An 18-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with killing a Bristol pensioner, who was robbed of just £5. The arrest and subsequent court appearance came just a day after the Bristol Evening Post offered a £1,000 reward for fresh

A regional newspaper has launched a series of initiatives in a campaign to curb street crime after a 77 per cent rise in robberies in Avon and Somerset last year. Launching the campaign, the front page showed the faces of

The Bristol Evening Post is fighting to keep a family of asylum seekers in Britain. In a bold move over a controversial issue, the paper is inviting readers to complete and return coupons to pledge their support for the refugees.

The Bristol Evening Post’s Clubsafe campaign has taken a new twist – as it warns women to be wary of spiked drinks on nights out. The initiative was originally launched to ensure women got home safely after two local women

A newspaper campaign that is helping women to get home safely at night has gone from strength to strength in its first year. The ‘ClubSafe’ initiative was launched by the Bristol Evening Post after two high profile murders of lone

The Bristol Evening Post’s ClubSafe campaign is continuing to grow, with 25 local nightspots in the city signing up to the personal safety drive so far. The Depot, which describes itself as Bristol’s premier underground venue, is the latest club

A newspaper’s campaign to protect women clubbers in Bristol, is receiving nationwide recognition. Clubsafe, an appeal launched by the Bristol Evening Post, is featured in the latest edition of a magazine read by every police force in England and Wales.

One of the main driving forces behind the Bristol Evening Post’s campaign to open Merchant Navy memorial in the city has died – just two months before the tribute is due to open. Stockwood man Douglas Davidson – known to

Work has finally started to build a special harbourside memorial dedicated to the thousands of Bristol merchant seaman who have died at sea. Construction experts have laid the foundations for the tribute garden, at Welsh Back, in time for a

The problem of youth crime in Bristol is being highlighted in a campaign by the Bristol Evening Post. An investigation by the Post has revealed that a small hardcore of children is terrorising communities across Bristol. Their numbers are being

A newspaper campaign to protect women clubbers in Bristol is being hailed as a massive success. The Bristol Evening Post printed thousands of phonecards as part of its Clubsafe appeal. The cards were distributed amonst women clubbers and allowed them

A campaign to save a much-loved old cinema is being backed by the Bristol Evening Post. The ABC cinema in Whiteladies Road is being turned into a health and leisure club after owners Odeon sold the building with a clause

A hospital is to be replaced by community-based units following a lengthy campaign by the Bristol Evening Post to improve mental health services. In August the Post was given exclusive access behind the scenes at Barrow Hospital, near Bristol, and

A series of articles about “shabby” bus services in Bristol has led the chief executive of the firm that runs them to visit the city for himself – to find out what the passengers think. Moir Lockhead travelled down from