Woman who lost her wedding ring while surfing is amazed after metal detectorist finds it 11 weeks later on her 17th wedding anniversary Jenny Urquhart, 45, from Bristol, lost her wedding ring in the sea while surfing She put out a plea on social media for people to keep a look out for it in … Read more
Locals have blasted a council’s ‘ridiculous’ decision to chop down two 70ft trees after classing them as nuisance hedges under the antisocial behaviour act. The pair of massive cypress trees are facing the axe after a single complaint by one neighbour – apparently over their light being blocked. The trees have sat in a quiet … Read more
Schoolchildren will learn more about Bristol’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade with a new textbook created by teachers and historians. It comes after last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and the toppling of the Edward Colston statue. Eight history teachers in Bristol worked together with Bristol museums and historians to research and write the … Read more
Brazen flytipper is caught on dashcam dumping rolls of carpet in shoppers’ car park in broad daylight The flytipper was captured on dashcam in a Dunelm car park in Bristol The man looked directly at the Tesla and was unable to see the camera He dumped several rolls of carpet before being driven away in … Read more
Chelsea seal Women’s Super League title as Bristol City are relegated By PA Media Published: 17:24 BST, 9 May 2021 | Updated: 19:32 BST, 9 May 2021 Fran Kirby struck twice as Chelsea clinched back-to-back Barclays FA Women’s Super League titles with a 5-0 rout of Reading. On an afternoon when Emma Hayes’ side knew … Read more
Howls of protest: Stubborn husky refuses to come downstairs in hilarious stand-off with owner Sophie Ewan, 27, from Bristol wanted Rex the husky to come down stairs The large hound sat in the landing and howled in response to her requests The husky only decided to come down stairs when offered a sweet as a … Read more
Howls of protest: Stubborn husky refuses to come downstairs in hilarious stand-off with owner Sophie Ewan, 27, from Bristol wanted Rex the husky to come down stairs The large hound sat in the landing and howled in response to her requests The husky only decided to come down stairs when offered a sweet as a … Read more
Girlfriend of missing Bristol student, 20, asks if ‘anyone saw him at 4am by harbour’ on morning he disappeared – three hours before he was last seen at his home in city on Saturday Olisa Odukwe, 20, was last seen leaving home in Redland on Saturday morning Since then the student has not been located … Read more
Girlfriend of missing Bristol student, 20, asks if ‘anyone saw him at 4am by harbour’ on morning he disappeared – three hours before he was last seen at his home in city on Saturday Olisa Odukwe, 20, was last seen leaving home in Redland on Saturday morning Since then the student has not been located … Read more
Police appeal for help finding missing Bristol University student: Officers are ‘extremely concerned’ for man, 20, last seen at home in city on Saturday Olisa Oukwe, 20, was last seen leaving home in Redland on Saturday morning Since then the student has not been located and police are very worried Friends and fellow learners have … Read more