The Latest Breaking News from Richard Brooks

Man caught trying to drive home moments after being handed driving ban

Traffic officers saw him get into his car parked at the next-door Tesco store and drive away

The Independent UK · Feb 11

More Rock and Roll, From My "Commonplace Book"

Number 8 in a series of sense and nonsense from my files

Reason · Nov 12, 2024

Why Quincy Jones was even more of a genius than you knew

Pioneering producer, film composer and music industry titan achieved a number of ‘firsts’ over a seven-decade career

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

The 'controversial' new pub that's just been named Bristol's best - and it's not even in Bristol

The pub has survived "residents' revolts, collapsing ceilings, flooding toilets and of course Covid"

Bristol Post · Apr 14, 2023

City kids use secret handshake to let youth worker know there is no food at home

Councillor Mariam Khan warned that thousands of families are "struggling to live" and being forced to make "unsafe choices" amid the escalating cost-of-living crisis

Daily Mirror · Nov 1, 2022

CAMRA Bristol Beer Festival to return early after two-year break due to Covid

There will be almost 100 beers, ciders and perries on offer

Bristol Post · Oct 16, 2022