Tag: Kingswood
8 months ago
express.co.uk

‘He’s toast!’ Reform taunts Rishi Sunak as PM fights for Brexiteer vote in by-elections

Reform UK candidate Ben Habib believes Rishi Sunak cannot fight back as Conservatives try to hold on to Wellingboroug...

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Kingswood by-election candidate defends changing accent

He's been accused of putting on a Bristol burr after a video emerged from four years ago in London

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Full list of General Election seat forecast for Bristol - Tories headed for colossal losses

A newly-created constituency in Bristol is expected to be very hotly-contested between Labour and the Greens

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Another Boots closure will leave Bristol area without a pharmacy

Hundreds of stores around the country are closing

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Conservatives announce their Kingswood by-election candidate

Tory group leader on the council says the by-election is about protecting the green belt

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Severn Estuary tidal power and disused coal mines could help solve energy crisis

Dan Norris gave evidence to a House of Commons select committee

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Village hall in South Gloucestershire granted late-night licence despite neighbours' fears

Volunteers who run the venue told South Gloucestershire councillors it would be forced to close without the extra hours

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Labour announce candidate to fight Kingswood by-election

The job of Labour candidate has come a bit earlier than he expected

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Kingswood butchers win right to sell meat from van outside shopping centre

Residents flood South Gloucestershire Council with letters of support after an objection from the street care team

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Chris Skidmore’s full resignation statement as Kingswood MP says 'I can no longer stand by'

The MP had already confirmed that he would not stand at the next General Election

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9 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

A year of tragedy - the 2023 knife crime epidemic in Bristol

Bristol Live reported on an incident involving a knife on average more than once a week during 2023, and far too many...

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11 months ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bristol greenbelt land sacrificed in major blueprint for 20K homes

Bristol's 'urban edge' will be expanded, including on land currently protected from development

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Universal Credit recipients '£18 a week' poorer under proposed South Gloucestershire cuts

The local authority agreed in February to slash £400,000 from the discounts to vulnerable and low-income households

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Kingswood shop loses licence for selling vapes to children using codeword 'Kit Kat'

South Gloucestershire councillors agreed with the revocation request from police backed by trading standards

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Police inspector sacked for raping woman in hotel room

The Avon & Somerset officer, based in South Gloucestershire, had denied the allegations but a misconduct panel found ...

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bristol 'needs to move its border' into Kingswood and Filton to solve city's housing crisis

"My view will be both controversial and strongly opposed"

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Police inspector accused of raping woman in hotel room, misconduct panel hears

The Avon & Somerset officer, based in South Gloucestershire, denies the allegations

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Man fined £1,500 after dumping freezer with note saying 'free to collector'

Lee Brunt from Emersons Green had to go to court and was fined nearly £1,500

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Police inspector accused of having sex with 'vulnerable' person without their consent

The South Gloucestershire officer is suspended from duty and faces a police misconduct hearing

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Exclusive: Report into Bristol underground says it is needed and can be done - if it's mostly abo...

Metro Mayor Dan Norris has said Bristol 'won't get an underground', but the latest report from his team recommends go...

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

How far a first-time buyer budget will stretch in Bristol right now

Reaching for the first rung on the property ladder is difficult enough, let alone in a market as competitive as Brist...

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bristol Wilko store announces closing date after rescue deal collapses

Wilko will shut down 24 stores today in the first wave of closures

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bristol pair who handled stolen Mercedes are sentenced

Man and teen admit mix of car crime and drug offences

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Drug offenders jailed in Bristol from January to August, 2023

We compile the list of people we reported on who were sent to prison after being convicted of drug crime

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

The 18th-century gardens near Bristol with hidden grotto and tunnels

It's one of many interesting locations opening up for free during the Heritage Open Days

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about 1 year ago
plymouthherald.co.uk

Westcountry woman appalled as closed Pizza Hut take £40 order

The woman says she has been left out of pocket as the store was not open

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Free parking across all South Gloucestershire council car parks could be scrapped

Lib Dems and Labour say the former Conservative administration put a secret line in the budget and left them to imple...

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Kingswood shopkeeper's licence suspended after sniffer dogs' discovery

Some of the items were "hidden below floorboards in a locked storeroom"

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

New heat map for Bristol shows importance of trees to a good night's sleep

Some areas of the city are hotter than others after a hot summer's day

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bin strike in South Gloucestershire suspended for three days

Council contractors Suez have come back with an improved offer - but it the strikes could still resume next week

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Parents' tears at vigil for Eddie as community says 'no more lives, no more knives'

St Pauls comes together with a powerful message calling for an end to the violence

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Residents setting bonfires to get rid of rubbish during South Gloucestershire bin strike

Union has rejected latest pay offer form employer Suez as industrial action goes on

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Man arrested in connection with St Pauls murder investigation

A 21-year-old man was arrested in Bristol this evening - he is being held in custody

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Row over claims South Gloucestershire bin strike talks are imminent

Unite union members are taking industrial action in a dispute over pay until September

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about 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bin strikes causing 'public health crisis' in South Gloucestershire

Talks are ongoing between the union and waste firm bosses

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over 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Man spared jail after beating partner so bad it looked like 'she had been boxing'

Joshua Skuse sentenced after pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm

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over 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Abusive partner 'hit, bit and slapped woman with gun and flushed her clothes down toilet'

Millen Cox admits controlling behaviour, possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear and false imprisonment

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over 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Defendants jailed in Bristol over the last nine months for offences against children

We list the offenders sent to prison for abusing youngsters between September last year and May, 2023.

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over 1 year ago
bristolpost.co.uk

Bristol's biggest letting agency pledges not to make tenants bid against each other

"Rental bidding wars are predatory, clearly unfair and demand urgent legislation"

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