Bristol news

• European Challenge Cup: Bristol 37-20 Bordeaux-Begles (AET)

  25-09-2020 23:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bristol need extra time to make their first-ever European final as they beat Bordeaux 37-20 in the Challenge Cup.
  
  Read more

• Car rolled down hill and smashed into flat

  25-09-2020 22:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  No one was injured as a result of the incident
  
  Read more

• Bob Willis Trophy final: Sir Alastair Cook makes 172 as Essex close on Somerset total

  25-09-2020 19:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Sir Alastair Cook makes 172 as the Bob Willis Trophy final between Essex and Somerset remains in the balance.
  
  Read more

• EuroMillions results Friday, September 25: The winning numbers

  25-09-2020 19:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  What are tonight's winning EuroMillions numbers?
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Bristol's top news stories Thursday September 25

  25-09-2020 19:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Body pulled from river, lorry driver killed and singing cat is looking for a home
  
  Read more

• Bus driver taken to hospital with coronavirus symptoms

  25-09-2020 19:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "We wish him a speedy recovery"
  
  Read more

• Man dragged from crash after hit and run

  25-09-2020 19:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The other driver and passengers fled the scene as he sat slumped at the wheel
  
  Read more

• Body pulled from River Avon thought to be missing student

  25-09-2020 18:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Martin Bowers went missing last weekend
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Jump in local Covid-19 cases as UK experiences record rise

  25-09-2020 18:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Nationally, 34 further Covid-related deaths were recorded today
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus: Jump in Bristol cases as UK sees record rise for second day running - Bristol Live

  25-09-2020 18:23
  
  Coronavirus: Jump in Bristol cases as UK sees record rise for second day running  Bristol Live
  
  Read more

• Body found in River Avon believed to be of missing Bath student Martin Bowers

  25-09-2020 18:23 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We can confirm a body recovered from the River Avon today (Friday 25 September) is believed to be that of missing student Martin Bowers. We received a call at approximately 7.30am this morning to reports of a man in the water in the Bedminster area of Bristol. Avon Fire and Rescue Service led an operation to recover the casualty and brought him back to the riverbank, where he was pronounced dead.
  Source
  
  Read more

• Bristol Energy staff accuse mayor Marvin Rees of "betrayal"

  25-09-2020 18:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Fifty employees are facing the axe, many without a penny of redundancy, says trade union Unison
  
  Read more

• More than 25 schools with coronavirus cases

  25-09-2020 17:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several schools have confirmed cases of coronavirus in the last two days
  
  Read more

• Murderer who killed elderly woman in Bristol back behind bars

  25-09-2020 17:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Paul Mullender was convicted in 1984 of the murder of war widow Diana Wilson at her home in Totterdown
  
  Read more

• Crash in Bristol leaves vehicle on its side

  25-09-2020 17:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash happened in Glenfrome Road, Eastville
  
  Read more

• House party police back on patrol as universities warn students

  25-09-2020 17:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Students returning to Bristol this term will have to follow the rule of six
  
  Read more

• Lorry driver who died in M5 crash is named

  25-09-2020 17:23 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash happened between Junction 9 of the M5, for Tewkesbury, and Junction 10, for Cheltenham
  
  Read more

• Meet Bruce the singing three-legged cat looking for a new home

  25-09-2020 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  This musical moggy particularly likes singing along to The Nolan Sisters
  
  Read more

• County lines week of action leads to 16 arrests in Avon and Somerset

  25-09-2020 16:37 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We took part in a national, co-ordinated week of action last week to tackle county lines drug dealing and the associated exploitation of vulnerable people. Led by the National County Line Co-Ordination Centre (NCLCC), we partnered with local authorities, key service providers and other police forces to ensure a joined up approach to sharing information and resources to dismantle county lines...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Tickets to Boomtown 2021 will be reduced in price

  25-09-2020 16:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "With so many people going through so much right now, we felt a reduction in ticket price was vital"
  
  Read more

• Suspected Covid-19 cases at firm near Cribbs Causeway

  25-09-2020 16:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Public Health England has been made aware
  
  Read more

• South West R number updated as UK cases surge

  25-09-2020 16:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The UK's growth rate could be rising by up to 8% per day
  
  Read more

• South West coronavirus R number updated as UK cases surge - Bristol Live

  25-09-2020 16:26
  
  South West coronavirus R number updated as UK cases surge  Bristol Live
  
  Read more

• Cinema plan dropped for Portishead

  25-09-2020 16:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Previous controversial plans to redevelop Old Mill Road in Portishead will be withdrawn
  
  Read more

• Bristol history examined after Colston statue toppling

  25-09-2020 16:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A commission is looking at Bristol's historical links with slavery following protests this summer.
  
  Read more

• Alert over telephone fraudsters

  25-09-2020 16:10 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We’re urging people to be on the alert to a telephone fraud in which scammers claim to be from banks’ own fraud teams. Officers were called to a bank in Thornbury on Tuesday 15 September by staff concerned about a customer’s transaction. It transpired the man had been contacted by fraudsters through a phone call to an elderly relative whose money he manages. The conman told him the accounts were...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Man arrested in Twerton, Bath

  25-09-2020 15:52 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man has been arrested overnight by officers patrolling the Twerton area of Bath. We’ve been targeting our patrols in response to a number of instances of indecent exposure in the area. Patrolling officers spotted a man and made an arrest in Freeview Road at about 11.20pm on Thursday 24 September. A man remains in police custody on suspicion of indecent exposure at the time of writing.
  Source
  
  Read more

• Long delays on M5 as Friday getaway begins

  25-09-2020 15:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Delays are building near Bristol and Clevedon
  
  Read more

• 'It doesn't feel like a drama course at all': diary of a virtual fresher

  25-09-2020 15:10
  
  As UK university students begin learning and socialising remotely, one Bristol first-year describes how week one wentThousands of students across the UK have started university this year with online classes and virtual freshers’ week activities due to the coronavirus pandemic. Here, 19-year-old Tanisha Nicholas in Taunton, who is starting her first year studying drama and acting at UWE Bristol, describes what her university experience has been like so far. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Covid-19: What has it meant for the 'busiest' trains?

  25-09-2020 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Data for autumn 2019 shows 22% of passengers into London were standing. That was before Covid-19 struck.
  
  Read more

• UK tourists placed on 'high risk' Covid list by Barbados - Bristol Live

  25-09-2020 14:30
  
  UK tourists placed on 'high risk' Covid list by Barbados  Bristol Live
  
  Read more

• Local lockdown for city just an hour from Bristol

  25-09-2020 14:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The areas will become the latest in Wales to go into local lockdown
  
  Read more

• Section of busy A38 commuter route into Bristol to close next month

  25-09-2020 14:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  People travelling to Bristol Airport are being advised to allow extra time for their journey
  
  Read more

• Missing mum and son make contact with Spanish authorities

  25-09-2020 13:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An international search for the two of them was launched last week
  
  Read more

• Gunman robber wrestled to the ground by unarmed police officers

  25-09-2020 13:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The two police officers have been nominated for a bravery award following the incident in Bristol
  
  Read more

• 'Unprecedented demand' forces Boots to suspend flu jabs

  25-09-2020 13:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Demand for the jab has sky-rocketed this week
  
  Read more

• Two men sentenced for burglary and robbery offences in Bristol

  25-09-2020 13:24 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  Two men from Bristol have received prison sentences for their involvement in burglary and robbery offences. Jason Parsons, who is 49-years-old and of no fixed abode, was sentenced to four years and six months in prison for his involvement in a robbery and three commercial burglaries. Dale Kennedy, who is 47-years-old and from Hersey Gardens, Bishopsworth, was sentenced to two years and six months...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Why police helicopter was flying over Bristol

  25-09-2020 13:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police has provided a statement
  
  Read more

• Bristol Oasis Academy delay means schools must find 200 more places

  25-09-2020 13:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Temporary accommodation for Oasis Academy pupils will not be ready for the September 2021 intake.
  
  Read more

• Tapas bar viewed as one of Bristol's best has closed

  25-09-2020 13:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Its owners decided it was time for a change
  
  Read more

• Drive launched to tackle problem-drinking in South Gloucestershire

  25-09-2020 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Two-thirds of under-18s attending hospital for alcohol issues are girls
  
  Read more

• Creative hub to open in memory of Bristol teen

  25-09-2020 13:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  “It's like everybody’s closed their doors and eyes”
  
  Read more

• Man's body pulled from river in city centre after search

  25-09-2020 13:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  He was spotted in the water just after first light this morning
  
  Read more

• River Avon: Call for extra mooring site after boats damaged

  25-09-2020 12:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  About 50 boats were affected when River Avon water levels dropped after a fault at a sluice gate.
  
  Read more

• Pictures show Bristol pubs closing on first day of 10pm curfew

  25-09-2020 12:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Streets that are usually bustling are seen eerily quiet
  
  Read more

• More than 200 pupils sent home after coronavirus case at school

  25-09-2020 12:20 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  They were sent home in the middle of the day
  
  Read more

• Man sentenced for burglaries in Burnham-on-Sea

  25-09-2020 11:15 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A man has received a prison sentence after being found guilty of two burglaries in Burnham-on-Sea. Adam Harding, who is 42-years-old and from Highbridge, was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty following a three day trial at Taunton Crown Court. Both burglaries occurred on Wednesday 11 th September 2019 in homes belonging to elderly women. At around 7am a woman who lives in...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Desperately needed new secondary school delayed again

  25-09-2020 11:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The mayor has confirmed that places in temporary accommodation will not be ready in time for the September 2021 intake
  
  Read more

• County Lines investigation leads to arrest

  25-09-2020 10:53 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  An investigation led by Avon and Somerset Police and the Metropolitan Police into the supply of class A drugs into Somerset from London via County Lines has resulted in the arrest of a 24 year-old man from London. Khalid Mirghani, of Dormers Rise, Southall, London was arrested from a travel lodge located on the M4 services on 23 September by officers from Operation Remedy...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Major road and bridge near river closed by police incident

  25-09-2020 09:57 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is at a standstill across Bedminster, Redcliffe and Totterdown
  
  Read more

Follow @bristoluknws on Twitter!