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  • Bristol makes the top ten of 'respectful' towns (just)

    By vrees at 19:49 on 11/05/11
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    A new report by AXA car insurance reveals the most and least respectful towns in the UK when it comes to everyday life. The research, which combined statistical results on driving and general life, puts Bristol in 10th position in a league table of 30 cities in overall order of respect. People in Aberdeen top the overall list of least respectful people in the country, while Oxford residents are the most respectful. Almost nine in...

  • Defence specialist makes move to Harbourside

    By ksEmpica at 16:02 on 11/05/11
    A defence consultant from Somerset has chosen Bristol’s premier waterside development as his second home location while he undertakes work with the MOD at its Abbey Wood, Filton site.   Ian Punton, 42, from Marston Magna on the Dorset/Somerset border decided to buy one of the luxury properties at Crest Nicholson’s Harbourside as a bolthole while working in the city during the week.   Ian has purchased a...

  • RAGS TO RICHES RIP-OFF LEAVES HOSPICE FEELING PINCH

    By ksEmpica at 16:23 on 10/05/11
    The soaring value of cotton and rags has led to a spate of thefts across Bristol which have seen bags of clothing left out for charity collection targeted by mean thieves. Bristol’s St Peter’s Hospice say a combination of crooks and bogus collectors swooping on doorstep donations and walking away with clothing worth thousands of pounds intended for charity has affected income. St Peter’s Hospice Commercial...

  • Clifton cafe and deli Clifton Deli opens today

    By MartiniBooth at 09:02 on 10/05/11
    Clifton Deli, a new deli and cafe on Queen's Road opposite Browns, opens for business today. It fell to me to try out the wares in Clifton and Bristol's newest cafe on its first morning. It was only in September when I was last sat in this cafe on opening day, back when it was Munch Deli. That barely lasted six months, so I hope that Clifton Deli has more staying power. Vouchers for 20 per cent off are currently being given away to...

  • 60 cheeses and chocolate shoes

    By Clifton-People at 09:00 on 10/05/11
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    Bristol is well served with excellent delicatessens and the Arch House Deli is up there with the best. David Greenman and Debbie Atherton took over the Arch House in 2009 and it was recently named as one of the top 50 delis in Britain in a national newspaper. The Arch House sells just about every type of gourmet food and drink you could possibly need, from 60 types of cheese to a pair of dainty handmade chocolate shoes. The small...

  • NOVEL APPROACH TO OUR SHAMEFUL PAST

    By Clifton-People at 09:00 on 10/05/11
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    A DECADE ago, Christopher Wakling was a reluctant lawyer, sitting in court, using the back of his legal notebook to scribble down ideas for novels. So there are no prizes for guessing the inspiration for the main protagonist in his new novel, With four successful novels under his belt, the 40-year-old writer, from Clifton, is taking on two interesting new challenges with his latest work. “It’s the first time...

  • Flat-fee deal is a boost to landlords

    By Igloo Lets at 13:49 on 09/05/11
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    Landlords looking to buy investment properties have been thrown a lifeline by Bristol Letting Agent Igloolets offering low-fee deals. Typical Letting Agencies charge a percentage fee based on the rental value of your property. Most charge between 30% - 50% of one months rent and Management fees are often in the region of 10-12% which can send Landlord costs soaring, particularly for those with more expensive properties. 'Paying a...

  • Wall space for Bristol artist

    By bristolinfo at 10:28 on 09/05/11
    A Bristol-based artist is being sought to create a mural in the city’s biggest charity shop, which will open to the public on June 1. The two-storey St Peter’s Hospice shop in Gloucester Road, Horfield will have over 4,000 square feet of space and will be the first “department store” style charity shop in the city raising money to support the hospice at Brentry. The shop has a five metre by two metre...

  • Bar was really meant for ship

    By Clifton-People at 09:00 on 09/05/11
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    WHILE researching information for C F Denning’s But, turning out to be the wrong size for the vessel, it eventually found its way to the pub. Denning also says that when the corporation fixed the street nameplate to the building they placed an “o” where the “a” should have been, so it read “Novo Scotia Place” Veronica Smith’s “The Street Names of Bristol” states...

  • Jo’s landlord to sue over arrest

    By Clifton-People at 09:00 on 09/05/11
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    THE landlord of murdered landscape architect Jo Yeates is reportedly set to sue Avon & Somerset police for wrongful arrest. Friends of Christopher Jefferies, 66, The former public school teacher was arrested on December 30 and questioned for two days about her murder before being released on bail. His bail was cancelled on March 7. The arrest led to negative coverage by a number of newspapers that are already the subject of...
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