-like building, earmarked to be built on aformer airfield, sparked a vigorous "Stop the ...
Cold comfort from stamp duty move ; Gordon Brown's bid to kickstart the housing market by announcing a surprise stamp duty cut would have little impact in the West, experts warned yesterday.
Sep 03, 2008; ... Gordon Brown's bid to kickstart the housing market by announcinga surprise stamp duty cut would have little impact in the West,experts warned yesterday. The Prime Minister claimed the 12-month stamp duty holiday forhomes worth pounds175,000 or less would help get the housing ...
West post office robber must pay back pounds240,000 ; A violent armed robber who made more than pounds1 million from crime has been ordered to pay back less than a quarter of his ill-gotten gains.
Sep 03, 2008 ... A violent armed robber who made more than pounds1 million fromcrime has been ordered to pay back less than a quarter of his ill-gotten gains. Vivian Gilling, who is serving an 18-year jail term for robberyand burglary, was found to have profited from his terrifying two-year ...
Glovers close to signing former Sunderland winger ; Yeovil Town are hoping to clinch the signing of former Sunderland winger Andy Welsh today.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Yeovil Town are hoping to clinch the signing of former Sunderlandwinger Andy Welsh today. Glovers boss Russell Slade has beaten off competition from aScottish Premier League club to sign the 24-year-old, who playedfor Blackpool last season, on a one-year deal with the option of ...
It's time for Gloucester to win trophies, says titterrell ; Andy Titterrell says the time has come for Gloucester to emerge from Wasps' shadow and start dominating English rugby.
Sep 03, 2008 ... Andy Titterrell says the time has come for Gloucester to emergefrom Wasps' shadow and start dominating English rugby. Gloucester have topped the Guinness Premiership at the end ofeach of the last two regular campaigns - only to then fall short inthe play-offs. And they have ...
We're joining memory walk to thank helpers ; Watching her husband slowly lose his memory, then his mobility, Margaret Carroll knows better than most just how devastating Alzheimer's and dementia can be.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Watching her husband slowly lose his memory, then his mobility,Margaret Carroll knows better than most just how devastatingAlzheimer's and dementia can be. The retired teacher, who lives in Portishead with husband Colm,says the Alzheimer's Society has been a real help. Mr ...
Hamworthy sacks divisional director over pounds4.6m in accounting errors ; Accounting errors totalling some pounds4.6 million led a West stock market-listed company that supplies fluid systems to the offshore oil and gas industries to yesterday announce the sacking of a divisional finance director.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Accounting errors totalling some pounds4.6 million led a Weststock market-listed company that supplies fluid systems to theoffshore oil and gas industries to yesterday announce the sacking ofa divisional finance director. The finance director of the inert gas unit at ...
Spreading the word about Wiltshire's new single super council ; Council chiefs in Wiltshire this week began their efforts to sell the biggest shake-up in local democracy in a generation - but have had mixed receptions on the streets of the county.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Council chiefs in Wiltshire this week began their efforts to sellthe biggest shake-up in local democracy in a generation - but havehad mixed receptions on the streets of the county. A "One Council Roadshow" visits Devizes today and Chippenhamtomorrow, after spending four hours in ...
Bristol snubbed by cruise liner ; Disappointed tourism chiefs who discovered at the 11th hour a giant cruise ship carrying 700 passengers had snubbed Bristol in favour of quaint Dartmouth have called on port authorities to work with them to lure similar vessels to the city in the future.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Disappointed tourism chiefs who discovered at the 11th hour agiant cruise ship carrying 700 passengers had snubbed Bristol infavour of quaint Dartmouth have called on port authorities to workwith them to lure similar vessels to the city in the future. Civic leaders in Bristol were ...
Student Amy's on a mission to buy an orphanage ; While many of her fellow students are scraping funds together for rent, beer and books, kind-hearted Amy Lambert is instead saving to buy an orphanage in Africa.
Sep 04, 2008 ... While many of her fellow students are scraping funds together forrent, beer and books, kind-hearted Amy Lambert is instead saving tobuy an orphanage in Africa. The Bath Spa University undergraduate needs to raise pounds13,000to help the Kichijo Orphanage in Tanzania out of dire ...
Building a future for south Wiltshire ; An eight-week consultation programme has begun over plans to build 12,400 houses in a predominantly rural area over the next 20 years.
Sep 04, 2008 ... An eight-week consultation programme has begun over plans tobuild 12,400 houses in a predominantly rural area over the next 20years. A 24-page document has been sent to every house and business inSouth Wiltshire, primarily focusing on where to place the firstbatch of about 3,500 ...
Rose West plot ; Rose West is under special guard after prison staff rumbled a plot to beat her up with pool balls.
Sep 04, 2008 ... Rose West is under special guard after prison staff rumbled aplot to beat her up with pool balls. Five were reportedly stolen from the prisoners' pool table andbosses believe an ...
Teacher tames TV Gladiators ; All-action teacher Anna Miller is bracing herself for the adulation of her pupils on their return from the summer holidays this week after she won the final of TV's Gladiators and scooped the series' pounds50,000 jackpot.
Sep 04, 2008 ... All-action teacher Anna Miller is bracing herself for theadulation of her pupils on their return from the summer holidaysthis week after she won the final of TV's Gladiators and scooped theseries' pounds50,000 jackpot. Viewers of the revived gameshow on Sky1 saw the 28-year-old ...