From the web: Group B Strep in pregnancy: Greater awareness...
Jessica Heslop and her husband are passionate about informing pregnant women about Group B Strep, after their infant son Jude spent eight days in intensive care suffering with meningitis caused by the...
View ArticleCity Council needs to get grip on expenses
THE report on the expenses charged by Bristol City Council employees is very revealing. It suggests a cavalier attitude towards taxpayers' money.It's very easy to spend "free" money, isn't it, but it...
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Our shops are suffering under anti-car stance
WELL, no surprises regarding the income from parking restrictions on the Gloucester Road.Everyone that uses the small retailers on the road has either experienced parking fines by trying to use this...
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PICTURE OF THE DAY
Harbourside view taken from the Underfall Yard in Hotwells, by Trevor Anthony Birleson
View ArticleCandidates were all respectful at debate
BRISTOL Older People's Forum have just held a very successful debate with eight candidates from the eight parties standing in Bristol in the general election.The hall at Easton Community Centre was...
View ArticleWe say
NEW figures have revealed the eye-watering cost to taxpayers and local authorities when someone dies on Bristol's roads.The Department of Transport says the economic cost to Bristol of dealing with...
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Transport Is competence beyond our council?
THERE is a lot of talk recently against the RPZs. On a recent trip to London I noticed that many of the RPZs there only apply between 9am-10am and 4pm-5pm making sure they only put off commuters and...
View ArticleInspiring thousands to make wildlife welcome
I WAS delighted to hear recently how an army of volunteers are working hard to clean up the stretch of derelict land next to the Portway, one of the main gateways into Bristol which is set to become a...
View ArticleIN PRAISE OF Unseen
BRISTOL anti-slavery charity Unseen tirelessly campaigns for the eradication of slavery – and activist's efforts are starting to reap rewards.Unseen's work was a catalyst for Government action in...
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Start a campaign to tackle litter problem
FURTHER to your letters about litter, I live on the outskirts of Bristol and twice weekly collect a bag of litter discarded onto the grass verges in order to try and keep Bristol Green.Perhaps our...
View ArticleWe must take care of our own people
It would be nice for the people of this country to have a say on the EU, immigration, foreign aid and human rights.We must change direction if this country is going to move forward. We must take care...
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Reader's letter: Bristol needs an underground rail system
WHY bother to waste money taking buses underground (Martin Hancock, Letters, Bristol Post March 4)?If transport is going underground then it would be better to put a tube train system in.If Crossrail...
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Reader's letter: Well done Bristol City – now let's see...
CONGRATULATIONS to Bristol City on winning the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for the third time and the 40,000 fans who went to Wembley and gave City great support and helped to raise the £50,000 for the...
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Reader's letter: The British economy is based on car ownership...
VARIOUS letters to the Bristol Post say it all (RE Bristol City Council objecting to Cribbs Causeway Expansion. Bristol Post March 4).The Mayor and council cannot have their cake and eat it.Many years...
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Reader's letter: Care at BRI could not have been bettered ...
ALMOST eight weeks ago my husband was rushed into the Bristol Royal Infirmary suffering multiple organ failure, this has been a very anxious time for myself and our son. However, our anxieties were...
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Reader's letter: Disgusting to take land from Stapleton...
I THINK it's disgusting trying to take land away from Stapleton allotments, people work hard there. What if the council took part of their gardens? It reminds me of the 50s/60s when they had compulsory...
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Reader's letter: Charlotte's right, lower the voting age to 16 to...
LIKE Councillor Richard Eddy, I also hold Charlotte Leslie in high regard, for her work as a constituency MP. However, unlike Mr Eddy, I approve her endorsement of reducing the voting age to 16.I am...
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WE SAY: The humanity has gone from policing
WHAT has happened to intelligent, human, reactive policing? Our story today of Henleaze pensioner Michael Boughton being caught speeding twice in a 20mph zone sadly proves that it no longer exists.Mr...
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Advice Squad: Universal Credit
Universal Credit is finally coming to Bristol - what do you need to know to be ready?Universal Credit (UC) arrives in Bristol between September 2015 and April 2016 and will initially affect only new...
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30-Something column by Rachael Sugden
I am sick to death of hearing how an epic humanitarian crisis is affecting people trying to go on holiday. How selfish has Britain become? "Oh dear, there's a queue in Kent. Oh no, we might have to...
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