Life and Style feed - This Is Bristol

Tim -Davey - A pain in the arm

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Saturday morning call from the doctor's surgery was one I could have done without.

Girl Friday: When myths become reality

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

When someone spilled red wine on my dress, I grabbed a glass of white wine and ran to the ladies'. Almost everyone I passed on the way shrieked "throw white wine on it, it'll get the stain out!". Hello – that's why I had a glass of it in my hand.

Another world of luxury

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

When it comes to northern African winter break destinations, Egypt and Morocco have long been the two major players, attracting British visitors with their mix of culture, sunshine, history and sandy beaches.

Nadia Achha: Being a teenager prepares you for making decisions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Adults always seem to say the best years of their lives were their schooldays. However, I have always looked forward to leaving school and becoming more independent.

On the beat: It isn't always 'boy racers' who flout the law

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

This week my 17-year-old daughter passed her driving test. Waiting for her to come through the door after she had finished so we could find out how she had fared was nerve racking and I found myself pacing the floor like an expectant father.

Rachael Sugden: My sister's Top Shop T-shirt

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

I first visited Bristol in the late Nineties, solely to go shopping with my sister.

Mike Ford: Bristol eyesore is a nightmare of concrete and broken economy

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

More than three million passengers arrive into Bristol Temple Meads every year, and what view awaits them when pulling into one of the grandest stations in the whole of Europe?

The old Royal Mail building which stands there looming on the horizon like a haunted house in Chernobyl, a nightmare of concrete and broken economy.

Suzanne Savill: Isn't it fishy that Blue Reef in Bristol is charging more?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Nearly fifty quid? To see some fish? For a moment I must have looked a bit like a goldfish, as my mouth opened and shut in astonishment after hearing the admission fees for Bristol's new Blue Reef Aquarium.

Farooq Siddique: Ignorance is causing resentment of Muslims in UK

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT

Last week, I supported the idea of a memorial for the tens of thousands of Muslims who sacrificed their lives defending this country in the two world wars. I certainly did not expect the vociferous backlash I got in the online comments.

Rob Stokes: Looking after the kids

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Who says you cannot learn from your children? Take music for example. I like a wide range of music but don't ask me to explain the technicalities.

George Ferguson: Greater Bristol needs transport authority

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The transport fiasco that has led Bristol's three surrounding authorities to pull out of the proposed Integrated Transport Authority has shown up the "County that used to be Avon" (CUBA) to be a pathetic alliance.

Rethinking holidays really pays off

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

IAN ONIONS and his family turned their back on overseas travel this year and headed for Britain's south coast instead

Comment: Two sides to tale of poison woman

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Almost always there are two sides to every story. Take the case today of Sophie Mardon.

Tim Davey: I'm glad I don't do the Euro-millions

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

I don't do the Euro-millions lottery. I'm glad I don't. Otherwise this week would have been unbearable.

Rev Richard Barrett: Jesus said to give. He did not tell us to be doormats

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Tough love is the best parenting. That's the finding of a new report that has followed 9,000 families to see how their children are parented.

Girl Friday: Men don't realise ladies object to mockery

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Your boyfriend flying home a day early from a business trip and surprising you is a lovely gesture. Your boyfriend surprising you while you're bleaching your moustache and growing out your leg-hair before a waxing appointment? Not so lovely...

More than just beaches in Alicante

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Often in the shadow of its larger-than-life neighbour Alicante offers the ultimate chance to combine city and beach life showing there is more to the Costa Blanca than Benidorm, says LIZ WEBSTER

PC Martin Hudd: Mindless vandalism in Bristol can be frightening

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

It is pleasing to report that the Halloween and bonfire night weekends in Bristol appear to have passed off reasonably quietly.

Mike Ford: Do my comments upset you?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The other day as I was sitting down and signing some more fan photos of myself (£5.99 + P&P) when I got an email from my manager, alerting me to the presence of a Bristol blog evidently written by someone from Berate, and a firm member of the linen-pyjamas and wheatgrass toothpaste brigade (I'm refusing to name the person or the blog as he does not deserve to get publicity off the back of my high-profile).

Suzanne Savill: Bristol's no-drinking zones are ignored

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The 'No Street Drinking Zone' signs in Bristol have taken on an ironic quality. They've gone the way of double yellow lines outside shops on Whiteladies Road, or signs outside pubs in residential areas asking patrons not to make too much noise when leaving.