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Bristol mass transit network gets major £800million boost

3 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The investment will improve transport infrastructure across the regionTrams and light rail are “on the table” for Bristol following a major boost for the city’s hopes of a mass transit system. The Treasury will today (June 4) announce almost £800million of transport funding for the South West - £200million of which will be for developing some sort of mass transit network.
Live: Heavy police presence in Bristol street

4 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

There is a heavy police presence in a Bristol street this evening (Monday, June 2). One eyewitness has reported seeing around ten police cars in the Gainsborough Square area of Lockleaze. The eyewitness told BristolLive: "There's something going on, loads of police and more around the other side of the square, too. There are nine marked police cars and at least two unmarked." This is an ongoing incident and BristolLive has contacted the police for more information.
Family pays tribute to 'adored' Bristol dad killed in motorbike crash

4 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

Rob Best from Bradley Stoke was en route to Normandy with a friendThe family of a Bristol man who died in a collision on the A36 in Wiltshire, have released a heartfelt tribute describing him as a "good husband, father, son, brother and friend". Rob Best, 62, from Bradley Stoke, was en route to Normandy with a friend when he was involved in a fatal incident on Saturday morning (May 31).
Bristol man arrested after car flips onto its roof in crash

4 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor |Molly Seaman

One person was hospitalised with serious injuriesA 41-year-old man from Bristol was arrested following a two-vehicle crash in the Cotswolds. Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash where a car flipped onto its roof on London Road in Stroud. A driver was hospitalised with serious injuries following the two-vehicle crash near a petrol station. Two cars - a white Ford EcoSport and a grey Skoda Superb - crashed just before midnight on April 30.
I had a pint in the Bristol sports bar with its own five-a-side courts and gym

6 days ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

It also serves Calippo slushesWalk into the bar at the Imperial Sports Ground most evenings and you’re sure to be greeted by a strong waft of Lynx shower gel. That’s because the majority of freshly showered visitors to this large sports bar are there for a refreshing pint after a five-a-side football session, a work-out in the gym or a sweaty game on the squash court.
One person in hospital after incident closes key south Bristol road

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The car driver failed to stop at the scenePolice officers are responding to a serious incident in Hartcliffe this evening (Thursday, May 29) involving a car. One person has been taken to hospital with injuries that are not thought to be life-threatening. The car driver failed to stop at the scene and enquiries to identify them are continuing this evening.
New Banksy artwork appears in undisclosed location

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

The image of a lighthouse is accompanied by the words 'I want to be what you see in me'Bristol artist Banksy has put an image of a lighthouse and the words "I want to be what you see in me" in an undisclosed location. The image on his Instagram has two older people walking their two dogs near the artwork, which is in black and white with the lighthouse tower shining outwards. Another picture shows a blurred person riding a scooter and a graffiti tag close by the artwork.
Bristol man's horror ordeal in African prison

1 week ago | msn.com | Mark Taylor

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Bristol man's horror ordeal in African prison

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

Richard Perham was held for 100 days in Guinea's notorious Conakry Central PrisonA Bristol man is back home after being detained in one of Africa's most dangerous prisons for more than 100 days. Richard Perham, 29, and fellow Briton Paul Inch, 50, were kept in Guinea's notorious Conakry Central Prison for over three months. The pair had travelled to the West African nation for a brief work assignment, retrieving equipment from a research balloon that had gone off course.
The seaside pub where the locals drink but 'strangers' are more than welcome

1 week ago | bristolpost.co.uk | Mark Taylor

As well as live sport on the TV, it has a dartboard and cribWelly wanging, egg dropping and Dorset knob lobbing - just three of the competitive sports on offer at The Criterion over the past year or so. Not inside the pub - health and safety comes first of course - but in the street outside and all to raise money for local charities and causes. Tucked away just off the seafront at Weston-super-Mare, behind the crazy golf course, The Criterion is thought by many to be one of the town’s oldest pubs.