Bristol news

• Who Gogglebox fans have 'really missed' as show returns without Stephen

  08-09-2023 23:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The hit Channel 4 show has returned for the autumn and there's plenty of familiar faces back on our screens
  
  Read more

• Avon and Somerset Police concern as drink-drive arrests increase

  08-09-2023 22:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The 12-week-old puppy was taken into care after its owner was arrested for drink driving on a motorway.
  
  Read more

• DWP stops single mum's benefits after she worked one second over limit

  08-09-2023 21:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Liz only found out her money had been cut off when she went shopping and found out she did not have enough cash
  
  Read more

• A-level students turned away from Bristol school days before term

  08-09-2023 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Bristol school cancelled its A-levels courses due to a lack of numbers days before term started.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Lorry overturns by Mollie's Motel and Diner forcing road closure - live updates

  08-09-2023 20:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The A4018 road is closed between the roundabout near Premier Inn and junction 17 of the M5 following the lorry crash
  
  Read more

• Cocker spaniel puppy looks upset as drink-driving suspect owner spends a night in the cells

  08-09-2023 19:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police officers took the puppy to a local vet after its owner was arrested on the motorway
  
  Read more

• Cocker spaniel puppy looks upset as drink-driving owner spends a night in the cells

  08-09-2023 19:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police officers took the puppy to a local vet after its owner was arrested on the motorway
  
  Read more

• Maddy Lawrence inquest: Student's death 'contributed to by neglect'

  08-09-2023 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A coroner says Maddy Lawrence, 20, died after a "gross failure" by hospital staff.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Chaos caused by Badminton Road bridge closure over M4 set to ease with new free shuttle bus

  08-09-2023 18:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  National Highways found cracking on the underside of the 1960s structure on the main route from Bristol to Yate
  
  Read more

• M5 traffic live: Drivers face severe delays as holidaymakers head for the beach

  08-09-2023 17:56 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Long delays are forming in Somerset
  
  Read more

• Inquest finds ‘gross’ failures in care of UK student who died after rugby injury

  08-09-2023 17:30
  
  Maddy Lawrence waited more than five hours in agony on pitch for ambulance and then developed sepsis in hospital in BristolThe family of a student who died after hospital staff missed that she had developed sepsis despite a string of warning signs have claimed she was the victim of a “lack of care”, as a coroner ruled there were “gross” failures in her treatment.Staff at Southmead hospital in Bristol failed to carry out the sepsis screening and observations needed to keep
  
  Read more

• Inquest finds ‘gross’ failings in care of UK student who died after rugby injury

  08-09-2023 17:30
  
  Maddy Lawrence waited more than five hours in agony on pitch for ambulance and then developed sepsis in hospital in BristolThere were “gross” failings in the care of a student who died after after suffering a dislocated hip in a rugby accident and developing sepsis in hospital, a coroner has said.Staff at Southmead hospital in Bristol failed to carry out all the observations needed to keep 20-year-old Maddy Lawrence safe, and failed to screen her for sepsis. Continue reading...
  
  Read more

• Pervert who persistently molested child is jailed

  08-09-2023 17:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  James Malone admitted ten sexual abuse charges and has been sent to prison
  
  Read more

• 'Troubling rise' in motorbike crime leads to urgent 999 appeal

  08-09-2023 16:55 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officers from Avon and Somerset Police have said anyone who sees suspicion activity involving a motorcycle or moped should get in touch with them or Crimestoppers straight away
  
  Read more

• Arrest made and motorbikes seized

  08-09-2023 16:47 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A teenager is in our cells today after officers stopped a motorcycle which they believed had been stolen from Bath. From about 7pm on Thursday 7 September police had numerous calls from members of the public reporting a group of motorcyclists trying to steal motorbikes in the city. The National Police Air Service helicopter was deployed to help officers on the ground track a suspected stolen...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Recap: A4 Bath Road cleared after two-vehicle crash near Brislington pub

  08-09-2023 16:45 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There was traffic building towards Bristol following the crash this afternoon (September 8)
  
  Read more

• Boy arrested as motorbike theft sparks huge Bristol police response

  08-09-2023 16:44 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police officers were out in force on a residential Bristol street after being called out to a motorbike theft
  
  Read more

• 61 drivers arrested for drink and drug driving

  08-09-2023 16:30 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police arrested 61 drivers for driving under the influence of drink and / or drugs as part of a national policing operation, aimed at reducing fatal and serious Road Traffic Collisions (RTCs) and protecting other road users, which ran between 21 and 27 August. This was a 20 per cent increase on the number of arrests made during the same week in 2022, despite police warnings and...
  Source
  
  Read more

• Firefighters battle blaze in Knowle as it spreads to house and garden - live updates

  08-09-2023 16:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Avon Fire and Rescue Service say three fire engines are at the scene in Willinton Road this afternoon (September 8)
  
  Read more

• Kate Middleton's emotion as she lays flowers and curtseys to Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2023 16:10 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Prince and Princess of Wales took part in a poignant memorial on the anniversary of the death with King Charles III and Queen Camilla
  
  Read more

• William and Harry divided as they remember grandmother Queen Elizabeth II

  08-09-2023 15:53 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Harry is not expected to meet either his brother or his father, the King, on his whirlwind trip to the UK
  
  Read more

• St George police incident - everything we know after officers descend on street

  08-09-2023 15:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A number of police units were seen in Holmes Hill Road and Hudds Vale Road with witnesses reporting a police helicopter was also in the area
  
  Read more

• Repair bill for M32 bridge in Bristol goes up to £200m

  08-09-2023 15:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  National Highways now says it wants to expand the scope of repairs to the city centre flyover.
  
  Read more

• Date announced for children flu vaccinations with some parents asked to contact GP

  08-09-2023 15:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  More than 8 million children in reception to year 11 will be offered the free nasal spray flu vaccine
  
  Read more

• Bristol University open day traffic and road closures warning as 25,000 set to attend

  08-09-2023 15:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Several roads will be closed tomorrow (Saturday)
  
  Read more

• Climate activist youths occupy council offices in Bristol - updates

  08-09-2023 15:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A group of five people from the Bristol Youth Strike 4 Climate are refusing the leave the building
  
  Read more

• Railway ticket office closures to be debated by Parliament as 100,000 people sign petition

  08-09-2023 15:02 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Union leaders say the petition shows the power of the public and its deep anger and opposition to the closures
  
  Read more

• Bristol to choose name of police horse honouring Bristol Bus Pioneers

  08-09-2023 14:51 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We are proud to announce that one of our newest police horses is to be renamed in honour of pioneers of the Bristol Bus Boycott, as part of the city’s 60th anniversary commemorations. Individuals and schools from across Bristol are being invited to vote in an online poll, which will run from 11th September for four weeks, choosing their favourite police horse (PH) name from a shortlist which pays...
  Source
  
  Read more

• First look at UK's oldest lido that's opened less than an hour from Bristol

  08-09-2023 14:33 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  You can now swim in Western Europe's oldest lido, which is less than an hour away from Bristol
  
  Read more

• Bomb alert seals off West Country beauty spot - updates

  08-09-2023 14:28 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police officers have set up a cordon
  
  Read more

• Josie Gibson leaves This Morning viewers speechless with 'bizarre' segment

  08-09-2023 14:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Bristolian headed down to Cornwall to learn a baffling new sport that sees people dress as various creatures in a bid to tempt worms from emerging from the soil
  
  Read more

• Bristol brothers jailed for breaking man's jaw in pub attack

  08-09-2023 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Clinton and Jamie Jackson have been sentenced over the unprovoked attack in a pub garden.
  
  Read more

• Repair bill for M32 bridge in Bristol increases to whopping £200 million

  08-09-2023 14:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The full cost is much higher than earlier figures given in a safety inspection report which revealed concrete defects
  
  Read more

• Wapping Wharf: Gaol Ferry Bridge to reopen

  08-09-2023 14:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The closure of the crossing over the River Avon has caused disruption to businesses and commuters.
  
  Read more

• Fury as South Bristol school scraps all its A-levels hours before start of term

  08-09-2023 13:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  "It's not good enough. They are failing the children here, they have let them down again" said one local councillor
  
  Read more

• Baby born two months early was so small she had to wore doll's clothing

  08-09-2023 13:37 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Sienna Townsend, now four, was born weighing 3lbs 3oz
  
  Read more

• Diet expert Dr Michael Mosley says he couldn't follow two key pieces of his own advice

  08-09-2023 13:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Dr Mosley is a weight loss and healthy living expert and said he tried two things but couldn't stick with them
  
  Read more

• Primark's 'perfect' £12 raincoat that looks just like £2,100 Prada item

  08-09-2023 13:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The £12 coat is selling in stores and online now
  
  Read more

• EastEnders fans 'fuming' as they 'work out' true identity of father of Lily Slater's baby

  08-09-2023 13:26 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Lily Slater gave birth earlier this week but fans are not convinced that Ricky Branning really is baby Charli's dad
  
  Read more

• Emergency services rush to Cumberland Basin as teenagers rescued

  08-09-2023 13:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Three teenagers were found in the water in the Cumberland Basin on Thursday night (September 7)
  
  Read more

• Jack Whitehall on fatherhood, touring and the jokes his girlfriend tells him off for

  08-09-2023 13:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The internationally-renowned comedian, actor and presenter has just taken on a new role, as he and his long-term partner Roxy Horner welcomed their baby girl into the world on Wednesday, September 6
  
  Read more

• French bulldog cheats death after swallowing 14cm-long kebab skewer

  08-09-2023 13:07 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Milo somehow managed to swallow the skewer, puncturing his stomach wall, liver, diaphragm, a lung lobe and the sac that contains the heart
  
  Read more

• Maddy Lawrence inquest: Mandatory sepsis training for health staff

  08-09-2023 12:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mandatory training on a scoring system that indicates signs of sepsis is being introduced.
  
  Read more

• Goosebumps and hair standing on end - ex-CSI investigator's supernatural encounters at murder scenes

  08-09-2023 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Angela Davies has told of some of the most grisly scenes she has dealt with - along with the strange encounters she has faced while working on cases
  
  Read more

• Bristol City Council could oppose railway ticket office closures

  08-09-2023 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Councillors are set to vote on a motion urging them to "condemn" the controversial plans
  
  Read more

• 'I do not accept your account': Son slams driver 'stung by wasp' moments before fatal crash

  08-09-2023 12:18 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Rosina Ingram, 85, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in the head- on collision
  
  Read more

• Thunder warning issued by Met Office for day predicted to be 2023's hottest

  08-09-2023 11:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Parts of South Gloucestershire could get caught in a thunderstorm with potential flooding and dangerous driving conditions
  
  Read more

• Bristol paddleboarder lost at sea for 7 hours in disastrous dad-and-son trip

  08-09-2023 11:38 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tomasz kept afloat with a buoyancy aid and awoke to the sound of a helicopter overhead
  
  Read more

• Three boys, 16, stabbed in 'gang fight' as police lockdown area

  08-09-2023 11:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Police were called to reports of a group of men fighting and all three are being treated in hospital
  
  Read more

• Prince Harry's emotional tribute to Queen on death anniversary

  08-09-2023 11:24 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex made a flying visit to London for a charity event and spoke about his late grandmother during a speech
  
  Read more

Follow @bristoluknws on Twitter!