The Week In - Your FREE local newspaper for Bristol & NE Somerset

A FREE weekly newspaper  that focuses on genuinely local issues. For the last 15 years, The Week in has been the must read weekly in East Bristol and North East Somerset with up to 15,000 copies picked up and taken home. Presentation is attractive and practical and the content ensures it is read from cover to cover.

Distributed every Wednesday throughout East Bristol and North East Somerset.

Local news as it happens, on line and via the app.

Established in 2008.

‘Progress being made’ on long-awaited schools for Lyde Green

 Posted on December 8, 2023

South Gloucestershire Council has today announced that “progress is being made” in the long wait for a 900-place secondary school and adjoining primary school on the Lyde Green estate. If the final hurdles can be overcome, the co-located schools at …

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  • Five flats planned at crossroads location in Staple Hill

     Posted on December 7, 2023

    There are plans to turn a building at a prominent crossroads location in Staple Hill into five flats. High Street, Broad Street, Soundwell Road and Victoria Road meet at the junction. 141 High Street previously housed insurance firm Mark Richard …

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  • Man arrested following burglary in Whitchurch

     Posted on December 6, 2023

    A man has been arrested following a burglary at a shop on the Wells Road in  Whitchurch. Police were called to the Tesco Express at around 4.45am today after two people broke in using a sledgehammer. Officers attended and saw …

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  • CCTV appeal following suspected arson on double-decker bus  

     Posted on December 6, 2023

    Police are appealing for the public’s help to identify this woman in connection with their investigation into a fire on a double-decker bus. Officers were called to The Coots in Stockwood on Sunday 26th November following reports of a fire …

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  • Former South Glos Council leader passes away

     Posted on December 6, 2023

    A former leader of South Gloucestershire Council has died. Ruth Davis passed away on Saturday following a short illness. She was a prominent figure within local government, serving as a local councillor between 1991 and 2023. She represented the Yate …

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