Was Bristol's tobacco industry preparing to sell marijuana in the 1970s? And why would an Avonmouth ghost only appear to card-carrying union members? Buy a ticket for this tomorrow night and find out. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

There’s a ton of loot from the 1831 Bristol Riots waiting to be recovered somewhere in Bristol, and I know where. I'm giving everyone who wants to be fabulously rich the exact location at this event.* (*Fabulous richness not guaranteed.) www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

The golden flanks of civic pride? Or the brazen buttocks of municipal contempt? For a bizarre tale of the City Hall unicorns and other tall tales from Bristol's distant and recent past, book now for www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

Want to hear a bunch of stories about Bristol that probably/definitely aren't true? Plus a token amount of Serious Historical Analysis? Click here. And bring a friend. www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/m-s...

I read The Maltese Falcon last year. To understand the stakes involved I researched the historical price of gold and ocean liner tickets. The research took me three times longer than reading the book. On balance, I think they overspent on the statue.

BT's in today’s Bristol Post with a 1960s Bristol murder tale with shades of the Talented Mr Ripley; a local naturalist who worried about climate change 200 years ago; where to get the best Guinness in old Bristol and some other bits, too. Best dash out for your copy now!

I found a plot for you. Also a fable about how raw data and basic details have us making up the script in our heads. eugenebyrne.wordpress.com/2025/07/20/t...

In 1885, 11-year-old Mary Emily Wookey swam half a mile of Bristol's New Cut with her hands and feet tied. Thousands watched her attempt the full mile 9 years later, though few knew of the private tragedy that drove her. It's all in Bristol Times in today's Bristol Post. Dive in and get a copy now!

I'm doing two library talks this week with my brand new talk about some of the amazing but forgotten women who are included in #TheWomenWhoBuiltBristol Volume Three. As such, you are invited to join me at Southmead Library this Friday (11 April) at 2.30pm for a FREE talk (lasting up to one hour).

#DoTheWriteThing is a day of action against AI companies stealing copyrighted work from authors to train their software. (At least 8 of my books have been pirated) Authors: Send a letter to the Ai companies: actionnetwork.org/letters/auth... Book lovers: Sign the petition chng.it/mXBHJqqHDY

This. chng.it/VkrFBgMqcH

Authors! If you've not already looked, check here: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

Nope, still have to look twice to see whether the headline is from The Onion or the Financial Times.

Journalists in Victorian Bristol didn't do investigative reporting until James Crosby - "Gentleman James" - decided to have a go. thebristolcable.org/2025/03/how-...

Pancake Day, is it? thebristolcable.org/2025/03/cock...

Bristol Times is in today's Bristol Post. It's got: the Bath brother and sister who got triggered by Shakespeare; the back story to the all-purpose Bristol City Council News Story Photo AND the 1930s Tarzan of ... Coalpit Heath. Don't miss!

Bristol Times is in today's Bristol Post with a long look at the bright lights, sights (and smells) of the city 100 years ago. A time of "flappers", high unemployment and fears of revolution. Only in BT, only in the Post, in the shops today. Don't miss!

Petition against proposed closure of three Bristol museums: democracy.bristol.gov.uk/mgEPetitionD...

Concerned I am going to become a local councillor when I'm older. I am that person who photos and reports graffiti and potholes. Also I have obtained a new tree and brand new children's play park for my road. Excitement in your mid-30s is different to mid-20s.

I'm following both the FT and The Onion, and I have to look twice to figure out whether the headline is for real or satire.

Excellent stuff. Mandatory reading if you live in Bristol.

Evangelism, Tumps Nature Area, Patchway.

I wrote this a few years ago, and now it seems to be repeated every Christmas. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/history...

A seasonal song for you by Bristolian comedy duo Tony Fayne and David Evans, stars of 1950s stage and radio, known for their quickfire patter and impersonations. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt8l...

A long-read, if you can bear it, looking in detail at the postcode rivalry context to the double murders in South Bristol. The very worst part of all this is Max and Mason had nothing to do with any of this. Please do read and share www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

This year we're going to go to 1974 to do the big Christmas food shop at the Co-op as it'll be cheaper. Though it might be best not to speculate as to why they thought plastic buckets were seasonal essentials.

Things on top of Bristol bus shelters, no. 9. Engagement ring, Union Street, 2017. This was the stop just outside Wilko. Perhaps she saw him kissing another girl in the homeware department, ran out in tears, caught the no. 2 bus home and flung his ring out of the window. Will we ever know?

Gents! Get your "party scene" shirts from C&A in Broadmead in December 1974. These men have all got theirs and are laughing at the man in the corner who can only afford a 99p nylon shirt from the Co-op's Fairfax House department store.

Things on top of bus shelters no. 8. Umbrella, Clifton Down Shopping Centre, May 2024, seemed appropriate for today.

The ideal Bristolian Christmas gift! A book of walks that'll take you around some council estates, Bristol's rock history, its urban legends and some things that never happened. Perfect for filling the void between Christmas and New Year. Get your copy now! www.bristolbooks.org/shop/the-bri...

This reminded me of this sketch from back in the day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFrd...

A friendly reminder that my Christmas-themed new book would make a handy present - it's just the size to stick in a stocking ... johnnyalucard.com/2024/03/07/a...

Finished the new decorations *just* in time for December.

Things on top of Bristol bus shelters, no. 7: My milkshake brings all the boys to stop B5 on Nelson Street in 2011.

BREAKING: Bristol's most famous Banksy artwork is going up for auction next year. Full details here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

A brightly painted shell hood over a door in Tailors' Court is all that remains of what was once a powerful Bristol "brotherhood". The story of its last days reads like something Charles Dickens would have devised, but it's all true and it's all in Bristol Times, in today's Bristol Post.

One minute you’re young and wild, the next you’re waking up extra early to check if your wheelie bin has blown over in the night.

Things on top of Bristol bus shelters, chapter the sixth. Slowly rotting sandwiches in clingfilm, Henleaze, 2009. If you want to make this a metaphor for anything, that's your business.

Things on top of bus shelters, no. 5: Fright mask (at least I hope that's what it is), Clifton Down Shopping Centre, 2016.

A business idea: Christmas Crackers, only for funerals. You're welcome to pick this up and run with it, but if it works my lawyers will demand you send me a free box of Funeral Crackers. Quality ones, mind - not the cheap ones with flimsy funeral hats and plastic tat in them.

Things on top of bus shelters #4. Single welly and one-third full bottle of what looks like Co-op orange-style drink, Bedminster 2022.

Jesus Christ Superstar? Godspell? A Bristol council estate - Lockleaze - got there first with a "beat music" passion play about JC performed by local youngsters in 1960. I'll tell you all about it in Bristol Times, in the middle of today's Bristol Post. Get it now. The snow's not that bad.

Things on top of Bristol bus shelters no. 3: Decaying pineapple, Whiteladies Road, 2018.

Statistician here. I work on massive public datasets for multiple government departments, who must never find out that I remember the difference between the greater than > and less than < symbols by muttering under my breath "the crocodile eats the bigger number".

Things on top of Bristol bus shelters #2. Pair of daps, College Green, July 2013.

I have been collecting pictures of random things left on top of bus shelters, mostly in Bristol and now want to share with everyone. To start with, a pair of glasses, a plastic fork and some moss, November 2013. You're welcome.

Wondering if I should test whether or not Bluesky is the safe and respectful forum everyone says it is by posting all my passwords.

It's 60 years since the last hanging in Bristol. I wrote a thing: Sixty years ago tomorrow - the last ever hanging in Bristol. thebristolcable.org/2023/12/an-i...