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Animated Guide About Radiotherapy for Youngsters Wins Top Award

AN animated guide to cancer treatment featuring young Bristol patients has won a national award. One Of A Kind! A Guide To Radiotherapy was made in collaboration with Aardman Animations and staff from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

Soldiers to Share Tales of Life in Afghanistan ; City's Tankies to Feature in the Evening Post

A GROUP of city soldiers in Afghanistan will be sharing their stories with readers of the Evening Post. Over the next six months we will be providing updates from our Bristol soldiers in the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, the oldest tank unit in the world.

Trial Set Over Specimen Claim

Youths' Brawl Leads to Arrest

A FIGHT in Yatton involving around 20 youths saw two people end up in hospital and one person arrested. Concerned residents living in the High Street called police at about 1.30am on Saturday, November 6, after a gang of youngsters started the fight in Somerfield car park.

Hotelier Kit Signs Books

HOTELIER, television presenter and author Kit Chapman was at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway to sign copies of his latest book. The proprietor of the Castle at Taunton unravels the turbulent story of his family in the pages of My Archipelago and he was invited to Waterstone's on Saturday to meet some of his readers.

Churchgoers Flocking Back Across Region

CHURCH attendance in the Diocese of Bristol grew by 11 per cent in one year. The attendance figures are taken from church censuses in October 2009, compared with the year before, and could now be even higher, a spokesman for the diocese said.

Care Home Thief Fails to Win Appeal

A CARE worker who stole a vulnerable client's Pounds 7,000 nest egg - which she had dreamt of using to buy a caravan - has failed in a Court of Appeal bid for freedom. Judge Anthony Morris QC, sitting in London's Court of Appeal with Mrs Justice Dobbs, said Sandra Hatherley committed a "disgraceful breach of trust" when she plundered her young victim's bank account to feed her gambling addiction.

Girl Power On the Rugby Field

AN all-girl rugby team were runners-up in a mixed rugby tournament for Bristol schools. The team from St Matthias and Dr Bell's Primary School in Fishponds took part in the annual MET cluster rugby tournament on Bristol Met's artificial grass pitches.

Man Kicked His Pregnant Partner in the Stomach

three-month curfew in which he must stay at home between 9pm and 6am and wear an electronic tag. He said Belgium should "carry it out to the letter", or it would be prison.

Truth Is Out On Benefits 'Lie Detector'

LIE detector tests introduced in Bristol to trap benefit fraudsters do not work, the Government has ruled. In a Pounds 2 million trial at 24 councils, including Bristol, more than 5,000 telephone calls with people claiming housing benefit, council tax, income support and Jobseeker's Allowance were listened to using voice Risk Analysis.

Drug Dealer Ordered to Pay Back Pounds 77,000 He Got From His Crimes

A CONVICTED drug dealer has been ordered to pay Pounds 77,343 he made through crime. Under a Proceeds of Crime Act confiscation hearing at Bristol Crown Court, Jonathan Styles, 39, of Victor Street, Barton Hill, was subject to the order made by Judge Julian Lambert.

Council Vote On Scrapping Park Sell Off ; Main Political Parties Have Differing Views On Open Spaces

BRISTOL city councillors will have the chance to scrap the green spaces plan tomorrow. A motion is due to be discussed at the full council meeting at Council House, College Green, at 2pm.

Theft Charge

Inmate Walked Out in Protest

OPEN prison inmate Dale Wheeler, of no fixed address, walked out of HMP Leyhill and went to the nearby Huntsman pub before handing himself to police an hour later. Bristol Crown Court heard he was unhappy with conditions at the open prison and wanted to leave.

Deadline for School Places Draws Near

THE application deadline for children starting school in September next year is fast approaching. Children born between September 1, 2006 and August 31, 2007, can start school in September 2011 and the deadline for applications for places from parents and carers is January 15.

Grant to Help Communities Be Greener

A GRANTS jackpot of Pounds 50,000 is on offer to community groups throughout Bristol attempting to reduce their carbon footprint. The Community Chest grant scheme has been launched by electricity company Western Power Distribution in partnership with the Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE).