Balloonists wow crowds in near-perfect weather:?Thousands enjoyed the first night of the Bristol International Balloon Fiesta, as clear and calm weather provided near-perfect conditions for the annual spectacle. Yesterday evening, the first mass ascent rose into the air over Ashton Court, with eight ?Special Shapes? craft joining the more traditional balloons to wow the crowds.?A dragon, a dog and an Action Man were among the more unusual looking figures that made their way across the sky. More from The Post?
Care home under fire: Bristol City Council is investigating complaints about a Bedminster residential care home after families raised concerns.?The families of two residents have reported fears about bruises their relatives have suffered, and one family also has concerns about hygiene, which they have reported to the management at Honeymead, on West Street. More from The Post?
Bristol Labour MP criticises ?draconian? police candidate law:?An MP has described a rule that forced a party colleague to quit the race to become Avon and Somerset police commissioner as ?grossly unfair?. Bob Ashford, a former Frome councillor, said a crime he committed in 1966, when he was 13, barred him from standing.?Bristol East Labour MP Kerry McCarthy said the legislation was ?draconian?. More from BBC News?
Twitter ban backed during Clevedon Town Council meetings:?A Somerset councillor has said she will abide by a council decision to ban tweeting during meetings, despite being ?disappointed? by the result. Jane Geldart began using Twitter during Clevedon Town Council gatherings to try to get people involved in politics. The council voted on Wednesday following the motion proposed by councillor David Shopland.?Ms Geldart said she ?respected? the motion but would still tweet about council issues outside of meetings. More from BBC News?
Squatters move into prestigious city office block:?Squatter who left the Clifton Wood House mansion earlier this year have found a new prestigious home in the city centre.?The group have occupied a four-storey office block at 66 Queen Square.?They said that they entered the property two weeks ago and they have no plans to leave. They also assured the owners that they are looking after the property. More from The Post?
Plans for 550 homes mean hospital buildings will be knocked down:?Hospital buildings could be demolished to make way for 550 homes, according to more detailed plans for the future of the Frenchay Hospital site.?A?document?has been submitted to South Gloucestershire Council outlining the concept for the site once most health services have transferred to Southmead and Bristol Children?s Hospital in 2014. More from The Post?
News in brief
City preventing more people becoming homelessness: Bristol is challenging the national trend which is showing a sharp rise in the number of people becoming homeless, the council claims. Bristol has not seen the sort of rise in the number of people becoming homeless that has been recorded nationally. It is fourth-best performing authority in terms of preventing homelessness among seven core cities after Birmingham, Newcastle and Nottingham ? ahead of Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester. In all, the council prevented 2,969 people becoming homeless in 2011-12, the highest level the authority has ever recorded and an increase of 8% on 2010-11.
Plain tobacco packs encourage teens to heed health warnings:?New research shows that plain cigarette packaging may help to draw the attention of some adolescent smokers to the health warnings on the package.? If so, this may in turn deter young smokers from continuing to smoke. The findings, by researchers from the University of Bristol, are published online in the scientific journal?Addiction.
Bristol student goes stateside to follow American Football dream: A talented student from Bristol has been offered an opportunity of a lifetime, playing American Football in the United States.?Jordan Crouch, 19, from Downend, studied at SGS College and has been a member of the College?s American Football Academy, Bristol Academy PRIDE, since its birth in 2009.?Crouch has opted to attend Augustana College of Illinois on a scholarship.?He is the fifth player in two years to gain a scholarship to the US college football association through the PRIDE set-up.
Film star in Bristol gunfight: Richard E. Grant was yesterday spotted in Bristol taking part in a gunfight as he filmed scenes for his gritty new role.?The Withnail and I star, 55, was filming the Channel 4 drama ?The Fear? where he plays a formidable Brighton underworld figure.?But instead of filming at the Sussex tourist hotspot, Grant was pictured on location in Eastville.
Source: http://www.bristol247.com/2012/08/10/bristol-news-wire-august-10-2012/
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