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Bristol Rugby pays for injured Scott's coaching

By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 20/05/13

A RUGBY player who broke his neck in a cup final and was told he could never play again has been given a helping hand into coaching. As the Bristol Post revealed, Scott Harvey suffered the potentially deadly injury playing prop for Barton Hill against Bristol Harlequins in the city's Combination Vase final on April 30. His jubilation at his side winning their first trophy in more than a century was shattered when the following day he...
Guy Ronald Driffield

By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 20/05/13

GUY Driffield was a well-known schoolteacher in Bristol and also a reader and usher at Clifton Cathedral for many years. He was born and brought up in Cologne where his father served in the Army on the west bank of the Rhine before the outbreak of the Second World War. Guy was on a gymnastics tour in Italy, performing in front of Mussolini, on the eve of the Second World War. He received a message to return home urgently and as soon...
Bristol man preparing to cycle from Bristol to Brisbane

By The Bristol Post at 22:00 on 17/05/13

A SOUTHVILLE man is set to cycle the other side of the world as he rides from Bristol to Brisbane. Ed Cox will set off from Clifton Suspension Bridge on Sunday for the mammoth 14,000 mile trip to Australia in support of the Alzheimer's Society. The 25-year-old fancied an adventure and with his girlfriend due to spend six months working in Brisbane he thought he would meet her there. And having experienced dementia after his...
Council urged to take action over student homes

By The Bristol Post at 22:00 on 17/05/13

A FILTON resident is urging South Gloucestershire Council to make it illegal for houses to be divided into student properties without planning permission. Resident Dave Mikkelson, 60, began the campaign after the house next door to his own in Ferndale Road was turned into six bedsits without planning permission. He explained: "I contacted the council which sent out a planning inspector who advised me that the property was being...
ADULT LEARNERS' WEEK IS PERFECT TIME TO CONSIDER AN APPRENTICESHIP

By mstretton at 17:09 on 17/05/13

A NOTTS training provider says Adult Learners' Week is the perfect time for people thinking about their career options to find out about apprenticeships. Positive Outcomes is one of the UK's top ten training providers. It specialises in apprenticeships and will be using the week, which runs from 18 – 24 May, as a vehicle to tell people about the advantages of apprenticeships. Whilst apprenticeships are viewed as being...
Bristolians receive 'green thank you' in run-up to bid for European Green Capital Award

By LaurenSPR at 14:27 on 17/05/13

As Bristol prepares itself for the final few weeks of its European Green Capital 2015 bid, the team behind the campaign has produced a video to say 'thank you' to Bristolians for taking action and helping to make Bristol green. A team of people have been surprising Bristolians as they step off trains, ride their bikes and recycle their waste by singing them a song to say thank you and presenting them with a medal. ...
DISHING UP A FIVE-STAR DAY OUT AT FOOD FESTIVAL

By WBJevent at 10:43 on 17/05/13

Michelin-starred chefs from Bath and Bristol will be giving free demonstrations at Eat, Drink Bristol Fashion thanks to an independent retailer. 102 Cookery School founded by Nailsea Electrical is running the demonstrations on May 18, 25 and 27 in Queen Square. 102's manager Giles Pushman describes the line-up as a "Who's Who of the West's cooking world." Sam Moody, from Bath Priory, Josh Eggleton, from The Pony & Trap,...
The weekend starts here!

By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 17/05/13

SCORES of housesellers across the Bristol area will be throwing open their doors this weekend in a 48-hour push to find buyers. Taylors and RA Bennett estate agents are taking part in National Open House Weekend, while Andrews estate agents is running its Big Weekend. The events enable sellers and buyers to organise multiple viewings rather than trying to cram visits into their busy weekday lives. On average, house prices have...
Heart support group is launched this weekend

By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 17/05/13

A NEW support group is being launched in Bristol for victims of a rare heart complaint. The condition, called ccTGA, is a very rare congenital heart defect affecting about one per cent of all individuals who are born with a heart condition. Elisabeth Cunliffe, who is from the national group, said: "Many individuals diagnosed with ccTGA feel isolated and alone as there really is not much information about the condition. ...
Work to create primary places gets top marks

By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 17/05/13

BRISTOL's councillor in charge of schools has praised work being carried out to create hundreds of extra primary places in the city to meet rising demand. Cabinet member Alastair Watson (pictured) examined the building work taking place when he visited three expanding schools earlier this week. The Conservative councillor first visited an annexe being created for St John's Primary School in Clifton by converting a former police...

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