Fishponds Voice News
Man punched in face in Fishponds street mugging
A MAN needed hospital treatment after being punched in the face during a robbery in a busy Fishponds street... Read More
Coronavirus claims lives of 15 care home residents in Bristol
FIFTEEN people died of COVID-19 in Bristol care homes in the weeks leading up to Easter, figures from the Office for National Statistics show... Read More
Care workers are days away from running out of PPE, says Bristol provider
THE head of a care and housing charity for older people in Bristol says the lack of personal protective equipment across the sector is “simply unacceptable”... Read More
Reported crime plunges during coronavirus lockdown
REPORTED crime has fallen by more than a third since the coronavirus lockdown began... Read More
Second bus driver on routes serving East Bristol and South Gloucestershire has died from coronavirus
A SECOND bus driver based at First’s Lawrence Hill depot has died after contracting coronavirus... Read More
'They left me to die': Cyclist stabbed in Fishponds says someone knows who attacked him
A CYCLIST who was stabbed during an attempted robbery on the Bristol and Path Railway Path was a “whisker away” from suffering a fatal injury... Read More
Bristol school places for September revealed today
PARENTS whose children are due to start school for the first time in September are finding out today whether they have been given a place at their first-choice school... Read More
Surge in people needing help with tax bills as coronavirus crisis sees more facing hardship
RESIDENTS struggling to pay council tax during the coronavirus pandemic have flooded City Hall for help, with more than five times as many people applying to the local authority’s relief scheme than normal... Read More
Schools staff volunteer to deliver food and essentials to Bristol families in need
STAFF working for Bristol’s biggest schools federation have been volunteering to help deliver more than 2,000 boxes of food and other essential items to families in difficulty over the Easter break... Read More
Emergency protection supplies including 100,000 masks from Bristol's Chinese sister city heading to frontline staff
EMERGENCY supplies of masks, gloves and other vital personal protective equipment are being distributed to adult social care workers... Read More