Bristol news

• Stolen puppy returned to owners within 24-hours

  21-07-2020 17:45 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  We have recovered a stolen puppy overnight. Maxi the 16-week-old French bulldog puppy was stolen in a burglary at his owner’s Watchet home between midday and 4pm on Monday 20 July. The family saw him advertised on an online selling site later that night and immediately alerted us. Response officers followed up the lead, recovering Maxi and making an arrest at about 2.30am today, Tuesday 21 July.
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• Bristol included in Met Office thunderstorm warning as 75mm rain possible

  27-08-2026 21:06 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol is among 73 areas covered by a Met Office yellow weather warning for thunderstorms
  
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• Key details as super cars seized after 'dangerous driving' along M4 and M5

  27-08-2026 20:41 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The vehicles included two Audi R8s, a Mercedes G63 Wagon and a Lamborghini Huracan
  
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• Parking mistake could cost you £1,000 but nobody seems to know about

  27-08-2026 18:03 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  A driver was confused after being fined for parking on a residential street - and their experience has highlighted a little-known Highway Code rule that could catch other motorists out
  
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• Police car makes contact with e-bike to avoid pursuit in Bristol

  27-08-2026 17:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The rider who was wearing a balaclava fled the scene
  
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• A4 clears after lorry overturns

  27-08-2026 17:34 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Traffic is easing
  
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• How Bristol lost its publicly-owned care homes and elderly day centres to austerity

  27-08-2026 16:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The council will soon consult the public about the future of social care services
  
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• Grieving wife describes horror flight that killed her husband

  27-08-2026 16:48 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Linda was in intensive care when she was told her husband of 52 years had died
  
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• Bristol Airport to launch twice weekly flights to stunning historic European city

  27-08-2026 16:36 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The new flights will run from next spring
  
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• Man who lied about cancer diagnosis and defrauded victims of £68k jailed

  27-08-2026 16:32 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  A man who lied to his victims and told them he was a millionaire ex-war veteran with cancer has been jailed. Joseph Gibson, aged 35 of no fixed address, appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Thursday (20 August) after pleading guilty to four counts of fraud by false representation. Gibson, who lived in Shepton Mallet at the time of the offences, admitted taking almost £68,000…
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• More than £1 million in criminal assets seized in cryptocurrency crackdown 

  27-08-2026 15:57 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Avon and Somerset Police’s Financial Investigation Unit (FIU) has seized cryptocurrency and cash assets worth more than £1 million under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). Earlier this year, a specialist investigation resulted in the forfeiture of 20.21 Bitcoin, other crypto assets and funds held in a bank account with a combined value of £1,032,487.86. The subject of the investigation…
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• Fears historic Bristol Lord Mayor's Mansion House will be 'flogged off'

  27-08-2026 15:43 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The city council is reviewing the property's long-term future
  
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• Tim Curry’s health emergency a decade before death: Signs and symptoms

  27-08-2026 14:29 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Tim Curry suffered a major stroke in 2012 that disrupted his entire career
  
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• Three big UK airports tell 8.7m passengers 4 pieces data 'stolen'

  27-08-2026 14:16 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'A quantity of customer data has been obtained that relates to car park, lounge and fast track bookings and in-airport wifi sign-ups'
  
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• Tenant takes landlord to court over two problems - and wins £8,000

  27-08-2026 14:12 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Thousands of pounds have been awarded to a London renter following a tribunal case
  
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• Lido in East Bristol a step closer to becoming reality

  27-08-2026 13:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The campaign for an outdoor swimming pool in an underserved part of the city began eight years ago
  
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• Two in court for burglary offences

  27-08-2026 13:14 via avonandsomerset.police.uk
  
  Two men have appeared in court as part of an ongoing car key burglary investigation. Tyler Nash and Lewis Gardiner, both aged 19, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court yesterday (Wednesday 26 August) jointly charged with two counts of dwelling burglary and one count of theft of a motor vehicle. Gardiner, of Bee Orchid Close in Hartcliffe, was additionally charged with handling stolen…
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• 'Insane' response as 250 apply for one cafe job in Bristol

  27-08-2026 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  'People don't want to work from home anymore, they want to be part of a community'
  
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• City Hall 'passed the buck' in SEND spying inquiry

  27-08-2026 12:59 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Cost of the investigation £27,000 higher than previously announced
  
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• Rare 1980s photos reveal life inside Bristol's tower blocks and high-rise homes

  27-08-2026 12:50 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The 1960s saw a boom in high-rise living in Bristol, with dozens of tower blocks built to provide more homes in the city after the Second World War — these rare 1980s photos show what life was really like
  
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• Early malaria symptoms that can be mistaken as rare outbreak kills two

  27-08-2026 12:39 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  An airport outbreak is believed to have been started by a mosquito that travelled over on a plane
  
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• A4 blocked by overturned lorry - live updates

  27-08-2026 12:25 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  There is slow traffic in the area
  
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• Psychologist says it is important to cancel plans

  27-08-2026 12:14 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Jo Hemmings says we have confused being socially connected with being socially available
  
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• Domino's recruiting 5,000 people across the UK

  27-08-2026 12:11 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The recruitment drive will see Domino’s hire 5,000 new in-store team members and drivers across the UK and Ireland
  
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• Third motorway incident at Bristol causing jams - live updates

  27-08-2026 11:42 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The M5 and M4 have experienced a number of issues this morning
  
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• NSPCC free number to call if you're worried about a child's welfare

  27-08-2026 11:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Adults can call the line
  
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• M5 traffic stopped near Cribbs Causeway after 'police incident'

  27-08-2026 10:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  It is the second incident on a motorway in Bristol this morning
  
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• State pension triple lock warning over new £98 tax bill for claimants

  27-08-2026 08:51 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The Government is bringing in a major new change to the state pension
  
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• M4 closure after crash near Bristol

  27-08-2026 08:27 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  The crash is affecting traffic heading towards the M32
  
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• New EU travel rules confirmed to impact Ryanair, easyJet, Wizz and Jet2 passengers

  27-08-2026 08:19 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Key changes include new '96 hour' rule and also around children under 14 seating
  
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