A weekly column reproduced from the Bristol Evening Post Page 1 of 2 It’s that time of year again when there’s only the big, hard yellow toffees left in the Quality Street tin. So it’s time to make a few
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Post succeeds in bid to name boy who murdered at 16
The identity of a Bristol teenager, who faces at least 11 years in jail after being found guilty of murder, has been made public after the Evening Post persuaded a judge to remove his anonymity. The Bristol Evening Post successfully
Defendants named as two papers overturn court orders
Two newspapers have overturned bans on identifying people involved in crown court proceedings after appealing to the judges involved. The Southern Daily Echo persuaded Judge David Griffiths, sitting in Southampton, that to name a 15-year-old who admitted robbery and grievous
Letter to magistrates wins naming concession
The Bristol Evening Post and the Somerset Mercury have won the right to name two tearaways who were banned from the centre of Weston-super-Mare. Lawyers acting for the Post sent a letter to magistrates asking them not to impose an
Political editor puts FOI Act to the test
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Resolved complaints
Resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC during July, August & September 2001 The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff,
Resolved complaints
Resolved complaints dealt with by the Press Complaints Commission during October, November and December 2000 The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the
Billie Piper backs Clubsafe
Page 1 of 2 Pop star Billie Piper has become the latest celebrity to add her support to the Bristol Evening Post’s ClubSafe campaign. Fresh from her performance at Smash Hits Poll Winner’s party the 18-year-old from Swindon told the
Post campaign goes to No 10
A Bristol Evening Post campaign to win compensation for a city man, left disabled following a routine whooping cough injection as a baby, has been sent to No 10 Downing Street. Enid and Ivor Needs have written to Tony Blair
Post behind drugs eviction
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
ClubSafe sells more than 4,000 alarms
Sales of personal safety alarms as part of the Bristol Evening Post’sClubSafe campaign have broken through the 4,000 barrier. Police admitted they have been “staggered” by the response to the initiative and now plans are being made to spend the
Clubsafe gathers pace
A campaign to make Bristol safer for women at night is gathering pace. The Bristol Evening Post’s Clubsafe now has the backing of 16 bars and clubs in the city, as well as 10 taxi firms. The campaign was started
Girl band backs newspaper safety campaign
One of the UK’s most popular all-girl bands have added their support to theBristol Evening Post’s ClubSafe campaign. Atomic Kitten, who are currently riding high in the charts with their hitI Want Your Love, said they hoped the initiative would
Personal alarms for journalists
Bosses at the Bristol Evening Post have bought 700 personal safety alarms to hand out to staff. The newspaper obtained the alarms as part of its ClubSafe initiative – aimed at improving the personal safety of female revellers in Bristol.
Plight of vaccine victim highlighted
The Bristol Evening Post has launched a campaign to win compensation for a city man left brain-damaged after a routine vaccination when he was a baby. Matthew Needs, 25, is one of just two people who will miss out on
£100,000 memorial garden is on its way
A Bristol Evening Post-backed campaign to raise £100,000 to open a memorial in the city to merchant sailors who lost their lives at sea has hit its target. The paper joined forces with the local branch of the Merchant Navy