For the first time this season Bristol are on top of the Championship, leading Exeter by four points and will now, undoubtedly, feel in greater control of their destiny, with vital confidence gained by finishing the year at the top of the table.
Bristol City manager Gary Johnson had issued a pre-match war cry to produce “play that excites”, and while four goals, a sending off and three disallowed goals fitted the bill, more last-minute heartbreak was not the excitement he courted.
Bristol Rovers boss Paul Trollope said bad luck was to blame for his side’s Boxing Day defeat at Millwall. First-half efforts from Jo Kuffour and Chris Lines hit the woodwork, and Mark Wright had a shot cleared off the line, before Steve Morison and an own goal from Pat Baldwin gave the points to the Lions at the New Den.
Bristol City boss Gary Johnson has warned his players they need to do more, or risk ending up in a battle in the bottom half of the Championship. Despite a stunning volley from Nicky Maynard, two first-half goals condemned the Robins to defeat at Loftus Road – leaving them 12th in the table and beginning to lose touch with the play-off spots.
An artist who battled depression and an anxiety disorder has made his dreams come true by starting up his own art business.
A charity providing vital psychological support to people suffering from blindness is under threat and is calling for help from the city to keep running.
Labour chief whip Colin Smith has been nominated to be Bristol’s Lord Mayor in 2010, to take over from Christopher Davies in the new year.
Anti-nuclear campaigners have welcomed a move by a Liberal Democrat councillor to commit the city to oppose the building of new atomic power stations near Bristol.
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The ambulance service received more than 1,000 emergency calls on Sunday night as snow covered Bristol and the surrounding region.