The Bristol Register Office sounds like abit of a dull place to have a wedding, but I've found that…read morethat is completely untrue! My cousin recently had her wedding here, and the building is beautiful outside and inside. You walk in to a big staircase leading upstairs into one of the rooms where the ceremony takes place. All the rooms available for the ceremony to take place are grand, and the experience is equivalent to having your wedding in a church, I'd say. A really sweet place to seal your vows.

A beautiful building this, the architect of the British Museum built this and it is one of…read moreBristol's most impressive buildings I think. As well as being able to register your marriage, you can also get married here. If you're having a small wedding with less than 50 people attending the ceremony, its dirt cheap to get married here - only just over a 100 quid which includes the notice fee. Hiring one of the larger room costs a bit more. I ended up getting married in a church in Somerset but if I had decided to married in Bristol and hadn't suddenly had 200 guests to invite, this would have been a serious contender, especially with the rummer nearby to give you the dutch courage so you dont do a runner on the big day ;-)

Hello All,…read more I stayed at the Girls Friendly Society in Bristol many years ago. I was working at English heritage at the time. I was very friendly with the Assistant Warden Helena. Too friendly as it worked out!?

CAAAD is a fantastic, locally based project working in conjunction with the Barton Hill Settlement…read moreto do something about alcohol and drug abuse in the area. They provide support and information for people with substance abuse issues and their friends and family. They aim to be as accessible as possible and work on the ethos of listening not judging. They offer confidential and free counselling and a drop in service, hepatitis support and art workshops. CAAAD also has a holistic health service providing ear acupuncture, acupressure, reiki and Indian head massage. A volunteer training service exists for people who can learn and commit to the project.

The council recently changed hands from Labour to Lib Dem but unless you're really involved in the…read morelocal politics scene it really is quite hard to tell what the difference is. It's a unitary authority so it pretty much does everything from bin collections to libraries and roads to schools. Perhaps that's why it can't seem to manage doing a good job of any of it - spreading itself too thinly. The clangers have been not gritting any of the pavements during the horrendous winter weather, botching up the school selection process so loads of parents were left having to take their children miles and miles to school and finally sending out a load of ballot papers to people with the wrong constituency details on. Doh! On the plus side, the council office building on College Green is beautiful. A real iconic building, which would not be out of place in Washington DC.

Ok adding this from a jurer's perspective only - honest! Perpare yourself for a lot of waiting…read morearound and boredom. The facilities aren't great. Two tvs, internet connection that's not free though. You're given a smartcard to purchase daily subsistence up to a value of £5.15 at the on site canteen which ain't cheap or particularly great, I found it cheaper to leave to eat at lunchtimes. Make sure you're aware of what you can claim back, especially parking, loss of earnings and child minding costs.

A nice looking court, outside which you will always (well in open hours anyway) see at least one of…read morethree groups. a) the scummy relatives of some scumbag who doesn't give a toss b) suited and booted solicitors and lawyers grabbing a much needed cigarette or c) a pack of journalists, both print and broadcast, covering some really high profile cases. I'm glad to say the latter is the capacity which has seen me at this court. Bristol Crown Court has seen some really decent cases in recent years - from that perverted female nursery teacher from Devon who abused the kids in her care to the wannabe Bristol terrorist. It's well worth checking out the Bristol Evening Post for these alone. If you want to go into the court, which you can do (it is a public court after all) you will have to walk through the security check point, which is just like the ones you get at airports. You will then have to navigate the elevators and the maze of court rooms. Here's hoping you are never there through necessity rather than choice! ;)

Labour MP for Bristol South, Dawn Primarolo, was one of two Labour MPs to hold their seats in the…read more2010 election (the other being the wonderful Kerry McCarthy). She was sat on a massive majority of more than 10,000 but this has been significantly reduced. I met her a couple of years ago and she was nice enough but did not seem to follow through on what she said she'd do, perfect politician material I'd say. She was public health minister though you hardly ever say her in the spotlight, which I found a little odd. I also subscribe to her newsletters and they are full of things she is apparently doing so I guess she can't be a bad constituency MP, even though she's only in her Bedminster office one day a week. To be fair, the same is true for a lot of her counterparts.