• How to make the most of our river

  By Mr_Nemo

  " Lots of good ideas around including a bridge from Parade Gardens, and developing the...

            

   

  By Bath Chronicle at 11:00 on 02/02/12

  

  A new floating restaurant, light projections, hydro-electricity generation and water buses are all suggested in a far-reaching plan to breathe fresh life into the river through Bath. A group of expert volunteers has put together a 120-page blueprint which aims to put the Avon at the very heart of the city's life over the next three decades. The Bath Avon River Group says the potential of the 20 miles of the river through Bath and...

• Further misery for couple after wedding blow

  By ragreader

  @LeonMusmann do you really expect anything different from these harks?

            

   

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

  

  A COUPLE whose plans for their big day were ruined after a wedding company collapsed have been dealt another blow after learning their wedding insurance does not cover what they paid the company. IT manager Andrew Francombe, 27, and office manager Susan Crouch, 27, were due to marry at Chewton Place in Keynsham on April 10. Invitations to their dream day had already gone out to 70 guests when Aspire Venues Ltd went into administrati...

• Former cinema goes on market for £350,000

  By blahblkah

  Its got Tesco written all over it.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 01/02/12

  

  THE former home of Jesters Comedy Club in Cheltenham Road has been put up for sale. Metropolis – a converted cinema, which once housed the popular comedy brand and saw performances by live bands and regular burlesque cabaret nights – is now on the market for £350,000. The building has been put up for sale by the receivers. Jesters, which first opened in 1995, played host to many of Britain's best-known stand-up...

• It all adds up for visit of human calculator Scott

  By Kyngsmeadboy

  Maths is the only subject that counts.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 05:00 on 03/02/12

  

  MATHS whizz Scott Flansburg held students at Broadlands School in Keynsham spellbound with his remarkable numeracy skills. Mr Flansburg is nicknamed the Human Calculator. He holds the Guinness World Record for adding the same number to itself more times in 15 seconds than a person can do using a calculator. He is the ambassador for the World Educational Games next month, which aimd to involve more than five million young people. ...

• Sad end as popular Jesters Comedy Club is boarded up

  By ragreader

  The Manager best described here.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 07:00 on 07/01/12

  

  THE historic old home of Jesters Comedy Club in Cheltenham Road is now boarded up. Metropolis – a converted cinema, which once housed the popular comedy brand and saw performances by live bands and regular burlesque cabaret nights – now stands empty and abandoned. Jesters, which first opened in 1995, played host to many of Britain's best-known stand-up comedians including Bristol's own Justin Lee Collins and Keynsham-bor...

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