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Fun with FoI

James Barlow (Free subscription) | 15/09/2008

I'm not particularly au fait with the Freedom of Information (Act) 2000 , but I've been reading up on the general concepts (there's a good FAQ on Bristol City Council's website), and have today made the following two requests to Bristol City Council: #1 Redland Green school - Quarterly Report Hello, Pursuant to the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000, I'd like to obtain copies (electronic if possible)...

Celebrating 20 years in business

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008

A Redland chiropractor is celebrating 20 years of trading in Bristol.

Bristol doctor's retrial over cocaine

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008

A leading Bristol gynaecologist accused of possessing cocaine is to face a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. Dr Joanna Marsden-Williams, 35, a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology who lives in Redland, was found with the drug ...

Excellentrating for Eco-Homes ; New Affordable Houses in Hartcliffe Are the First in Bristol to Achieve an "Excellent" Rating for Eco-Homes.

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008

New affordable houses in Hartcliffe are the first in Bristol to achieve an "excellent" rating for eco-homes. The seven two-bedroom homes in Hareclive Road have been developed by Bristol-based Redland Housing Association and the first occupiers have already started to move in.

• Excellentrating for eco-homes - Bristol Evening Post

Blow on catchment area

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 22/04/2008

Parents in north-west Bristol have lost their battle for a rethink over the catchment area for Redland Green School.

Presenter's school talk is out of this world

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008

Are we alone? That was the question posed by scientist and broadcaster Adam Hart-Davis on a visit to Redland High School in Bristol. His talk explored the latest ideas and experiments in cosmology and specifically the search for life on other ...

Flagship school fails to meet the demand

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 05/03/2008

Scores of children living in the catchment area of Bristol's most popular secondary school have failed to gain places there. Figures released yesterday show 87 youngsters have failed to secure a place at the flagship Redland Green School even ...

Releasing the Inner Nerd

James Barlow (Free subscription) | 19/02/2008

I'm politicked out by the recent analysis of the massive overspend on Redland Green School . Scanning through You Tube's latest additions, I was highly amused by this performance from the Bristol University Computer Gaming Society . The conclusion to their last LAN party, this is a very credible version of the song from Portal , performed "in honour of its awesomeness", according to them. Politics,...

Trees to become a 'living lesson'

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 18/02/2008

A dozen trees planted by pupils at the new Redland Green School will provide youngsters with a living lesson in years ahead. The trees, dubbed "the living graph", have been provided by the Bristol Street Trees group. They are all the ...

Redland Green School Overspend - The Report

James Barlow (Free subscription) | 16/02/2008

Redland Green School in Bristol is a very stylish building. It's built on a hill with the structure following the curvature of the landscape. From some angles, it's a bit like a landslide has covered one end. I occasionally visit Redland Green as part of the Young Enterprise initiative -the school's YE achievers are currently developing a profitable business selling school-branded hoodies and other...

Attack was more than indigestion

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 14/02/2008

When Gordon Lewis, of Redland, suffered a heart attack last month, he thought it was just indigestion, but within a few hours he had been rushed into the Bristol Royal Infirmary and operated on. The 75-year-old former optician started feeling ...

Everything you need to know about the CF Hustings in Bristol. See you there!

nicolaswebb.com (Free subscription) | 25/01/2008

CF Election Hustings hosted by John Moorcraft Special Guest: Charlotte Leslie (PPC) Date: Sunday 27 January 2008 Location: Bristol Conservatives, 5 Westfield Park, Redland, Bristol, BS6 6LT Start: 2pm - 5pm Candidates scheduled to be taking part: Matthew Richardson Michael Rock Daryl Williams Anastasia Beaumont-Bott Charlie Groome Matt Lewis Christian May Owen Meredith Steven Ricketts Patrick

Jake helps pupils aim for the top

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 25/01/2008

An inspirational mountaineer returned to a Bristol school to launch its climbing wall. Jake Meyer, who climbed Mount Everest at the age of 21, told pupils at Redland High he was just 14 when he set himself the challenge of becoming the youngest ...

January 2008 events - Election Trail reaches Bristol

nicolaswebb.com (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007

On the 26th & 27th of January we have two important events. 26th: Campaigning in Keynsham with Jacob Rees-Mogg Meet at Keynsham station at 11am 27th: CF Election Discussion in Bristol with John Moorcraft and an open invite to all candidates 5 Westfield Park, Redland, Bristol, BS6 6LT. Start Time 2pm, completed by 5pm. I would like to extend an invitation to all candidates to our CF Election

Emily's blonde ambition wins her styling title

Bristol Evening Post (Free subscription) | 30/10/2007

A Bristol hairdresser has been judged the best in the South West in the national finals of a top design competition. Emily Hendzel, 19, of Redland, beat other young hairdressers to become the regional winner of the Wella Professionals Trend ...