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John Hirst

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Name: John Hirst

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Cruising into Bristol for longest day?

800 passengers on the cruise ship Prinsendam will have the opportunity to explore the delights of Bristol on Friday 21 June when the ship docks at Portbury for the day.Bristol is one of the first stops on the 14-day ‘Celtic Explorer’ trip around the UK. ... [Published The Bip - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Bristol, John Hirst, Glasgow, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Dublin

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

Green means go for ambitious waste experts

THE green spotlight has turned on Bristol this week following the announcement that the city has won the prestigious title of Green Capital in 2015.According to those who led the biding team the title will lead to millions of pounds worth of investment ... [Published Bristol Post - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Recycling, Bristol, Green Capital Group Inc, Kevin McCarthy

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated Jun 18 2013 - 2 reports

Met Office

UK's Met Office Weathers Well

From hurricanes to heat waves, extreme weather is increasingly becoming the norm. It's also something which needs forecasting - accurately. The world's biggest meteorological organisation is in the UK. It had an annual turnover of almost Â£200 million ... [Published Palm Beach Interactive - Jun 18 2013]

Entities: Met Office, John Hirst, Hurricanes, Aviation

First reported Jun 15 2013 - Updated Jun 15 2013 - 1 reports

Bristol wins green capital 2015 bid

Bristol has won the bid to be European Green Capital 2015, beating off competition from Brussels. The city was considered one of the favourites for the title having finished first or second in all 12 technical categories during the initial bid stage.Brussels, ... [Published Wharfvalley - Jun 15 2013]

Entities: Bristol, Green Capital Group Inc, Environment, John Hirst

First reported Jun 11 2013 - Updated Jun 12 2013 - 1 reports

Reject prisoner votes, judges urged

The government's top legal adviser has urged judges to reject the appeals of two convicted murderers fighting for the right to vote while in prison.Attorney General Dominic Grieve said the Supreme Court could depart from European judgements and "take ... [Published BBC - Jun 11 2013]

Entities: judges, Dominic Grieve, Supreme Court, life sentence

First reported Jun 10 2013 - Updated Jun 11 2013 - 1 reports

European Union

Murderers challenge prison vote ban

Two prisoners convicted of murder have taken their fight for the right to vote to the UK's highest court.Under current UK law, only prisoners on remand are entitled to vote.The cases of Peter Chester and George McGeoch are being considered by judges in ... [Published BBC - Jun 10 2013]

Entities: Murderer, European Union, judges, life sentence, prison

First reported Jun 03 2013 - Updated Jun 03 2013 - 1 reports

The Labour Party (United Kingdom)

Slackness over prisoner votes shows contempt

Parliament can move very quickly when it needs to. Laws can be passed within days if necessary - even hours. But the legislative process can move extremely slowly when political needs dictate. And that is what has happened to the issue of votes for p ... [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 03 2013]

Entities: The Labour Party (United Kingdom), Liberal Democrats, The Conservative Party (United Kingdom), United Kingdom

First reported May 30 2013 - Updated May 30 2013 - 1 reports

Campaigner thrown out of village church

A pensioner has been thrown out of a church in Ripley after protesting the sale of the village vicarage.Retired newspaper editor John Hirst, 77, is calling on the church to stop the sale of the vicarage and preserve its heart in the village.But he was ... [Published Harrogate Advertiser - May 30 2013]

Entities: John Hirst, Leeds

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Councillors to hear views on night-time economy levy

Bristol could use power to clamp down on sales of alcohol late at night and charge businesses that do an extra levy to help deal with the consequencesCouncillors in Bristol will today hear views over whether the city should begin clamp down on sales of ... [Published Bristol 247 - May 23 2013]

Entities: Bristol, Alcohol, John Hirst

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Bristol's tenth best UK holiday destination

BRISTOL has been named among the UK's top ten holiday destinations.The city comes tenth – beaten by locations including London, Belfast, and Llandudno.John Hirst of Destination Bristol said: "It's a well-deserved place in the top ten for Bristol, made ... [Published This is Bristol - May 23 2013]

Entities: Bristol, United Kingdom, TripAdvisor

First reported Jan 16 2013 - Updated Jan 16 2013 - 1 reports

Cuts will not help single parents find work

John Hirst on this page on Wednesday argued that the social welfare system provided ''the economic underpinning for the regular abuse of children''.He also argued in support of the government's decision to move about 100,000 lone parents from the single ... [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 16 2013]

Entities: Social Welfare, Australia, Child Abuse

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Mr Hirst added: "our city is already a thriving centre of environmentally-friendly activity and the events during bristol's big green week show just how varied the green scene already is here in bristol."

Green means go for ambitious waste experts [Published Bristol Post - 17 hours ago]

John Hirst, Destination Bristol's chief executive, added: "bristol has developed a reputation for being a city that doesn't just think green, but acts green as well."

Bristol wins green capital 2015 bid [Published Wharfvalley - Jun 15 2013]

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Cruising into Bristol for longest day? [Published The Bip - 11 hours ago]
Green means go for ambitious waste experts [Published Bristol Post - 17 hours ago]
UK's Met Office Weathers Well [Published Palm Beach Interactive - Jun 18 2013]
UK's Met Office weathers well [Published Reuters UK - Jun 18 2013]
Bristol wins green capital 2015 bid [Published Wharfvalley - Jun 15 2013]
Bristol wins European Green Capital 2015 title:... [Published Bristol Business News - Jun 14 2013]
Reject prisoner votes, judges urged [Published BBC - Jun 11 2013]
Thousands in legal aid for man who raped and ki... [Published Mail Online UK - Jun 11 2013]
Murderers challenge prison vote ban [Published BBC - Jun 10 2013]
Bristol will ?Man Up? for Father?s Day [Published Visit Bristol - Jun 05 2013]
Slackness over prisoner votes shows contempt [Published Law Society Gazette - Jun 03 2013]
Campaigner thrown out of village church [Published Harrogate Advertiser - May 30 2013]
Councillors to hear views on night-time economy... [Published Bristol 247 - May 23 2013]
Bristol's tenth best UK holiday destination [Published This is Bristol - May 23 2013]
Cuts will not help single parents find work [Published Sydney Morning Herald - Jan 16 2013]
Britain to keep prisoner voting ban with new 'c... [Published Telegraph - Oct 24 2012]
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