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A JUNIOR football chairman who has overseen a decade of growth at the club he founded has decided to stand down from his role.Steve Moody started Nicholas Wanderers Junior Football Club in 2003. Back then his club consisted of a team of under-7s players.Today, ten years on, Nicholas Wanderers runs teams in eight age groups in the Avon Youth League and Hanham Minor League.But, as the club celebrates its ten-year anniversary, Steve is standing down."Steve has dedicated most of his weekends...

At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared dead after a massive tornado ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs. One of the strongest ever recorded, the tornado flattened neighbourhoods in Moore and destroyed schools as winds reached speeds of up to 200mph. The storm, which hit at 2.56pm local time, tore off the roof of Plaza Towers Elementary school and knocked down walls. Several children were pulled alive from the wreckage, with rescuers passing the children down a "human...

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SETTING up 18 residents' parking zones across Bristol is going to cost £10 million, the Bristol Post can reveal.Mayor George Ferguson wants to introduce the zones to ban commuters from parking in residential streets during the day, in the hope of reducing congestion in the city.The aim is to make the schemes self-financing and council officers have predicted this can be achieved within ten years.But the cost of permits has caused an outcry among residents and business users.Residents in...

At least 91 people, including 20 children, are feared dead after a massive tornado ripped through Oklahoma City suburbs. One of the strongest ever recorded, the tornado flattened neighbourhoods in Moore and destroyed schools as winds reached speeds of up to 200mph. The storm tore off the roof of Plaza Towers Elementary school and knocked down walls. Several children were pulled alive from the wreckage, with rescuers passing the children down a "human chain" to get them to medical...

IT has been a varied career for Paul Wilson which has taken in charity work in Hong Kong and 13 years as chief marketing officer of a Fortune 500 company.But the newly appointed chief executive of the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership believes his current role is the most demanding and exciting of his career.Mr Wilson and the Local Enterprise Partnership are sitting on a pot of £25 million which he is hoping to hand over to businesses in the West of England as part of the Going...

BRISTOL City defender Brendan Moloney says he is pleased to be reunited with the man that helped launch his career at Nottingham Forest.Moloney, 24, came through the academy at Forest under the guidance of John Pemberton, who arrived to replace Richard O'Kelly as City head coach Sean O'Driscoll's assistant last week."When I signed for Forest at 16 he was my first coach at academy level," said Moloney, pictured, who made 17 appearances for City after arriving from Forest on a permanent...

BRISTOL Rovers midfielder Ollie Clarke signed a deal to extend his stay at the Memorial Stadium yesterday and then admitted: "I thought my time was up."Clarke, 20, put pen to paper on a one-year deal after impressing manager John Ward in four games towards the end of last season, having recovered from two serious knee injuries in the earlier stages of his career.That run of bad luck with injuries has restricted Clarke to just seven appearances for the first team since he came through...

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TIME is running out to enter the Bristol Post Apprenticeship Awards which will celebrate the achievements of outstanding apprentices across the city.The special awards ceremony this summer will also recognise the businesses which help drive apprenticeships in the area.There are days left to enter, with nominations closing on Friday, May 24.Judges will be looking for entries that showcase the impact an apprentice has had on the organisation for which they work, as well as evidence of personal...

WRESTLING is making a return to Weston-super-Mare's Grand Pier.The pier has teamed up with Slam Wrestling Live to promote a series of events through the summer months.The American-style matches will take place every Thursday afternoon between July 25 and September 5 in the third-floor Regency Suite.Wrestling on Weston's Grand Pier dates back to 1904, when matches took place in the 2,000 seat pavilion, along with opera, music hall and Shakespearean plays.Slam Wrestling Live will perform action...

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