A young mother accused of running a drugs den at her council home has been evicted with the help of the campaigning Bristol Evening Post.

She was one of several people targeted in the newspaper's Shop a Pusher campaign.

In June, 12 readers rang a special Post hotline claiming the woman was dealing drugs.

So the newspaper sent a photograper to her street and he took pictures of several callers to her home.

Now, following a house possession hearing at Bristol County Court, she and her partner have been told they must leave the premises by January 11.

At the hearing, neighbours said that the house had received up to 40 visitors a day.

They told the court how they installed CCTV cameras outside their own homes to film the comings and goings at the house.

Because of the court proceedings the Evening Post had been prevented from publishing their photos of the woman for legal reasons.

But following the judge's decision it published a large front page photo of her.

So far, 50 people have been arrested following tip-offs to the Post's Shop a Pusher help line.

And in an opinion piece, the paper said: "Once again, decent people have shown they can and will fight back against the drugs scourge which constantly maligns their community.

"It's not an easy battle but with all our support its one they deserve to win."

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