News in Bristol & NE Somerset - The Week In
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Police seize knives and other weapons in Mangotsfield and arrest four teenagers
April 30, 2021Neighbourhood police teams are carrying out targeted patrols after officers seized knives and other weapons in Mangotsfield on Wednesday. Police were called to St James Place at about 4.20pm by witnesses reporting seeing three teenage boys armed with a large …
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CCTV issued after man is seriously assaulted in Stockwood
April 23, 2021Police have issued a CCTV clip showing a man they want to identify following an assault in Stockwood which left a 64-year-old man with serious injuries. The incident happened in Whittock Road at about 8.20pm on Tuesday 20th April. The …
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Roadworks upheaval looming for pedestrians, drivers and cyclists in Keynsham town centre
April 23, 2021The impact of enhancement works that begin in Keynsham town centre next month are becoming clearer with the publication of a traffic order this week revealing that not only will vehicles be banned from the High Street but the pavement …
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Stepping up the fight to stop giant waste-to-power plant near Keynsham
April 20, 2021The campaign group fighting plans for a waste processing plant in the Green Belt near Keynsham says it would be one of the largest facilities of its kind in the country. Consultants employed by POKE (Protect Our Keynsham Environment) have …
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‘More than 1,000 vehicles are speeding each day on our road’
April 20, 2021A petition has been started calling on South Gloucestershire Council to carry out an urgent traffic review of Park Road in Staple Hill where many drivers do not stick to the 20mph limit. In response to a noticeable number of …
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Council leader ‘won’t be distracted by malicious campaign’
April 19, 2021The next leader of Bath & North East Somerset Council has vowed not to be distracted from delivering his party’s promises to voters by personal attacks from anonymous sources. Kevin Guy, who succeeded Dine Romero as leader of the Liberal …
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Robbery at Co-op in Cadbury Heath
April 15, 2021Police were called to the Co-op store in Cadbury Heath this morning after a robbery. They say a member of the public contacted police shortly before 7.30am to report that a man had carried out a robbery at the shop …
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Staple Hill turns to Bristol artists to help promote the high street after lockdown
April 8, 2021Staple Hill will be adorned with window art next week, thanks to an initiative from the Chamber of Trade in an effort to entice shoppers back to a high street that has been hit hard by lockdown. Well-known Bristol artists …
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Avon Valley Railway at Bitton celebrates £97,400 grant from Culture Recovery Fund
April 2, 2021Avon Valley Railway has received a grant of £97,400 from the Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen. Nearly £400m has been awarded to thousands of cultural organisations across the country, including the heritage …
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Teenage trespassers put ponies in danger
April 2, 2021HorseWorld at Whitchurch Village has written to local residents after a group of teenagers removed electric fencing, putting ponies and themselves at risk. In their letter this week the team at the charity in Staunton Lane, which cares for mistreated …
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