• Security advice for Redland students during burglary 'peak season' in Bristol.

  By sammymaine

  My second year student house was burgled on New Year's Eve. We always locked the door and closed the...

            

   

  By Laura_Local at 09:30 on 11/01/12

  

  Students in Redland are being warned to be extra cautious with security at the moment as figures show student houses are much more likely to be burgled this time of year. Safer Bristol is urging people to take a few steps to ensure their home and their belongings are safe from would-be thieves. January often sees a peak in burglary and students and other young people in shared flats are three times more likely to be burgled than any...

• Beat the bike thieves

  By Hippy4

  If only it was that easy. Sad thing is - loads of bikes get stolen in Bristol every day and we can't...

            

   

  By Niamh_B at 12:49 on 13/10/11

  

  Links below to Avon and Somerset police website. Bike thieves caught on CCTV and tackled to the ground by officers and Cabot Circus Security and internet video campaign to raise awareness of how to beat the bike thieves.  http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=24298&t=4 http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=24299&t=4

• Where are all the public-facing police stations in Bristol?

  By MartiniBooth

  A few years ago, I had my bike stolen. All that remained was a wheel, which I took to the police...

            

   

  By Laura_Local at 16:19 on 21/07/11

  

  There was a time when you could walk into your local police station and speak to a PC face to face but this has fastly become a thing of the past, especially here in Bristol. I found this out when I found a wallet on the pavement - inside was some bank cards, driving licence and other identification cards. I thought about posting it to the address on the driving licence but to be honest, I couldn't really afford to send a...

• Warning: Opportunist car thieves operating in Redland, Bristol

  By MartiniBooth

  At least 20 festivals in three years?! Blimey. Seriously though, really gutted to hear about your...

            

   

  By Laura_Local at 13:03 on 29/06/11

  

  I was unfortunate enough to fall vicitm to a theft last night and would urge Redland people, particularly those in the Gloucester Road area, to be vigilant. I awoke to find my car, which I park on my driveway, with the door open and some items missing - but if you're thinking Sat Nav, stereo, iPod etc think again cos what these mindless thieves took was a broken tent, a knackered old CD walkman and a box full of mix tapes and CDs,...

• Gloucester Road in Bristol closed after fire destroys nail parlour

  By williamsays

  Blimey. That looks really bad. Lucky it wasn't a lot worse though with the kind of flammable stuff...

            

   

  By Laura_Local at 12:01 on 25/06/11

  

  Flames tore through a nail parlour on Gloucester Road, Bristol, this morning leaving it a blackened shell. Firefighters (in six fire engines) were called to the Creations nail and beauty parlour on the edge of Overton Road after reports of a fire. They managed to extinguish the flames but remained there this lunch time to ensure the fire was completely out.  The road was closed from the Prince of Wales Pub junction with Zetland...

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