Hundreds of anti-lockdown and anti-vaxxer protestors are marching through Bristol and Liverpool city centres today despite warnings they could face fines for breaking coronavirus restrictions. The group Stand Up Bristol gathered with signs in the city this morning, with at least 14 maskless protestors – being arrested by police as tensions bubbled over. Avon and … Read more
Police haul away anti-lockdown protestors as they march through Bristol without masks chanting ‘freedom’ Group Stand Up Bristol – which has 2,800 Facebook members – gathered with signs in the city this morning Many were pictured being arrested by officers from Avon and Somerset police and one officer was assaulted The group had previously been told … Read more
Only one place in England’s top 50 coronavirus hotspots is in the south, according to official statistics that lay bare the country’s north-south Covid divide. Bristol has the 37th highest coronavirus infection rate out of 317 authorities in England, with officials diagnosing 410 cases for every 100,000 people in the week ending November 6. But … Read more
Bristol pub’s Sunday roast is so popular it has a THREE-YEAR waiting list for £10 lunch made with locally- sourced meat and veg grown in customers’ allotments Award-winning Bank Tavern in Bristol’s City Centre is booked up until April 2023 One course of beef, pork, chicken or vegetarian option served with roast potatoes, swede puree, … Read more
Bristol students are planning a rent strike in protest at coronavirus restrictions imposed by university authorities on halls of residence. The university is enforcing lockdowns on two halls of residence after 725 students tested positive for Covid-19, according to the latest figures. A group of students are organising a rent strike from October 24, in … Read more
You studying PPE too? Student clad from head-to-toe in hazmat arrives at Bristol University where 300 freshers are locked down in halls due outbreak Masked-up pair joked with friends from behind the protective layer of plastic More than 300 students are self-isolating after 40 freshers tested positive University has recorded almost 260 coronavirus cases since … Read more
An area Bristol topped the list of location in the UK that have seen the biggest increase in asking prices for property over the last 10 years, a report revealed today. Easton, an inner suburb north-east of the West Country city, saw its average asking price for a home soar 120 per cent to £283,397 … Read more
Bristol University is latest to lock down with 300 students confined to halls after 40 test positive – as rising cases over 80 campuses soar to 5,000 By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 12:04 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 12:14 BST, 9 October 2020 Three hundred students at Bristol University have been ordered to … Read more
Teenage boy says he hid in school toilets for THREE days to escape bullies after teachers reported him missing from lessons to his parents The boy – who has not been named – was said to have gone undetected in toilets But staff at Cotham School, Bristol, had reported to his parents he was truanting … Read more
Bristol mayor says toppling of Sir Edward Colston statue was fuelled by ‘years of unaffordable housing, gentrification and being left behind’ Marvin Rees was giving evidence on ‘physical heritage’ to the DCMS Committee He said statue toppling in Bristol in June was not ‘all about the Colston Statue’ Suggested issues like ‘unaffordable housing and gentrification’ … Read more