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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Recycling points for coffee pods opened in cityJasmine Ketibuah-FoleyBarbara EvripidouCoffee pod waste points have been opened at three Bristol recycling centresNew coffee pod recycling sites have been opened at three city reuse hubs. Bristol Waste has set up Podback points at recycling centres in St Philip's, Hartcliffe Way and Avonmouth. Residents will be able to use any bag or container to keep their aluminium and plastic pods separate and can purchase a special container to put them in.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Simon Parkin |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Image source, Colin MorrisImage caption, Colin Morris began working at GW Hurley Newsagents when he was eightBBC News, West of England A man who has worked at a family-run newsagent shop since he was a child has celebrated his 80th birthday. Colin Morris began working as a paper delivery boy at GW Hurley Newsagents on Burnham-on-Sea High Street when he was eight years old.
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1 week ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Simon Parkin |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Colin Morris began working at GW Hurley Newsagents when he was eight [Colin Morris]A man who has worked at a family-run newsagent shop since he was a child has celebrated his 80th birthday. Colin Morris began working as a paper delivery boy at GW Hurley Newsagents on Burnham-on-Sea High Street when he was eight years old. He took over the shop, which his grandparents opened in 1919, just over 50 years ago and is the third generation to run the family business.
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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Film fans breathe life into 'forgotten' IMAX cinemaJasmine Ketibuah-FoleyForbidden Worlds Film FestivalThe Bristol city centre IMAX cinema closed in 2007The "underdog story" of a "forgotten" cinema, which is being revived by enthusiasts, will be told in a new film. The Big Picture, by Bristol filmmaker Arthur Cauty, focuses on the city centre IMAX theatre which closed in 2007 due to running costs and reduced footfall.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
'Almighty explosion was home shooting into the air'Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyPeter NooneThree people were taken to hospital with injuries that are not believed to be life-threateningNeighbours have rallied together after a home exploded with an "almighty bang" near Bristol following a suspected gas leak. The building on Lancaster Road, in Yate, was completely demolished in the incident.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Alexis Green |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
A woman who tried to sell her "nightmare" home that has been flooded dozens of times says she has to take anxiety medicine due to stress. Patricia Clarke and Peter Clarke, who have lived in their Swindon home for three years, say they have spent around £8,000 on protecting it from a "river" of water, which they say is caused by a nearby pond owned by Swindon Borough Council.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley |Rhiannon Yhnell
Faith leaders say Pope 'represented hope'Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley & Rhiannon YhnellBBC News, west of EnglandClifton CathedralBishop of Clifton Bosco MacDonald said the pope was "a great champion of the poor"Faith leaders in the West Country have expressed their "shock" and "sadness" following the death of Pope Francis - "a man who represented hope for many". The Pope, who was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Monday morning.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Sammy Jenkins |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Image source, Tom BarkhamImage caption, Tom Barkham said his arm felt "non-existent" after throwing darts for 12 hoursBBC News, West of EnglandA school cover manager has provisionally set the Guinness World Record for scoring the most points on a dartboard in 12 hours. Tom Barkham, from Wroughton, Wiltshire, set the world record at The Carter's Rest pub on Saturday and had aimed to score 160,000.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley |Dawn Limbu
Boy, 6, running 10km for military children charityJasmine Ketibuah-Foley & Dawn LimbuBBC News, West of EnglandLittle TroopersTeddy will run a 10km race for military children's charity, Little TroopersA mother and her six-year-old son are taking part in a 10km (6.2 miles) race in Wiltshire for a military children's charity they say became their "beacon" during difficult times.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Sammy Jenkins |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Image caption, A specialist unit declared the item to be safe and seized itA suspicious item discovered in a block of flats that led to homes being evacuated has been deemed safe. Avon and Somerset Police were called to a property on Argyle Road, Bristol, at about 12:00 GMT and a cordon was put in place shortly afterwards. Residents were asked to temporarily leave their homes by police and traffic was diverted as a precaution while a specialist unit examined the object.
