Bristol news

• Boy, 16, missing after getting into difficulty in lake

  05-04-2025 08:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emergency services were called just after 3pm on Friday
  
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• 'I'm in serious trouble here' - police officer failed to report domestic assault allegation

  23-01-2026 12:35 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  PC David Hawkins faced a miscounduct hearing
  
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• CCTV appeal after theft at cash machine in Bristol

  23-01-2026 12:35 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  We are appealing for information which could help us identify the two men pictured as part of our enquiries into a theft at a cash machine in Bristol city centre. A woman, in her twenties, was using a machine to deposit a significant amount of cash when the offence happened at a bank in George White Street at around 4.15pm on Friday 9 January. Two men involved in the theft of the cash…
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• NHS urges people to follow '48-hour rule' as bug spreads rapidly in UK

  23-01-2026 12:32 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The sickness bug, which is 'unpleasant for everyone', can be made worse if people ignore advice
  
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• £74m transformation of harbourside site 'complete by late 2027'

  23-01-2026 11:09 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Work is expected to commence this summer
  
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• The One Show's Alex Jones shares emotional update 'I can hardly bear to look back'

  23-01-2026 10:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The One Show host Alex Jones has shared an emotional update just days after returning to the BBC sofa
  
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• Love Island Whitney Adebayo's appearance leaves All Stars fans saying same thing

  23-01-2026 10:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Whitney Adebayo's skimpy swimwear has left Love Island All Stars viewers distracted
  
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• UK cases of 'unpleasant' bug rising as NHS issues 'stay at home' alert

  23-01-2026 10:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cases continue to rise across the UK, with infections higher than the same period last year
  
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• Former PC added to barred list

  23-01-2026 10:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  A finding of gross misconduct has been proven against David Hawkins, 43, a PC who would have been dismissed from Avon and Somerset Police had he not already resigned. He will now be added to the barred list. The hearing was held in public at Police and Fire Headquarters in Portishead today, Thursday 22 January. An allegation of operational dishonesty was proven against Hawkins and…
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• How much Traitors winners actually get as HMRC could take a slice

  23-01-2026 10:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A finance expert has explained where the money will actually end up
  
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• 8 popular UK shops that have vanished from the high street since 2016

  23-01-2026 10:04 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  From department stores to restaurant chains, these once-familiar high street names were staples of British shopping but have since disappeared
  
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• Police sergeant accused of faking working by weighing down computer keys

  23-01-2026 09:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Avon & Somerset Police officer faces a misconduct hearing
  
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• 'My Mounjaro weight-loss plateaued until I discovered cheap and easy trick'

  23-01-2026 09:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emilly Murray was struggling to hit her weight goal of 10 stone after going on Mounjaro until she discovered a way around it
  
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• 'My Mounjaro weight-loss plateaud until I discovered cheap and easy trick'

  23-01-2026 09:54 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Emilly Murray was struggling to hit her weight goal of 10 stone after going on Mounjaro until she discovered a way around it
  
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• Buy a four-bed semi for £300,000 - and get a chip shop thrown in

  23-01-2026 09:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The property includes four generously sized bedrooms, off-road parking and a chip shop on the ground floor
  
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• Doctors said test was clear - now woman's battling cancer for second time

  23-01-2026 09:22 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Aimi Hopkins said it was 'difficult to accept the position I find myself in'
  
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• BBC Breakfast star delivers tragic death news minutes into show

  23-01-2026 09:05 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  BBC Breakfast presenter Sarah Campbell shared devastating news on Friday morning
  
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• Live: 'Huge' Portbury Dock protest causing M5 and A369 traffic near Bristol

  23-01-2026 09:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There are long tailbacks in the area
  
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• 'Calling one number saved my life - now I am the voice you hear'

  23-01-2026 08:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Leann Caines leaves her family early in the morning so she can be there for other people
  
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• Man, 24, stuck in France after being seriously hurt in ski accident

  23-01-2026 07:40 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Ben has brain and spinal injuries
  
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• Thousands now working four-day weeks without losing pay

  23-01-2026 07:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  53 more companies signed up to the four-day-week system last year
  
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• Thousands now working four-day weeks withot losing pay

  23-01-2026 07:21 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  53 more companies signed up to the four-day-week system last year
  
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• Man, 77, with dementia convicted for not insuring car he can't drive

  23-01-2026 07:13 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The man is 'confused much of the time' and has no memory of getting a DVLA fine
  
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• Women 'most overdue' for screening to get at-home test from NHS

  23-01-2026 06:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Starting this year, millions could be receiving ‘self-sample’ screening tests from the NHS
  
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• Bristol bus shelter delays slammed as one missing for 2 years

  23-01-2026 06:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Commuters have been debating what to do
  
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• Woman who tried to save cyclist launches petition for better road safety

  23-01-2026 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'I found myself in a situation no one should ever experience'
  
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• How iconic Bristol site could look after £74m overhaul with cafes, saunas and rooftop bar

  23-01-2026 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Works are expected to commence this summer
  
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• Five tragic deaths in Bristol in less than a month

  23-01-2026 06:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Our thoughts are with their families
  
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• Blue Badge holders could be able to park in 2 new locations after rule change - DfT statement

  23-01-2026 04:01 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Officials have secured agreement with one destination and the other is in final talks the Department for Transport said
  
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• Love Island All Stars screaming as two stars forced to quit villa immediately

  22-01-2026 22:47 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Presenter Maya Jama called the result wild and that it was a series first
  
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