Bristol, England News

A hit-and-run driver who left a pensioner on his way to church dying in the road in Bristol is still at large a year on, police have said.

Trouble-makers in north Bristol have been warned that pubs and police are working together to stamp out crime and bad behaviour.

Road safety for bikers and cyclists could be improved - by the introduction of 'pioneering' anti-skid manhole covers to eight of Bristol's accident blackspots.

People who use help centres threatened with closure have accused Bristol City Council of carrying out consultation after decisions have been made.

Pupils gather outside the gates of Downend School, on May 1, 2009 in Bristol, England.

The greater Bristol area is set to get 186,000 to help pay for the fight against anti-social behaviour.

There were more than 1,300 assaults on NHS staff in the Bristol area in the last year, according to new Department of Health figures.

Work could start next year on a second major development at the M32 gateway to Bristol.

A senior Conservative MP has backed calls to scrap the controversial regional spatial strategy for the South West, which could lead to thousands of homes being built on green belt land in Greater Bristol.

Hundreds of gift filled shoeboxes have been donated to Operation Christmas Child but more are needed to help children less fortunate.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a historic apology Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life, triggering calls for compensation for the abuse and neglect that many suffered.

A dad-of-four lost his leg after he contracted a rare flesh-eating disease which nearly claimed his life.

Storms are thought to have led to a fire in a clubhouse near Bristol after a falling branch brought down an overhead power cable.

A Bristol man only found out his father had won a 45 million lottery jackpot when he saw him collect the cheque on TV.

Bristol's first 20mph areas are proposed for Inner East and Inner South Bristol.

A disabled Bristol man suffered a heart attack and drove his mobility scooter off a cycle path into a ditch, an inquest heard yesterday.

British artist Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol, England. During the 1990's Hirst was known as a wild child in the art world and his work embodied both everyday realism and provocative sensationalism.

Plans have gone on show outlining improvements to cycle routes through Filton, Patchway and Downend.

An anonymous tip-off led to driver Philip Wintle being pulled over by police when he was three-and-a-half times the drink-drive limit.

A police officer who was meant to stop Bristol shop-lifters stole two computer games and ruined his career.