Bristol County, England News Archives

ALMOST three in five people who are raped in North Somerset know their attacker, new statistics have revealed.

The manager of a Polish food shop in Bristol which was subjected to two chemical attacks in its first three weeks of trading believes it is being targeted by racists.

Members of Kraft Foods met with Britain's largest trade union today. They discussed the Northfield-based company's attempts to purchase the candy-maker Cadbury.

The Evening Post can finally untangle the web of unscrupulous dealers who have been pedalling drugs and misery on Bristol 's streets for years.

A man who allegedly stencilled a sign on to a block of flats in Stokes Croft will stand trial next year.

The following people have been convicted of drugs offences as part of a three year operation: James Worgan of West Town Park Brislington - " sentenced to three and a half years Adam Kane of Evercreech Road Bristol - " sentenced to three and a half years Philip Pearce of Airport Road Bristol - " sentenced to 11 years Jamie Pearce of Acer Village, ...

A former dancer from Long Ashton, who was a member of the world famous Bluebells, has made an emotional journey back to Paris for a special TV programme.

People in south Bristol are angry that a walk-in health centre in Knowle West is to close.

A Bristol shop was sealed off and three people treated in a decontamination unit after a foul-smelling chemical was thrown in through the door.

A long-running row over where gynaecological cancer patients are treated could be finally settled next month.

A thug who threw a pint glass into a Bristol police officer's face is due to be sentenced today after being convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

Gerry Brooke takes a look at a new publication about Bristol's Garden Suburbs . Garden cities - a radical reaction to Victorian industrialisation - were intended as well planned, self-contained communities set in a rural environment.

A renowned tattoo artist from Bristol was more than twice the legal drink-drive limit when his motorbike smashed into a car, causing him fatal injuries.

Two men who committed a string of robberies across the south of England have been sentenced to a total of 21 1/2 years in prison.

A hit-and-run driver who left a pensioner on his way to church dying in the road in Bristol is still at large a year on, police have said.

A man who was first on the scene of a fatal car crash near Bristol has told how he rushed to help the driver.

A 29-year-old man has appeared in court accused of being involved in an 'extremely serious' mortgage fraud plot.

A senior Conservative MP has backed calls to scrap the controversial regional spatial strategy for the South West, which could lead to thousands of homes being built on green belt land in Greater Bristol.

Pupils gather outside the gates of Downend School, on May 1, 2009 in Bristol, England.

Thieves have stolen more than 30 Poppy Appeal collection tins from bars, restaurants and banks in Bristol.

A criminal dubbed the "Clown Prince of Robbers" has been jailed for 11 years for a series of raids, including two attacks on Bristol betting shops.

There were more than 1,300 assaults on NHS staff in the Bristol area in the last year, according to new Department of Health figures.

Work could start next year on a second major development at the M32 gateway to Bristol.

People who use help centres threatened with closure have accused Bristol City Council of carrying out consultation after decisions have been made.

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd issued a historic apology Monday to thousands of impoverished British children shipped to Australia with the promise of a better life, triggering calls for compensation for the abuse and neglect that many suffered.

A former prostitute, whose anonymous blog was turned into the television series Secret Diary of a Call Girl , has revealed her identity.

Storms are thought to have led to a fire in a clubhouse near Bristol after a falling branch brought down an overhead power cable.

Bristol's first 20mph areas are proposed for Inner East and Inner South Bristol.

Yet another victim of callous Bristol conman Michael Wike has come forward and told how she was swindled out of thousands of pounds from her late husband's life insurance.

A disabled Bristol man suffered a heart attack and drove his mobility scooter off a cycle path into a ditch, an inquest heard yesterday.

British artist Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol, England. During the 1990's Hirst was known as a wild child in the art world and his work embodied both everyday realism and provocative sensationalism.

Two women fled from their first floor Bristol flat after being woken by a vehicle on fire outside.

A pair of carers supposedly looking after a disabled woman from Thornbury allegedly pilfered 24,000 from her bank account to fund everything from hairdressing to holidays, a court heard.

Widower Henry Jones mourns the loss of his well-traveled Bible after his car is stolen.

A Bristol couple have had their happy retirement ruined by a former friend who stole their 200,000 life savings.

A Bristol man said by a judge to have a tendency for violence after he attacked three men has been jailed for five-and-a- half years.

Hundreds of men in the greater Bristol area are still dying every year from asbestos-related diseases.

A police officer who was meant to stop Bristol shop-lifters stole two computer games and ruined his career.

Doctors have given British actor SIMON MACCORKINDALE just three years to live after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

A man was rescued from his car after a crash on the M5 near Bristol. The accident happened just before 7pm on Saturday evening on the northbound carriageway between junction 20 at Clevedon and junction 19 at Easton-in-Gordano. Fire crews from Clevedon, Avonmouth and Weston-super-Mare found a man in his 40s was trapped in his Ford Focus.

A developer has unveiled fresh plans for a former swimming pool in Bristol. The pool in Whitefield Road, Speedwell , closed in 2005, along with several other pools in the city.

A police officer who was meant to stop Bristol shop-lifters stole two computer games and ruined his career.

The German Ambassador to the United Kingdom visited the modern languages department at the University of Bristol, where he paid tribute to the standard of its teaching.

Three young children from Bristol have been treated in hospital after fire broke out in a first-floor bedroom.

Bristol City FC manager Gary Johnson spoke first in favour of the stadium plans, saying a new stadium was central to the club's ambitions of reaching and competing in the Premier League.

Failing to fix broken tiles in a Bristol nightclub, which went on to cause serious injury, has cost a businessman his director's status as well as a 27,500 penalty.

The neighbour of a man who is facing drug dealing charges has told a jury she saw a gang burgle his flat.

TEENAGERS who boarded a train in Weston were robbed of their bicycles. British Transport Police officers investigating the robbery at Parson Street Station in Bristol have today released CCTV images of four youths they would like to speak to.

Avon and Somerset police dogs are continuing to get their teeth into criminals, as yet another alleged burglar was thwarted in Bristol this week.

Police called to a burglary of a Bristol flat discovered what appeared to be a cocaine factory, a court heard.

Lawyers for Bristol County Sheriff Thomas M. Hodgson argued today before the Supreme Judicial Court that common law from the English colonial era grants the sheriff the power to charge fees to inmates to help offset the costs of their incarceration.

Six-month suspended jail term for William Seago, who is blind in one eye and memorised test chart to get licence Dustbin lorry driver William Seago, who was ordered to do 150 hours of community work, leaves Bristol crown court today.

A 21-year-old garage worker borrowed a car from his workplace without permission and crashed it into a house while he was drunk at the wheel.

Photos by PETER PEREIRA/The Standard-Times Above: Surveyor Mathew Vanderpol sets his sights on a New Bedford home that needs to be checked for its height above sea level.