Bristol Accommodation News
- Gloucestershire County Cricket win approval for £10m revamp of Bristol ground Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 3:13AMGloucestershire County Cricket Club has been given permission to go ahead with a £10million revamp of its Bristol home.
- Go-ahead to expand cricket club Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:27PMGloucestershire County Cricket Club is given the go-ahead to expand the capacity of its ground in Bristol to 20,000 seats.
- 100 years of aviation to be remembered with special exhibition Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 3:37AMHISTORIANS in Olveston are helping to celebrate 100 years of aviation with a special exhibition detailing the village’s contribution to the industry.
- Cricket: Ground boost for Gloucestershire Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 3:37AMBristol City Council planning officers have recommended approval of the two planning applications submitted by Gloucestershire to keep international cricket in Bristol.
- Gloucestershire sweat on expansion plans Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:46AMCounty news
- Gloucestershire sweat on expansion plans Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:43AMGloucestershire face an anxious wait to find out whether expansion plans for the County Ground in Bristol can go ahead.
- Cricket super stadium considered Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 8:28AMPlans to redevelop Gloucestershire County Cricket's club in Nevil Road, Bristol, are to be considered by councillors.
- Bristol planners back £10m cricket ground redevelopment Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 5:50AMThe future of international cricket matches in Bristol moved one step closer today.
- Helping others gave Bristol man strength to turn his own life around Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 3:06AMTonight's Channel 4 Secret Millionaire documentary shows how a businesswoman from Cheshire donated £130,000 to a Bristol homeless charity. David Clensy reports
- Do you want to travel the world . . . and get paid for it? Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:36AMA travel company is looking for people from Bristol interested in getting paid to spend the next 12 months travelling around the world.
- Click, pack and go: our pick of the week’s deals Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 5:27AMAfter British Airways cabin voted in favour of a strike this week with no indication of when staff might walk out (other than a promise not to strike over Easter), many of you may be feeling uneasy about choosing flights with the flag-carrying airline between now and May.
- India jail threat to plane spotters Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 12:19AMTwo plane spotters face up to three years in an Indian jail after they appeared in court yesterday accused of illegally monitoring aircraft.
- 3°C - Sunny Spells with only patchy cloud Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:46AMTWO British plane spotters face up to three years in an Indian jail after they appeared in court accused of illegally monitoring aircraft.
- Jail threat after Bristol planespotters admit monitoring aircraft in India Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 9:41AMTwo Bristol planespotters have pleaded guilty to illegally monitoring aircraft in India. Steven Ayres, 55, of St George, and Stephen Hampton, 46, of Keynsham, could face up to three years in prison for breach of India's Telegraph Act.
- British plane spotters bailed from Indian 'hell hole' after court finds they were held illegally Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 8:43AMStephen Hampton and Steven Ayres must remain in India until their fate is decided by the court. They are facing a fine and three years in jail.
- UK plane-spotters 'admit offence' Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 5:22AMTwo UK plane-spotters admit illegally monitoring aircraft in India, the MP fighting for their return home says.
- Bristol planespotters in court today as wife pleads for release Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 1:56AMTwo Bristol plane spotters were due in court today to face charges that could land them in an Indian jail for up to three years.
- Bristol residents will have to move out of housing Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 5:33AMA sheltered housing block in St George is being closed down forcing more than 30 elderly residents out of their homes.
- Russia 'obstructing Litvinenko murder inquiry' Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 4:59AMMarina Litvinenko a witness for oligarch Boris Berezovsky in libel battle over who was behind poisoning of ex-spy in London The widow of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who was poisoned with a radioactive isotope in 2006, appeared at the high court in London today to dismiss as "propaganda" claims that her husband's billionaire friend and benefactor was behind the murder. Marina ...
- Fall River regulations unfairly prohibit strip clubs, lawyer says Sunday, February 14, 2010 @ 8:22PMThe lawyer who filed a $2 million lawsuit last week on behalf of prospective strip club owner Gary Lund said the city’s zoning laws have make it prohibitive to offer adult entertainment in the city.
- I'm so proud Dad stood up for himself, says Earl Spencer's daughter Kitty Saturday, February 13, 2010 @ 5:52PMIn her first full interview, Earl Spencer’s daughter Kitty remembers her father’s notorious speech, the divorce battle -- and the crash that nearly killed the Spencer family
- Wind turbine plans are approved Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 6:31AMPLANS for a a 20 metre high wind turbine in Almondsbury have been given the go-ahead.
- Bristol's empty properties plan for homeless Friday, February 5, 2010 @ 2:14AMCouncil powers are to be used to move homeless families into some of the city's 7,000 empty properties. Empty Dwelling Management Orders (EDMOs) are to be used in a bid to move some of the 12,000 people on the housing waiting list into empty accommodation.
- Greece 2010: accommodation guide Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:12AMOur guide to finding holiday accommodation in Greece, from luxury hotels to villas and cottages.
- Travel advice: Compensation for lost or delayed luggage Thursday, February 4, 2010 @ 6:09AMSophie Butler offers tips on what to do if an airline loses or mislays your luggage.
- Three Americans In London, Fighting For War Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 4:14PMCitizens of London is Lynne Olson's history of three Americans who helped steer the United States toward World War II. Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman and John Gilbert Winant sold the war to the American public and to President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- Old folks homes in Bristol facing overhaul Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 3:31AMOrganisations representing older people in South Gloucestershire have welcomed moves to transform accommodation for the elderly.
- Convicted for the 40th time . . . banned driver who raced through Bristol streets at 60mph Wednesday, February 3, 2010 @ 2:46AMA career criminal has reached his 39th and 40th convictions for driving while banned.
- Lifelong Bristol Rovers supporter celebrates his centenary Tuesday, February 2, 2010 @ 4:16AMLifelong Bristol Rovers supporter Bill Newcombe has celebrated his 100th birthday.
- Pair jailed for 8 years after vicious attack in Bristol Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 7:01AMTwo thugs who savagely beat a man and left him brain-damaged have been jailed for eight years each.
- Crackdown on spread of student ghettos in Bristol Friday, January 29, 2010 @ 2:32AMNew rules are being put in place by Parliament that will stop the spread of student 'ghettos' in Bristol.
- Police plan to build new 50 cell station in Bristol Thursday, January 28, 2010 @ 2:11AMAvon and Somerset Constabulary is planning to build a new station and more than 50 custody cells in Filton. As part of a force-wide programme for new police accommodation, called Building for the Future, the new custody centre would help solve a historic shortage of cells to hold suspects before they are charged or released.
- From calling to reality in Romania Wednesday, January 27, 2010 @ 5:22AMThe love of Jesus is filling the void left after the downfall of communism in Romania
- Savage beating left Bristol father brain damaged, court told Tuesday, January 26, 2010 @ 3:32AMA father-of-four was left brain damaged after being kicked in the head by two men, a jury was told.
- Re-appointments To The Advisory Board On The Registration Of Homeopathic Products Monday, January 25, 2010 @ 9:32AMThe Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the Appointments Commission are pleased to announce the re-appointment of the Chair and one member to the Advisory Board on the Registration of Homeopathic Products (ABRHP). The ABRHP is an independent body that works closely with the MHRA, advising UK health ministers on the regulation of homeopathic products. Dr Tim Chambers ...
- Screaming man on fire tackled to ground and rescued by Bristol residents after hellish blaze Saturday, January 23, 2010 @ 2:33AMResidents of a Clifton street fought to save a man after he ran down their road engulfed in flames.
- R.I.s long-term jobless faced with retooling Friday, January 22, 2010 @ 6:04AMWARWICK - Mary Walker, a banker with 28 years of experience, knows what it's like to be laid off. Twice.
- South West England to get new mountain bike trails Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 6:40AM£7.5m investment to boost riding
- 700 hens rehomed after Bristol reader appeal Tuesday, January 19, 2010 @ 3:48AMSeven hundred ex-battery farm hens spent their first ever day of freedom yesterday, after being rescued from farms across the Bristol area. The Evening Post reported last week that the Battery Hen Welfare Trust was collecting 700 chickens from farms across the region at the weekend, and appealed for new retirement homes in the city.
- BUCKS BRIEFS Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 8:05AMBUCKS BRIEFS for January 18
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star, 10, gives up £100 fee to help her friends Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 4:19AMA young performer in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang has pledged to donate her fee to a meningitis charity after a friend was struck by the disease.
- 100 years ago in Bucks Monday, January 18, 2010 @ 4:11AMA fire that means considerable to patrons of our trolley line was that which completely destroyed Loder's store at the bridge on Saturday morning. Placed at the junction between the Torresdale and Bristol division, the store formed a central point for its characteristic business and for the accommodation and comfort of waiting passengers and we should suppose that it would soon be rebuilt. We ...
- A New Generation Of Holidays In The Greek Islands Friday, January 15, 2010 @ 7:49AMWith the increasing number of both scheduled and charter flights to the Greek Islands, and the advent of a generation of travellers increasingly more confident about making their own holiday arrangements, many tour operators are now offering ‘accommodation only’ options and more flexible rental periods and changeover days.
- Confession signature code reveals Briton's torture in Cairo prison Thursday, January 14, 2010 @ 5:06PMA BRITON accused of trying to overthrow the Egyptian Government inserted a secret message into his “confession” to show it was obtained under torture, The Times can reveal.
- Get Digital launched to boost internet access for silver surfers Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 11:33PMNearly 20,000 people living in sheltered housing will get access to the internet under £2.9m plans being developed by the Government to boost the number of silver surfers.
- North Devon 'invaluable' to offshore windfarm project, say developers Wednesday, January 13, 2010 @ 8:19AMTHE company chosen to develop proposals for a £4.5billion offshore wind farm in the Bristol Channel has said that North Devon could play an "invaluable" part in the project.
- Cold comfort Monday, January 11, 2010 @ 2:29AMMore homeless people take up the offer of free meals
- The escapees travelling the world while working online Sunday, January 10, 2010 @ 12:16AMAnother day, another dollar ... the right job could mean a very different office. Photograph: Woods Wheatcroft/Getty It's not unusual for disillusioned graduates to pack a bag and hit the road, but what distinguishes dive enthusiasts Ben Stokes, 30, and Sarah Kemsley, 31, is that they kept going.
- Disaster strikes twice for Bristol mum and daughter Saturday, January 9, 2010 @ 3:36AMA family have lost their second home in four months, this time escaping a blaze in the home they moved to after losing their house to the credit crunch.
- Windfarm will boost North Devon economy, says council Friday, January 8, 2010 @ 9:19AMDEVON County Council said it was "working hard" to maximise the economic benefits of the Atlantic Array offshore windfarm. The council, in conjunction with Regen South West, the Regional Development Agency and North Devon Plus, hopes to secure a "significant" number of jobs for North Devon.