Summary

  • Bristol's Colston Hall to be renamed in 2020 after a refurbishment

  • Missing student nurse found after walking into North Devon police station

  • Officers say she had been camping but have given no further details

  • A man who was filmed kicking and stamping on cows has been given a 12 week suspended prison sentence

  • Children at a Bristol hospital are getting ukulele lessons to help brighten up their stay.

  • Live news, sport, weather and travel updates from across the West of England on Wednesday, 26 April 2017.

  1. Goodnight from uspublished at 21:57 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    What is that blue figure doing on the weather map below? Yes, temperatures may actually drop below freezing for some of us, in April.

    Strange as it seems, the weather will be pretty chilly for the rest of us tomorrow morning. We'll be back as usual from 7am with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

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    Watch: hello winter. Temperatures may drop below freezing for some parts

  2. The top stories in your local newspapers this eveningpublished at 21:44 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Pile of newspapersImage source, Getty Images
  3. Dan the ukulele man helps cheer up sick children in Bristolpublished at 21:32 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

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    Dan teaches sick children in hospital how to play ukulele to cheer them up.

    Ukulele lessons are being offered to children in a Bristol hospital.

    Staff say the instrument is ideal because it's small enough to be played in bed and can be learned easily.

    The four-stringed instrument is being taught to youngsters at the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children thanks to donations from a local shop and a music charity.

    Kerry Morrison is Music Therapist at the hospital.  She says the instrument is perfect for all age groups. 

  4. Are fast food outlets making life difficult for schools?published at 21:24 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Earlier this evening we told you about protests that are ongoing against a planned McDonalds in Fishponds. 

    One of the concerns of the protesters is the health impact on a nearby school.

    Glyn Owen is the head chef at Whitehall Primary school in Bristol. He's also part of the Sugar Smart scheme which is trying to make children eat more healthily.

    He says there should be wider restrictions on how far away fast food outlets should be from schools, as well as educating parents that fast food is fine - but only in moderation.

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    Watch: Glyn Owen is the Head Chef at Whitehall Primary in Bristol

  5. Roman Baths recognised as one of the 'top three large visitor attractions' in Englandpublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    The Roman BathsImage source, PA

    The Roman Baths has been recognised as one of the country’s top three large visitor attractions at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence. 

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    We are delighted that the Roman Baths has been recognised as one of England’s best large visitor attractions. This reflects the continual improvements made by staff at the Roman Baths to ensure that our visitors from around the world receive an outstanding welcome.

    Patrick Anketell-Jones, Councillor and Cabinet Member for Economic Development

    The Roman Baths were pipped at the post by Waddesdon Manor, which was the overall winner in the Large Attraction of the Year category. The Mary Rose Museum was the other finalist.  

  6. From post office to art space in Swindonpublished at 20:58 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    A conversion project with a difference at Swindon's Artsite. 

    The old post office next to the Wyvern theatre was converted to become a home for artists 10 years ago.

    They've since gone on to become a victim of their own success, and now their members are on the lookout for new premises.

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    Watch: the old post office converted into an art space.

  7. McDonalds expansion plans in Fishponds met with protestspublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Bristol City Council has been hearing an appeal against a refusal for McDonalds to have planning permission for a branch in the Fishponds area of Bristol.

    The fast food firm wants to build a two storey restaurant on a site which is currently derelict, but it was refused on traffic grounds.

    The city council will also be considering the public health impact for the area when deciding on permission to build there.

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    Watch: Campaigners have been fighting plans for a McDonalds on Fishponds Road.

  8. Spice warning from police in Tauntonpublished at 20:23 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

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  9. Continued reaction to Colston Hall's name changepublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Colston HallImage source, Getty Images

    It's pretty fair to say the news of the Colston Hall's name change has been a big talking point across social media today.

    • On Radio Bristol's Facebook page, external, Stuart Stickler wrote: Fight slavery and human rights offences happening now, changing the name won't change the past. This is just sweeping it under the carpet. 
    • Matthew Colledge writes: The Colston Hall opened in 1867, nearly 150 years after Edward Colston died. He didn't pay for, design, or build the venue that bears his name. The decision to call the building the Colston Hall was taken by people who knew Edward Colston no better than the people who have now decided to change its name. So, remind me, which bit of history exactly is being rewritten? 
    • But Dean Harrison disagrees: I think it's great that the name is changing, shame it's taken so long! Yes slavery was a long time ago - so was the war but we remember the fallen not Hitler. This guy was an evil racist trader and should be remembered as such, not placed on a pedestal! 
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  10. Dancing Ken funeral takes placepublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

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    Watch: Dancing Ken funeral takes place in Cheltenham

    The funeral has been held of one of Cheltenham's most well-known characters. 

    Ken Hanks, who was also known as Dancing Ken, was famous across Gloucestershire for his colourful clothing and public dancing. 

    He died aged 81 earlier this month.  

  11. Campaigner happy as Colston Hall name change announcedpublished at 19:11 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Here's what Katie Finnegan-Clarke had to say on BBC Points West a short time ago.

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    Bristol's Colston Hall to change name and ditch links with Edward Colston.

  12. Massive Attack 'really happy' at Colston Hall name changepublished at 18:28 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Massive Attack's Daddy G has said how pleased he is at the news of the Colston Hall's name change.

    For many years, the group famously refused to play a gig there because of the ties to Bristol's slave trading past. He sees it as a step forward for the multi-racial group.

    A Q&A has been posted, external on the Colston Hall's website explaining their motives for the new name. 

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    Watch: for years, the band refused to play there because of the hall's name

  13. Signposting the way to North Curry's historypublished at 18:07 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    "I remember when that building used to be..."

    The older among you may be used to hearing lines like that. As our buildings change over time, or disappear altogether some of that local history can be lost with it.

    A group of people in North Curry, Somerset, have been gathering information on all the old businesses that used to be based there - including auctioneers, blacksmiths and even a cinema.

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    Watch: the signposts show the former uses of buildings in the village

  14. Dinosaur on the loose in Cliftonpublished at 17:40 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Don't panic! This one didn't get too far thankfully. 

    "Denzel" was being taken for a walk by his keeper across Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge, as Bristol Zoo prepares to launch a new exhibition featuring animatronic dinosaurs. 

    After going for a wander Denzel was eventually recaptured by his keepers, so he didn't try anything exciting like his cousins in the film Jurassic Park. 

    Where is Jeff Goldblum when you need him?

    Dinosaur walking over Clifton Suspension BridgeImage source, Ben Birchall/PA
    Dinosaur walking over the suspension bridgeImage source, Ben Birchall/PA
  15. General election: UKIP branches in three Somerset seats won't field candidatespublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    UKIP have confirmed that they aren't contesting three seats in Somerset for the upcoming general election.

    Wells, Somerton and Frome and Yeovil won't have any UKIP candidates on the ballot paper.

    In Wells, the UKIP Wells Association Branch chair says their committee voted unanimously not to stand a candidate, as they are broadly supportive of the current MP James Heappey's support for Theresa May's Brexit plans.

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    They don't want to contest the constituencies of Wells, Somerton & Frome or Yeovil

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    Our vote share could be enough to tip it just back to the Lib Dems. We’re not doing deals, how members vote is up to them. But stats show our core voters, if not voting UKIP, will vote Conservative

    Helen Hims, UKIP Wells Association branch chair

  16. Anna Lewis: found after 13 dayspublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Earlier today, police had been searching for missing student Anna Lewis in woodland near Stoke Park in Bristol.

    Before she walked into a police station in North Devon today, she had been missing for 13 days, prompting appeals from Avon and Somerset Police.

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    Watch: police were searching woods near to Stoke Park in Bristol in the search for Anna.

    Anna had been known to go on long camping trips before, and police have confirmed she was camping during the time she was missing.

    Ten sightings of her were reported before she was found safe and well today. 

    Police have confirmed Anna left to go away of her own accord, and was believed to have been by herself. They also believe she was camping.

  17. North Bristol NHS 'pleased' missing Anna Lewis found safepublished at 16:41 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Anna has been working at Southmead Hospital where she was last seen before going missing almost two weeks ago.

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  18. Missing Bristol student Anna Lewis foundpublished at 16:34 British Summer Time 26 April 2017
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    Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed that missing 27-year old student Anna Lewis has been found safe and well after walking into a police station in North Devon.

  19. Jobs losses at Clarks HQpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Clarks

    It's reported about 50 jobs are to go at footwear company Clarks HQ in Somerset.

    The firm, which employs about 1,000 people at the site in Street, says it "faces a challenging commercial and economic environment, with increasing cost pressures and intensified customer expectations".

    It said "unfortunately, a small number of employees will be affected" and it would "be doing everything we can to minimise any impact".

  20. Colston Hall: the history of a namepublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 26 April 2017

    Bristol's Colston Hall has been standing in various incarnations on its current site since the 20th September, 1867, external.

    The name "Colston" comes from this man: Edward Colston. 

    He was involved with the slave trade through being an official of the London-based Royal African Company, which traded in slaves from West Africa.

    Edward ColstonImage source, Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, M0871, Leon Kolb collection of Portraits

    Visitors to Bristol will notice his name on various landmarks, as Colston was also a well-known philanthropist in his lifetime - some of this money coming off the back of his ties to the slave trade.

    Colston founded almshouses and gave money to schools in Bristol such as the Queen Elizabeth's Hospital School. His legacy lives on in names like Colston Avenue and Colston Street, as well as statues of him.

    It's also worth pointing out that Colston had been dead for nearly 146 years before the hall opened bearing his name.