• Southmead stage tournament in memory of Naivalurua

  By malololailai

  vinaka vaka levu Joe

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 16:48 on 08/08/11

  

  SOUTHMEAD stage their popular pre-season Super 10s Tournament, in memory of Joe Naivalurua, on Saturday when 12 teams are set to take part from noon. The event honours Joe, a member of a Royal Engineer search team who was killed in Northern Ireland in April 2000. Army side Duke of York are back to defend their trophy, while local clubs taking part include Avonmouth, St Mary's, Whitehall, Old Reds, North Bristol, Broad Plain and a...

• New signing Ross proves a real winner for Shire

  By treanor_1

  His names Rob Treanor not Ross Treanor.

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 18:50 on 14/08/11

  

  SHIREHAMPTON got their bid to retain the Somerset County League Premier Division title under way with a convincing 5-0 victory away to Bridgwater Town Reserves. New signing midfielder Ross Treanor gave them a 20th-minute lead with a fine individual goal after breaking clear from the halfway line. Treanor struck again to make it 2-0 after 35 minutes before completing his hat-trick on the hour mark with a powerful 15-yard drive....

• Jake's unbeaten 41 guides Knowle to cup victory over Winterbourne

  By 247Neutral

  It is Edmonds with an 'o'. Please amend as the family are very proud of his achievements and it...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 15:38 on 02/08/11

  

  KNOWLE overcame Winterbourne by seven wickets to be crowned South West Glass Under-17 Cup champions in last Sunday's final at Frampton Cotterell Cricket Club. After Winterbourne made 105-3, player-of-the-match Jake Edmunds hit an unbeaten 41 to secure victory for Knowle. It completed a good weekend for Edmunds, who had scored 164 for Knowle 3rd XI the previous day. The achievement award went to Winterbourne's Mike Norman, who made...

• No need to ban skrits at our local schools

  By timmynotjimmy

  I for one am against skrits, or anything C ONCERNING them. I am however all for peer review of text...

            

   

  By Bristol Evening Post at 19:32 on 04/07/11

  

  C ONCERNING the Nailsea school skirts ban, I wonder why Mrs Tucker (Letters, 17 June) objects so much to seeing girls in short skirts, which have, after all been in fashion for several decades. Short skirts do not interfere with school work, or indeed with most types of work where adults are concerned. Of course one goes to school "to learn" but that should not mean we all have to cover up our legs! When I was a student,...

• Nailsea mum puts her heart into running London Marathon

  By Carol_Deacon

  A thank you message from Betsy who said: "I completed the 26.2 mile race slower than I had...

            

   

  By Carol_Deacon at 10:30 on 02/03/11

  

  A Nailsea marathon runner is putting her heart into fundraising. Betsy Bebbington who is the company director of Let's Walk outdoor and travel wear shop inthe town centre is about to take on the challenge of a lifetime. She is becoming a 'heart runner' in the London Marathon to help raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF). Betsy, aged 46, will be donning her official BHF Heart Runners vest and running the 26.2...

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