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Tristan Cork
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Chief Reporter, Bristol Post/Bristol Live.
News, football, housing crisis, funny stupid things. Not necessarily in that order.
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The jury in the case of five people accused of assisting an offender in the case of the murders of Max Dixon and Mason Rist in South Bristol almost two years ago, has retired to consider its verdict.
Report from the judge's final summing up here:
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Jury retires in trial of five accused of helping teen murderers
All five deny the charges that they 'squirrelled away' the teens who killed Max and Mason out of Bristol
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December 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Plans for almost 400 new 'build-to-rent' homes on the site of the old Mecca Bingo hall in Bristol, are set to get permission next week.
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Almost 400 new homes to be built on former bingo hall site
Council officers will tell councillors the benefits outweigh the downsides
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December 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Both the police and the NHS have objected to hundreds of new homes in what would be South Bristol tallest-ever building - for different reasons.
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Police and NHS object to plans for South Bristol's tallest ever building
The development would inundate local doctors and be 'appealing' to yobs on motorbikes
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December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Both the police and the NHS have objected to hundreds of new homes in what would be South Bristol tallest-ever building - for different reasons.
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Police and NHS object to plans for South Bristol's tallest ever building
The development would inundate local doctors and be 'appealing' to yobs on motorbikes
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December 3, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Etymology fun fact thread: the word ‘caper’ as in bit of an adventure or ‘that film’s a fun crime caper’ is linked to the star sign Capricorn and the word ‘capricious’.
Why? Goats
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December 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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A man who has dedicated his life to fostering Bristol’s troubled teens - around 100 in 35 years - launches a book about it tomorrow at the Watershed
Read more about the amazing John Stokes here👇🏼
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Incredible story of Bristol man who fostered 100 challenging teens
Whether it's for a week or for years, John Stokes never gives up
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November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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“Enough. Enough bloodshed”.
Irene, the mother of murdered Bristol teen Eddie Kinuthia, calls for an end to the violence between two rival gangs.
Read more here👇🏼
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'Enough bloodshed' says mum of murdered Bristol teen
"Carrying knives that it costs so much. Nothing is worth a life, nothing is worth taking a life for"
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November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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Bristol’s bike owners are holding a summit with @AandSPCC & @ASPolice chiefs to talk about rising levels of bike thefts in the city on Monday evening.
Read the full story here 👇🏼
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Motorbike thefts on the rise again across Bristol
"We want to put this more on the police’s radar"
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November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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It all started at Knowle West’s Eagle House Youth Club in the 80s…the amazing story of John, a man who has fostered around 100 of Bristol’s troubled teens over 35 years…
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Incredible story of Bristol man who fostered 100 challenging teens
Whether it's for a week or for years, John Stokes never gives up
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November 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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UPDATES: A group of protesters have gathered on College Green in Bristol to express support for Palestine Action & have written 'illegal' signs in front of the police, risking arrest
Latest updates here:
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Live: Huge Palestine Action protest in Bristol city centre
Updates from College Green where police have warned protesters they will be arrested for holding up signs
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November 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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There could well be mass arrests in the centre of Bristol today as a protest in support of controversially proscribed 'terrorist' group Palestine Action takes place.
Here's the full story:
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Mass arrests likely at Bristol protest today
Police have warned protesters they will be committing a terrorism offence for holding up illegal signs
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November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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This week’s budget could give metro mayor @helengt76 the power to impose a ‘tourist tax’.
But what would it meann& should it include Airbnbs?
More here👇🏼

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What a 'tourist tax' would mean for Bristol
It could be a new measure announced in this week's Budget
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November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Nigel Farage and Reform UK are ‘a danger to Britain & British values’ says Bristol’s most senior Government MP.
Full story here👇🏼

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Reform 'a danger to Britain and British values' says top Bristol Labour MP
"We can't vilify people for being interested in Reform. We have to listen, we have to understand"
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November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Nigel Farage and Reform UK are ‘a danger to Britain & British values’ says Bristol’s most senior Government MP.
Full story here👇🏼

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Reform 'a danger to Britain and British values' says top Bristol Labour MP
"We can't vilify people for being interested in Reform. We have to listen, we have to understand"
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November 23, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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In January, the council gave permission for 68 flats to be built on a riverside concrete fabrication works in Bristol, with ZERO %‘affordable’. Now tho…

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All the new apartments at riverside site will be 'affordable' after deal struck
Councillors gave permission despite there being no 'affordable housing' included, now it's going to be 100% 'affordable'
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November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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From May to October, more than half the fire crews rushing to emergency incidents within the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood reported being delayed, an internal survey showed.
Residents are furious.
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Fire crews delayed reaching emergencies within Liveable Neighbourhood
Local residents are furious
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November 22, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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"Travis Head on the pull, doesn't time it. They've conjured up a wicket from somewhere" - BBC ashes liveblog.
One of the barriers to people getting into cricket is that to do so you have to learn an entirely new language, ironically made up from a language you do already speak
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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The hunt for Eddie King Kinuthia’s killer began the night he was stabbed in Bristol.
He appeared, masked up, stabbed Eddie & vanished into the night.
A challenging case for @ASPolice, it took more than 2 years to see the killer found guilty.
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The two-year long investigation to catch Bristol teen's killer
The murder of Eddie Kinuthia was a challenge to solve
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November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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The jury in the trial of 5 people charged with assisting the murderers of Max Dixon and Mason Rist in Bristol last year has heard one of the murderers was worried about making money if he was on the run...
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Double murderer 'worried about making money' as he went on run
The messages shared by those accused of helping the murderers of Max Dixon and Mason Rist escape
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November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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BREAKING: Bristol city councillor resigns from the Green group
Full story here
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Councillor quits Greens over City Hall trans protests
It puts the Greens back below half the councillors at City Hall
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November 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Caravans and live-in vans on The Downs in Bristol will be moved after Bristol City Council finally deemed it is 'high impact'.
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Downs vehicle dwellers to be moved after being deemed 'high impact'
The council said several sites were being used as organised toilet facilities
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November 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Two months after putting up a fence around their playing fields, Cotham School reports ‘significant’ & ‘morally reprehensible’ vandalism.
We Love Stoke Lodge accuse headteacher of ‘inflammatory & misleading claims’.
Full story here👇🏼
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War of words with local residents as Bristol school's new fence vandalised
The school's headteacher said the damage is 'morally reprehensible'
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November 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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There’s now a detailed planning application for 260 new homes on one of the most controversial green field development sites in Bristol.
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Controversial development of Bristol meadows moves closer
'We’re pleased to have reached this important milestone'
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November 18, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Is Bristol England's most unequal city?
For the first time in 6 years, the Government has divided up England into 33,755 neighbourhoods & ranked them based on wealth, health, jobs etc
A few parts of Bristol are in the top 0.3%, some in the bottom 0.6%
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Stark inequality and deprivation in Bristol laid bare
For the first time in six years, the Government has produced street-by-street rankings of socio-economic deprivation
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November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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What’s the next big test for Bristol City Council…. A test of whether officers are in charge or councillors… whether the council can be transparent & represent what communities want…? It’s an old youth club building in South Bristol…
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Battle lines drawn over future of former youth club visited by royalty
"We clearly have a very passionate community with the will and the drive to make it happen here"
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November 16, 2025 at 10:48 AM