We missed the warning signs over child abuse, vicar admits

Paedophile given 12-year sentence for sexual assaults on young boys

Talks over Bristol City's stadium are 'positive'

Bristol City FC is moving closer to a breakthrough in negotiations to lift one of the final hurdles in the way of its plans to build a...

Bristol Tory candidate ran up £330,000 debt

A Tory candidate in Bristol who is hoping to become one of the city's MPs at the General Election has run up debts – some still...

Bristol pedestrian dies in traffic accident

Breaking news: 12:15 PM

LATEST 12.17: Police are appealing for witnesses and information regarding this accident. They have also revealed that the pedestrian was a...

Bristol bus passengers welcome ticket policy move

Frequent bus users said operator First's decision to allow change tickets to be used as part payment for fares was well overdue.

Kraft won't show its hand for six months

It will be six months before Kraft makes a decision on the future of the Cadbury chocolate factory it now owns in Keynsham.

Dealer's drugs sent in post

A drug dealer who imported £30,000 worth of ketamine from India complained to undercover police officers his post was late when...

Wanted: 12 teachers to transform Bristol schools

Twelve top teachers are being recruited to help to transform Bristol's underachieving secondary schools. Bristol is below the national...

Making Bristol's Matthew a ship for everyone

A team of volunteers has been working in all weathers to get the Matthew through the maritime version of an MoT, ready for another year...

Rubbish row blows up as Bristol Tesco upsets neighbours

Residents in Redfield have complained about rubbish from a nearby Tesco store. They say the litter piles up outside their homes in...

Maynard and Campbell-Ryce injuries a big blow for Bristol City

Bristol City star Nicky Maynard will be out of action for at least two weeks.

I've plenty to offer Bristol Rovers, says new boy Heffernan

Paul Heffernan is relishing the chance to make his Bristol Rovers debut against Walsall tonight – and hopes he can quickly win...

Bristol Rovers defender Steve Elliott glad to be back

Steve Elliott may have chalked up more than 200 league starts for Bristol Rovers, but he has found first-team opportunities comparative...

Bristol City's Nyatanga puts pressure on England

Bristol City defender Lewin Nyatanga believes all the pressure will be on England when they meet Wales to contest a place at Euro 2012.

Now Clarkson is hoping his Bristol City career will take-off

Bristol City's David Clarkson insists the equalising goal he scored against Coventry on Saturday can serve as a platform from which to...

Facts and stats ahead of Bristol City's game at Watford

In the know: Watford v Bristol City

Future is bright for England, says Gloucestershire CCC bowler Kirby

Gloucestershire CCC bowler Steve Kirby feels confident the future of English cricket is in safe hands.

Watford in the spotlight ahead of game against Bristol City

Hornets boss Malky Mackay insists he players will have a point to prove when they return to action on home soil tonight

Imperial sink Bishopston in RFU Junior Vase

Imperial produced a powerful second-half display to surge clear of Bishopston and book a home clash against Honiton in the RFU Junior Vase.

In the know: Bristol Rovers v Walsall

Ticket details, the Post's prediction and past meetings for Bristol Rovers League One match against Walsall at the Memorial Stadium tonight.

Rod MacKinnon: We cannot wrap our children up in cotton wool

David was happy at school and did OK in his lessons but did not excel at anything.

George Ferguson: The Matthew has become a very special icon

This week the Matthew is high and dry at the historic Underfall Boat Yard having its bottom scraped by skipper Rob Salvidge of BBC...

Tim Davey: The house may well be tired. But then so am I

More years back than I care to remember, Shakin' Stevens zoomed his way to the top of the charts with a song called This Old House.

Rev Richard Barrett: We have a right to a good life and a good death

L ynn Gilderdale's mother was recently released by a jury, after being charged with attempted murder of her daughter who had said she wished to die. Sir Terry Pratchett, who suffers with...

Sarah Feeley: It was almost like I was in a trance at a seance

I have no idea where the voice came from, whether it had sat dormant for years just waiting to be unleashed, or whether in a nanosecond my brain had processed the circumstances before me and...

On the beat: What constitutes a parking obstruction can be a surprise

P ARKING and the obstructions caused by motor vehicles have always been an issue for the police. At every meeting that I attend I have on occasions been asked to take this problem away and...

Gerry Parker: Experts in plying a pantomime trade

I F you think of theatre in St Andrew's in Bristol, the first name that comes to mind is that of the Kelvin Players. One area of theatre this especially strong group has so far not fully...

Mike Ford: A lingering sense of smugness and divided community

I AM a concerned and active member of my local community, and someone who is keen to get involved in making Bristol a better place. Because of this, I attended the rather patronisingly...

Suzanne Savill: Responding to a crisis that has been building for years

I T seems almost certain that the former Jesters Comedy Club on the Cheltenham Road will soon become the site of the latest Tesco in Bristol. Meanwhile, it also seems certain that in...

Why don't we give teachers the respect they deserve?

This week sees National Teachers' Day celebrated in Mongolia, an event mirrored in almost every country throughout the world at some point in the year - except here writes Roger White.