Ambulance calls at all-time high
Great Western Ambulance Service says it has had its busiest ever Christmas, coping with more than 3,000 999 calls.

Missing man's body found in river
A body found in the River Avon in Bath is that of a missing Radstock man Casper Flagg, Avon and Somerset Police confirm.

Bristol aims to be Sanctuary City
Bristol hopes to become the second City of Sanctuary in the UK, offering more of a welcome to asylum seekers and refugees.

Police dogs in search for driver
Police and fire crews use dogs and thermal imaging to search for the driver of a car which crashed into a tree near Bristol.

M5 open after bridge demolition
The M5 motorway near Bristol is reopened after work to demolish an old concrete bridge is completed.

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Bristol 2009
Remembering Banksy, balloons and snow