This is not impacting on our ability to respond to 999 calls, but would politely remind the public this should only be used for urgent emergencies only.

At Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Friday 17 October, he pleaded guilty to 29 counts of shop theft in which £23,000 of goods were stolen and 31 counts of breaching a Criminal Behaviour Order. The thefts ...

Six people have been jailed for a total of more than 55 years after officers uncovered an organised crime group. Today (Friday 24 October), five people were jailed following a hearing at Bristol Crown ...

A man has been jailed after admitting causing death by careless driving while almost three times over the legal limit for alcohol. Victor Rotundu, 32, of Newport, Gwent, was driving his grey ...

Get your pens, pencils, and festive imaginations ready – our Christmas Card Competition 2025 is now open! We’re inviting young artists aged five to 11 across Avon and Somerset to design this year’s ...

A man from Weston-super-Mare has been jailed for 12 years after being convicted of non-recent sexual offences against a child. Rodney Bunzly, 57, of Grasmere Drive, was sentenced for indecent assault ...

Detectives are investigating and neighbourhood police teams are targeting patrols following reports of a naked man approaching women in the Purdown area of Bristol. The most recent incident was ...

A builder has been found guilty of defrauding his customers of more than £1.25million following a joint investigation by Avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council’s Trading Standards team.

A man has been jailed for 22 months after admitting numerous offences including persistent shop thefts in South Gloucestershire.

A 22-year-old man has been jailed after admitting to messaging and grooming children through video games. Kieran Francis, of Fishponds Road, Bristol, pleaded guilty to: Two counts of causing a child ...

We are issuing a CCTV image of a man we would like to speak to in connection with a robbery in Weston-super-Mare. A man, in his mid-60s, was reported to have been assaulted before his wallet ...