• 'Portishead, Nailsea and Clevedon parking charges will be damaging to people and to the local economy'

  By Bitc_Women

  Thurti365 - ***? Best wishes BW

            

   

  By The Bristol Post at 07:00 on 10/04/13

  

  MOVES to introduce car parking charges in parts of Portishead, Nailsea and Clevedon have taken a step forward – despite objections from businesses and residents. Councillors on North Somerset Council's planning and economic development scrutiny panel agreed that further investigations should be carried out into the introduction of parking charges in areas of the three towns. Areas which could see charges include The Esplanade...

• Courts are urged to get tough on paedophiles

  By The_Idiot

  Mrloverlover, I hate child abuse as much as anyone, and believe strongly that its perpetrators...

            

   

  By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 14/05/13

  

  A CONCERNED young woman has started a campaign to get harsher sentences for convicted paedophiles. Natalie Wild, 20, of Knowle Park, has set up an on-line petition after researching what she sees as too many lenient sentences across the country for people who sexually abuse children. If the petition directed at the Ministry of Justice reaches 100,000 signatures, it will be debated by MPs in parliament. Natalie, who studied law but...

• Fox cub took up residence under bonnet of family car

  By ScarletMsC

  Don't encourage people to start taking wild animals in as pets, how cruel and irresponsible can you...

            

   

  By The Bristol Post at 08:00 on 14/05/13

  

  A CLEVEDON family found themselves foxed by the local wildlife when a two-week-old fox cub took up residence in the engine of the family car. It proved to be a lucky escape for the cub, which has been named Turbo – had the family not spotted the intruder under the bonnet of their Audi, it might have met a messy end. The rescue drama began when Clare McGuigan, alerted by her twins Rory and Grace, aged 12, discovered a tiny fox...

• £8m to provide more places in schools

  By Truth24

  Perhaps it is time for the reporter to get a new source of information. Are they called moles these...

            

   

  By The Bristol Post at 05:00 on 02/05/13

  

  MILLIONS of pounds will be invested in schools across North Somerset over the next two years to provide more class places for students. North Somerset Council has earmarked £8.2 million over the next two financial years to ensure there are sufficient primary school places across the district. An estimated £2.3 million will be spend in 2013/14 and a further £7.9 million in 2014/15. The move follows mounting concern...

• Taking the challenge of living on just a £1 per day for charity

  By BristolMark2

  Interesting to see the poll about this on the main page currently says just over 50% of people think...

            

   

  By The Bristol Post at 09:00 on 09/05/13

  

  A FAMILY from Clevedon and a Bedminster man lived off just £1 a day to experience what it means to live below the poverty line. Rosie Sisson, 40, and her partner and two children have so far raised £447 while Gareth Rae, 54, has raised £228 for Oxfam, one of 33 organisations in the UK supporting Live Below the Line – a global fundraising challenge by the Global Poverty Project. Now in its third year, Live...

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