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Inmate charged with escaping prison on New Year’s Day as two remain at large

Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody after his arrest in Bristol on Saturday.

Evening Standard · Jan 4

Inmate charged with New Year’s Day prison escape but convicted murderer remains on the run

Aaron Thomas, 39, is back in custody but police are still searching for two men who also absconded on January 1

The Independent UK · Jan 4

Police end probe into Royal Navy sailor’s disappearance nearly 40 years ago

Simon Parkes, from Bristol, was last seen in December 1986 when the ship he was serving on, HMS Illustrious, was docked in the territory.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Steve Evans returns reinvigorated on mission to spark Bristol Rovers revival

The veteran manager has lost eight stone on a health kick since his last job and made an immediate impact by halting the League Two club’s 10-game losing run

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025

The mother who unites a community around her cooking in Bristol

Using her mother’s Ethiopian recipes, Meriam brings sustenance to her local English community — with the help of ACH, a remarkable social enterprise that supported her journey

Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Bristol city council to give van dwellers temporary sites in affluent areas

Green-led authority to provide 250 pitches in richer neighbourhoods rather than poorer parts of the city

The Guardian - UK · Dec 16, 2025

Treasure Island review – swashbuckling musical is shipshape and Bristol fashion

An inventive production crammed full of puppets, sword fights and rousing melodies shrieks with life

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025

Council ‘deeply saddened’ by theft of more than 600 items from museum collection

Four men are thought to have entered a building in the Cumberland Road area of Bristol.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

UK police appeal for information after 600 items stolen from Bristol museum in 'high value' raid

The Bristol robbery came just three weeks before a daring daylight heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris which saw a gang make off with crown jewels worth an estimated €88 million.

Euronews · Dec 11, 2025

Ice Rinks, Floating Saunas and Christmas Chalets—9 Things Not To Miss This Month

The very best festive fun this December

Marie Claire · Dec 9, 2025