• Step sister arrested after Christmas dinner tension boils over into attack

  By Ems12321

  Classy.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 04/02/12

  

  A MUM-of-three was arrested on Christmas day after a family argument boiled over and she attacked her two step-sisters. Zoe Howland had gone to celebrate with her extended family in Ashton Drive, Ashton. The 37-year-old got up early with her children to open presents but later in the day a combination of too much alcohol and a misplaced comment led to emotions getting out of hand. Firstly Howland assaulted her step-sisters and...

• Youngsters give coats to keep elderly warm

  By Kyngsmeadboy

  I am trying to picture my 88 year old mum in a white Adidas top.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 04/02/12

  

  CHILDREN at St Teresa's Catholic Primary School in Monks Park have been helping older people keep cosy in the cold snap. The warm-hearted youngsters collected coats to give to the charity Age UK for sale in its shops. Their contribution is part of the organisation's Spread the Warmth campaign. The pupils handed over the coats at the Age UK shop in Bedminster.

• Dog rescued after 45-minute ordeal in icy pond

  By Dingslady

  Yes, it is just as well the owner didn't go in after the dog if it took 45 minutes for the emergency...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 04/02/12

  

  A DOG was rescued by firefighters after spending 45 minutes stuck in a freezing cold pond. Collie/Jack Russell cross Clifford was being walked by his owner along Wharf Lane in Portbury when he fell through ice on the frozen-over pond. The incident happened yesterday morning at around 10.30am. His owner immediately dialled 999 but when firefighters arrived with an inflatable rescue sled Clifford had been treading water for around 45...

• 'Breast implants feel like they are on fire' says Bristol woman

  By SpinyHedgehog

  @andyyandyy "Two main points as getting fed up of reading so many of these stories. Like a lot of...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 02/02/12

  

  A BEDMINSTER woman says she has been left anxious and in pain after she was told her breast implants have ruptured. Emma Newman said her breasts have felt hard and as if they were "on fire" for almost 18 months. At an appointment after she heard about issues with PIP implants the 36-year-old said she was told that she has three ruptures in her left breast and one in her right. But despite Linia Cosmetic Surgery telling to...

• Concern for pupils in Bristol in curriculum shake-up

  By J12345678

  Out of interest if these pupils are doing these vocational subject and getting the equivalent of 4/5...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 02/02/12

  

  HEAD teachers in Bristol are worried that Education Secretary Michael Gove's shake-up of vocational qualifications will have a negative impact on some pupils and schools. They say the diverse curriculum they have been able to offer in recent years has helped engage young people and encouraged them to attend school, work hard and gain good results. And there are fears that if some teenagers are forced to study a strongly academic...

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