Bristol Rugby 20 – Bath Rugby 33

Despite being a cold and gloomy day to open the Guiness Premiership season, it was sunshine all round for the Bath fans as they ran out convincing winners over local rivals, Bristol Rugby.
Making the short, albeit time consuming trip to the Memorial Stadium, the game began in far from ideal circumstances, as Bristol crashed through [...]

Rockin’ the Suburbs

Last night I went and saw the very excellent Ben Folds in Bristol with Dave K and Chris and Jenny Phin. (Yup, that’s right, I cross-polenated my work and home friends, but I think it all went well!) It’s been the better part of 8 years since I last saw Mr Folds (back at V99 [...]

Al’s world of pies #4 – The Pasty Shop (Bristol Templemeads Station)

One of the keys to a good pasty shop, is location. With the emergance of the ‘urban pasty shop’, such as Pasty Presto or the West Cornwall Pasty Co., then you find them popping up in the most curious of locations. For years, you were only ever likely to find a dedicated pasty shops in [...]