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It means the lowest typical annual bill for two years - but they're still well above pre-pandemic levels 🔗⬇️
24/05/2024

It means the lowest typical annual bill for two years - but they're still well above pre-pandemic levels 🔗⬇️

Thank you for your service, Dennis 🫡The D-Day veteran served during World War Two and recently celebrated his 100th birt...
24/05/2024

Thank you for your service, Dennis 🫡
The D-Day veteran served during World War Two and recently celebrated his 100th birthday.

"Bristol's always been one of my favourite places to play" 🎶Annie Mac spoke to us about her gig at Bristol Sounds this J...
23/05/2024

"Bristol's always been one of my favourite places to play" 🎶
Annie Mac spoke to us about her gig at Bristol Sounds this June 🔗⬇️

Annie Macmanus talks about the inspiration of her “Before Midnight” daytime shows.

Some sad news to bring you 💔Thank you for your service, Dennis.The D-Day veteran served with the 79th Armoured Division ...
23/05/2024

Some sad news to bring you 💔
Thank you for your service, Dennis.

The D-Day veteran served with the 79th Armoured Division as a senior mechanic during World War Two ➡️ bbc.in/4bNgJPq

"I'm nervous for the future" 🔗⬇️
23/05/2024

"I'm nervous for the future" 🔗⬇️

A survey revealed one student paid £700 a month for a flat which was "dangerous" 🔗⬇️
23/05/2024

A survey revealed one student paid £700 a month for a flat which was "dangerous" 🔗⬇️

A housing survey revealed one student paid £700 a month for a flat which was "dangerous".

He's written a 150 page report on it 📝Here's why 🔗⬇️
23/05/2024

He's written a 150 page report on it 📝
Here's why 🔗⬇️

How our region could prove challenging for the Tories on 4 July 🗳️
23/05/2024

How our region could prove challenging for the Tories on 4 July 🗳️

There’ll be a general election on 4 July 🗳️ Here’s a guide to how it’ll work 🔗⬇️
22/05/2024

There’ll be a general election on 4 July 🗳️

Here’s a guide to how it’ll work 🔗⬇️

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced the next UK general election will take place on 4 July.

BREAKING: Rishi Sunak says there will be a general election on 4 July 🗳️Follow our live page here for reaction ➡️ bbc.in...
22/05/2024

BREAKING: Rishi Sunak says there will be a general election on 4 July 🗳️
Follow our live page here for reaction ➡️ bbc.in/4dRMA3d

Has the mystery old £20 note donor struck again? 💷In April, we reported that someone had anonymously gifted the RNLI in ...
22/05/2024

Has the mystery old £20 note donor struck again? 💷
In April, we reported that someone had anonymously gifted the RNLI in Portishead £1100.

Now, Marie Curie in Bristol have received £1000 in old £20 notes - could it be from the same person? What an amazing thing to do! 🥹

The plans come after a four-year consultation 🔗⬇️
22/05/2024

The plans come after a four-year consultation 🔗⬇️

"He was very special" ❤️Geoff Kitchen died on board a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence.His neighbour h...
22/05/2024

"He was very special" ❤️
Geoff Kitchen died on board a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence.

His neighbour has been telling us how loved Geoff was 🔗⬇️

The 73-year-old had a suspected heart attack after a sudden drop in altitude on the flight - leading to what passengers ...
22/05/2024

The 73-year-old had a suspected heart attack after a sudden drop in altitude on the flight - leading to what passengers have called scenes of "absolute terror".

The man who died after severe turbulence on a London-Singapore flight has been named as Thornbury local Geoff Kitchen.Th...
21/05/2024

The man who died after severe turbulence on a London-Singapore flight has been named as Thornbury local Geoff Kitchen.

The theatre company he helped to run has paid tribute to him ➡️ bbc.in/3Ki8HSJ

BREAKING: The man who died after severe turbulence on a London-Singapore flight has been named as Thornbury local Geoff ...
21/05/2024

BREAKING: The man who died after severe turbulence on a London-Singapore flight has been named as Thornbury local Geoff Kitchen.

They're called Scissors & The Wishing Well - and promise to "rob every inhibition" 😳
21/05/2024

They're called Scissors & The Wishing Well - and promise to "rob every inhibition" 😳

Have you got it where you are? ☔️Here's why it happens ➡️ bbc.in/3PfL5lo
21/05/2024

Have you got it where you are? ☔️
Here's why it happens ➡️ bbc.in/3PfL5lo

She won the Horfield seat in the local election - and now a by-election is expected to be held. Details here 🔗⬇️
21/05/2024

She won the Horfield seat in the local election - and now a by-election is expected to be held. Details here 🔗⬇️

People couldn't believe the acts are performing in "little old Yate"
21/05/2024

People couldn't believe the acts are performing in "little old Yate"

What a legend 💇‍♂️
21/05/2024

What a legend 💇‍♂️

The Prime Minister says it's a "day of shame for the British state".
20/05/2024

The Prime Minister says it's a "day of shame for the British state".

“We hope this renewed focus on drivers using the road system on the morning of Saturday 2 March will yield more potentia...
20/05/2024

“We hope this renewed focus on drivers using the road system on the morning of Saturday 2 March will yield more potential footage which can help us provide answers to Jack’s family"

You won't be able to drive or cycle over a bridge in Bath for a while 🚧
20/05/2024

You won't be able to drive or cycle over a bridge in Bath for a while 🚧

Some really sad news to bring you.The man's cause of death is yet to be determined ➡️ bbc.in/3KbgIJs
20/05/2024

Some really sad news to bring you.
The man's cause of death is yet to be determined ➡️ bbc.in/3KbgIJs

Organisers have confirmed "with great sadness" that the runner died after collapsing at the event.
20/05/2024

Organisers have confirmed "with great sadness" that the runner died after collapsing at the event.

Check out Bristol's 'Distinguished Gentleman's Ride' 🏍️👔They had to wear dapper clothing - while riding classic & vintag...
20/05/2024

Check out Bristol's 'Distinguished Gentleman's Ride' 🏍️👔
They had to wear dapper clothing - while riding classic & vintage motorcycles 🔗⬇️

No serious injuries have been reported.Details here 🔗⬇️
20/05/2024

No serious injuries have been reported.
Details here 🔗⬇️

New scanners are being rolled out there 🔗⬇️
20/05/2024

New scanners are being rolled out there 🔗⬇️

More than £10 million has been spent on new security equipment enhancement at the airport.

Anya Joscelyne whose husband died of cancer has set up a support group for widows.
19/05/2024

Anya Joscelyne whose husband died of cancer has set up a support group for widows.

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"Coldplay, can you play at my wedding?" 🥹 Hannah shares the time when Chris Martin from Coldplay came into her local pub - The Stag Inn, Hinton Charterhouse, near Bath. Music Uncovered: The Genius of Coldplay | Listen now on BBC Sounds 🎧

"It's such a special place for us now" 💕 For 40 years, the Thekla has been bringing people together. Charlie and Rachel met on the cargo ship turned nightclub in #Bristol.

The high-flying primary school ✈️ Kids at St Helen's Primary School in Alveston have a brand new library... in the fuselage of a plane!

Our local superhero 🦸‍♂️💜 Thomas Young has run 46 half-marathons in 46 weeks in memory of his son Jaxon. Jaxon died a year ago while being treated in the neonatal intensive care unit at St Michael's Hospital in #Bristol.

"I don't know if you watch that though" 😅 Bristolian and Love Island host Maya Jama has been speaking to King Charles about the reality TV show at Buckingham Palace. The pair met at a Creative Industries Garden Party on Wednesday, with Jama telling the King she was shortly going to Spain to film the latest series of the show and watch some "young people snog".

"It's like a puzzle but having your brother at the forefront of it, it's horrifying." For 10 weeks, Ben O'Sullivan's days have been spent visiting a Bristol flyover looking for his brother. Jack hasn't been seen since 2 March, when he was pictured walking across a grassy area near Brunel Lock Way in the Hotwells area.

Seperated by 84 years 🔔 11-year-old Sophie has been trained to ring the bells at Locking Church near Weston-super-Mare. She bell rings with her dad in the 'band' of bell ringers, alongside 95-year-old Jim.

BREAKING: A fire has broken out in Bristol 🚨 Avon Fire and Rescue Service say, "Crews from Patchway, Southmead, Temple and Thornbury were called at 10:15 to reports of a fire at a retail premise off Gloucester Road, Patchway." "On arrival, firefighters found multiple vehicles well alight and are using 45mm jets and high pressure hose reels to tackle the fire."

An incredible sight across the West last night 💫 Thank you so much for sending us your amazing pictures ❤️ 📸 Michelle Cowbourne // Chris Hignell // Martin Waters // Olivia Thomson // Richard Nellyer // Charlie Williams // Dean Whitehouse

Are you seeing more potholes on the motorway? 🛣️ The AA claims that they're causing “the worst” damage on several stretches of motorway, including the M5 northbound between Taunton and Weston-super-Mare and the M49 by the Amazon distribution centre.

Oh-fish-ially heading to the World Championships 👏🎣 A young fisher has been selected to represent England in the Youth Angling World Championships. 13-year-old Charlie Isaacs from Bristol will be competing in the under-15 squad in Serbia this August.

Gorgeous locally grown flowers 🌸 Heart of BS13 Flowers is a charity project in South Bristol that sells flowers to local businesses and residents to provide opportunities for the local community in Hartcliffe. The flower farm uses no chemicals and even makes their own compost on-site using food waste from the local area.

"The Bard of Avonmouth" ❤️ It's been 50 years since Adge Cutler, the frontman and founder of The Wurzels, died in a car crash.

Park and Slide 💦 Do you remember when Park Street in #Bristol was transformed into a water park? How's it been a decade!? 🤯

"A fine day for the Green Party" 🟢 Our political reporter takes you through the results of Bristol's local election.

"He was still a child." A judge has jailed three teens for the killing of Mikey Roynon - who was stabbed to death with a zombie knife at a 16th birthday party in Bath. 16-year-old Shane Cunningham was convicted for murder while his two friends, also 16, were convicted for manslaughter - after being acquitted of the more serious charge. Cartel Bushnell has been detained for nine years and Leo Knight was detained for nine years and six months.

How’s this for community spirit? 🏏❤️ People gathered to cheer on a spontaneous game of cricket on Cotham Hill in #Bristol over the weekend. The footage has been seen thousands of times after it was shared by Paul Goodier who lives locally.

Driving in style 🚌🎨 A double-decker bus has been transformed into a "driveable work of art" by Bristol graffiti artist Cheo. In a collaboration between First Bus and Upfest Presents, the multi-coloured bus features Bristol landmarks as well as scenes from the Mendips and Weston coastline. The "UP First bus" has been created ahead of the Upfest Presents street art festival in the city. #Bristol #Upfest

A cultural icon 🚢🤩 Thekla arrived in Bristol in 1983 and opened as The Old Profanity Showboat on 1 May 1984. It remains a cornerstone of the city's cultural scene. Happy 40th birthday, Thekla!

Thursday's elections explained 🗳️ Will you be voting?

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