Evening Post (Bristol, UK)

Street Artists Hold 12-Day Exhibition ; a Group of Urban Artists Are Holding an Exhibition of Street Art in Stokes Croft.

A group of urban artists are holding an exhibition of street art in Stokes Croft. Steal From Work are holding the 12-day 12 days of Xmas event at the former motorcycle showroom.

Environmental Trust Plans to Turn Site Into Nature Reserve ; Plans Have Been Revealed to Transform an Overgrown Piece of Farmland in Nailsea Into a New Nature Reserve.

Plans have been revealed to transform an overgrown piece of farmland in Nailsea into a new nature reserve. The Nailsea Environment and Wildlife Trust (NEAT) has applied for funding to buy six acres at Moorend Spout and turn it into a reserve.

Bristol East Mp Warns of Need to Be More Judemental After Shannon Matthews Case ; Society Must Be More Judgmental to Prevent Repeats of the Tragic Shannon Matthews and Baby P Child Cruelty Cases, a Labour Mp Will Warn.

Society must be more judgmental to prevent repeats of the tragic Shannon Matthews and Baby P child cruelty cases, a Labour MP will warn. Kerry McCarthy says she can understand why people resent paying taxes so people like Karen Matthews "can stay at home, watch TV and have numerous children who are supported by the welfare state" and admits some people are unemployable.

Molester Jailed for Kingswood Attack ; an Illegal Immigrant Who Molested a Woman with Learning Difficulties in Bristol has Been Jailed for Two Years and 9 Months.

An illegal immigrant who molested a woman with learning difficulties in Bristol has been jailed for two years and 9 months. Mohamed Hamid approached the 28-year-old and took her to a quiet open space in Kingswood where he forced her to the ground and abused her, Bristol Crown Court heard.

Yatton Parish Council Gets Fourth Chairman in a Year ; Troubled Yatton Parish Council has Been Forced to Elect Its Fourth Chairman in Just Over a Year.

Troubled Yatton Parish Council has been forced to elect its fourth chairman in just over a year. Karen Lee-Bapty resigned after just six months in the role, saying her decision was because of personal reasons in a statement to the parish council meeting this week.

Yate School 'Now Satisfactory' - Ofsted ; a Yate School has a Clear Sense of Direction and More Effective Teaching As a Result of Improvements Made in the Last Year, According to Ofsted Inspectors.

A Yate school has a clear sense of direction and more effective teaching as a result of improvements made in the last year, according to Ofsted inspectors. Their report said Fromebank Junior School had "improved significantly" during that time and was now satisfactory.

Weston Murder Witness Loses Cannabis Jail Appeal ; a Weston-Super-Mare Man Who Claimed He Only Confessed to Producing Cannabis Because He Feared Being Implicated in a Murder has Failed in His Appeal Against His Conviction.

A Weston-super-Mare man who claimed he only confessed to producing cannabis because he feared being implicated in a murder has failed in his appeal against his conviction. Minu Pham, 29, of Southend Road was helping police find the killer of a Vietnamese cannabis farmer when he confessed to producing cannabis himself.

Bristol Couple's Christmas Lights Show for Charity ; Bristol Builder Mark Williams First Decorated the Outside of His Patchway House with Christmas Lights When His Children Were Young.

Bristol builder Mark Williams first decorated the outside of his Patchway house with Christmas lights when his children were young. Its a habit he couldn't give up - despite the fact that his son, Bruce, and daughter, Emma, are grown up and he's a grandfather of three.

Portishead's Festive Fair Goes Back to Victorian Roots ; Portishead Will Be Turned Into a Festive Wonderland Tonight for the Town's Annual Victorian Evening.

Portishead will be turned into a festive wonderland tonight for the town's annual Victorian evening. Dozens of charitable groups have already booked their stalls, which will be set up along the High Street for the annual festive fair.

Ofted Report Finds Primary School's Standards Have Improved ; Standards Have Started to Rise at Barley Close Primary School in Mangotsfield After a Period of Decline.

Standards have started to rise at Barley Close Primary School in Mangotsfield after a period of decline. Inspectors from Ofsted have praised the improvements made and said the school was now graded as satisfactory.

Badvent Calendar: Day 12 ; the Man Behind Today's Window Is Wanted for Cracking a Shop Window After He Tried to Use a Bank Card Without Knowing the Pin Number.

The man behind today's window is wanted for cracking a shop window after he tried to use a bank card without knowing the PIN number. He kicked the window in anger after workers in McColls in Little Stoke refused to serve him unless he produced another form of ID.

Swimming the English Channel in Thornbury Leisure Centre ; Marion Kayaalp and Sue Seve Didn't Know Each Other Before Doing a Charity Swim in Thornbury.

Marion Kayaalp and Sue Seve didn't know each other before doing a charity swim in Thornbury. But they've become good friends over the last three months.

Police Sell Cycle Helmets at Nailsea Roadshow ; Cyclists Can Buy Reduced-Price Helmets at a Police Roadshow in Nailsea On Saturday to Encourage Them to Ride Safely.

Cyclists can buy reduced-price helmets at a police roadshow in Nailsea on Saturday to encourage them to ride safely. Police started the Cycle Safe initiative four weeks ago with the introduction of Operation Jewel.

Public Praised for Their Patience During Bridge Repair Works ; Residents, Motorists and Pedestrians Have Been Praised for Their Patience During Repair Work On the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

Residents, motorists and pedestrians have been praised for their patience during repair work on the Clifton Suspension Bridge. A pounds650,000 project to resurface the roadway and install a new drainage system has seen months of roadworks and closures at the bridge.

Support Bristol's Children's Toy Appeal ; Bristol's Cirque Bijou has Joined Forces with Toy Shop the Entertainer to Donate a Hi-Tech Teddy to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal.

Bristol's Cirque Bijou has joined forces with toy shop The Entertainer to donate a hi-tech teddy to the Evening Post Christmas Toy Appeal. Readers are invited to join the circus production company, which donated an I-Teddy given by the shop in Cabot Circus, by bringing toys or money for the appeal to our offices in Temple Way.

Bristol Fireworks Fiesta Organisers Donate Pounds3,000 to Children's Appeal Despite Wet Weather ; Organisers of Last Month's Fireworks Fiesta On the Downs in Bristol Have Given Pounds3,000 to the Lord Mayor's Christmas Appeal for Children - Even Though the Event Was Nearly a Wash-Out.

Organisers of last month's Fireworks Fiesta on The Downs in Bristol have given pounds3,000 to the Lord Mayor's Christmas Appeal for Children - even though the event was nearly a wash-out. Heavy rain reduced spectator numbers from the usual 15,000 to 5,000 and left the site, near the water tower, a quagmire.

Masterchef Goes Back to His Whitchurch School Kitchen ; Masterchef Finalist Dean Edwards Opened a Pounds50,000 Children's Kitchen at His Local Primary School.

Masterchef finalist Dean Edwards opened a pounds50,000 children's kitchen at his local primary school. The facility at Whitchurch Primary School means the 190 pupils aged four to 11 will be able to have cookery lessons as part of the curriculum.

Bristol Debt Advice Centre's Tips On Keeping Up with Rent ; the Bristol Debt Advice Centre Is Warning People Against Getting Behind with the Rent When the Credit Crunch Starts to Bite - However Appealing an Option It May Seem.

The Bristol Debt Advice Centre is warning people against getting behind with the rent when the credit crunch starts to bite - however appealing an option it may seem. It could be the road to ruin if you're a tenant already feeling the pinch in the economic downturn.

Church Stages Fashion Show to Raise Funds for Restoration ; a Parish Church Looking to Restore Its Historic Building has Raised Nearly Pounds400 with a Fashion Show.

A parish church looking to restore its historic building has raised nearly pounds400 with a fashion show. St. Mary's Church in Bitton, a Grade I listed building dating back to William the Conqueror, joined forces with Eleganza, a Bristol-based online clothing boutique, to host a fashion show.

Bristol Churches Run Fifth Giving Trees Christmas Appeal ; Three Churches On Whiteladies Road Have Christmas Trees On Display Under Which People Can Leave a Gift for Bristol Charities.

Three churches on Whiteladies Road have Christmas trees on display under which people can leave a gift for Bristol charities. Tyndale Baptist Church, Victoria Methodist Church and Redland Park United Reform Church are running their fifth Giving Trees project.