Bristol County, England News

IT'S the cross-city sporting showdown of the summer and captains Mark Dudbridge and Steve Brown are ready to reveal their teams for the North Bristol v South Bristol darts 'Smackdown'. The best players from the south of the river will take on the finest from the north on the oche at Mangotsfield United FC on Sunday, July 14 and the Bristol Post ... (more)

GEORGE and Oliver Amos who are unrelated bowled Frenchay to a 63-run defeat of Pucklechurch in the Bristol & District A XI League.

Green Orchard, the home Paul Archer designed for his parents outside Bristol, England, sows the seeds of an active retirement.

BRISTOL's newest European Tour player, Chris Lloyd, is confident he can retain his playing privileges for next year despite what he described as "a frustrating season so far." He was teeing off in Madeira today in his tenth tournament since winning his card at Tour School in December.

St Peter's Hospice's roots were in the community nurses who visited patients at home before there was a hospice building.

MAX Murphy and Cyrus Shafi were both in inspired form with the bat as Bristol YMCA Under-11s booked their place in round two of the Dave McCarthy Cup.

In loving memory of Patricia M. Drake, who passed away peacefully in her 77th year at Sudbury Regional Hospital on February 21, 2013.

BRT2 is just one of the three transport schemes proposed to address Bristol's transport problems; the other two being the new South Bristol Link road/BRT and BRT3.

THIS week in 1977 the IRA announced that they had killed a British Army officer, Captain Robert Nairac, whose family lived in Gloucestershire.

EASTON Cowboys battled back from being 6-3 and then 47-6 before clinching a nail-biting two-wicket win away to Midsomer Norton Methodists in Division Three of the Globe Sports North Somerset Saturday Conference.

A UNIVERSITY of Bristol physics technician used his lab to help prepare 10,000 of cocaine for sale on the city's streets.

Pop band Jls were forced to begin their appearance on British Tv show Deal Or No Deal on Sunday as a trio after singer Oritse Williams ' car broke down en route to the studio in Bristol, England.

The firm is in the midst of a review in Bristol, prompted by a petition campaign involving thousands of passengers.

WHEN I read that Bristol has been credited with the unwanted title of gridlocked city in the country I decided to look at the number of people using our railway stations.

MARK Stone provided the Senior Division bowling performance of the weekend after taking five wickets to help Hanham overcome Almondsbury.

On behalf of one of his constituents, Newcastle MP, Paul Farrelly has challenged Justice Secretary Chris Grayling regarding Court of Protection Proceedings.

Ishmael , 6, and Atticus Stoneking, 8, enjoy the hot weather at Stingray Bay after living in Bristol, England, for two years.

PLANS are expected to be submitted in the summer to build 70 low-cost homes near the derelict college site in Marksbury Road, Bedminster.

Barton Hill prop Scott Harvey packed down for scrum after scrum in the Bristol Combination Vase, then worked a night shift as a delivery driver - completely unaware that further injury could have potentially paralysed him.

Bristol drivers - if you go down to the Bearpit today you're sure of a big surprise, as you'll be greeted by a 12ft grizzly.