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Tristan Cork

@tristancorkpost.bsky.social

Chief Reporter, Bristol Post/Bristol Live. News, football, housing crisis, funny stupid things. Not necessarily in that order.

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Hopeful new patients stand in line outside Lodge Causeway Dental in Bristol early this morning, where the practice announced it was taking on new patients. People have stood in a queue from around 7:30 am to just register as a new patient. (Vid- Paul Gillis)

11.10.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour councillor suspended after 'racist' Facebook comment "I unreservedly apologise for my comment and deeply regret making it"

BREAKING: Bristol city councillor suspended from the Labour Party after 'racist' Facebook comment.
Full story here:

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

10.10.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Got this & instantly thought this is the kind of that makes Americans think everything in Britain is like Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter.
"Man ordered to pay Β£309,000 after stolen agricultural machinery was discovered.
Harry Hollowell, of Jellicoe Road in Yeovil..."

10.10.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Government minister tells Hartcliffe 'you decide' how to spend Β£20m "It's over to you - Government has never done this before"

The Govt minister for Communities came to Hartcliffe today & told the people β€˜here’s Β£20m, you decide how to spend it’
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

09.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cabot Circus submits plans for huge student tower block It will be a 'statement building' at the entrance to Bristol

Cabot Circus owners Hammerson have submitted a planning application for a 'statement building' at the bottom of the M32 in Bristol
Full story here:

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

08.10.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Social housing plea for Fishponds amid gentrification fears "Finding a house in Bristol is getting impossible"

Local residents in Fishponds & Hillfields have launched a campaign calling for the huge plans for thousands of new homes there to include a significant % of council houses or homes for social rent.
Big test for the council.
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www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

08.10.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

zeldawilliams 20m From Create Mode β€’β€’ Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want. To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, , just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it. Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams πŸ’”

06.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 15886    πŸ” 7006    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 489
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Green-friendly Bristol suburb turns against 'road blocks' scheme Inside the council's 'consultation'

An in-depth report on the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood, from the latest consultation event in Southville
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

07.10.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Campaigners to take legal action over Downs van-dwellers "The council has had plenty of time to act"

The @protectthedowns.bsky.social group are taking legal action against Bristol City Council over the vans & caravans on the Downs & are organising a big public meeting later this month
Latest here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

06.10.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Bristol protests live as police battle to separate two sides Anti-immigration demonstrators will be met by counter protestors

THREAD: There’s a huge police presence in the centre of Bristol today as β€˜enough is enough’ anti-immigration protesters will try to march, and counter-protesters will try to stop them.
Follow the latest updates here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

05.10.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GWR fined Β£1m over 'preventable' death of woman on train She was killed when she looked out of an open window on a train between Bath and Bristol.

GWR has been prosecuted & fined Β£1m for the preventable death of a passenger on a train from Bath to Bristol. The train company had been told to make its 'droplight' windows safer but didn't.
Full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

05.10.2025 05:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bristol bus strikes called off as drivers agree pay rise Their union says the deal is a "fantastic win"

Bus strikes in Bristol are OFF as drivers at Lawrence Hill & Hengrove accept new pay offer.
Read more here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

01.10.2025 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shock and horror at Islamophobic graffiti in South Bristol 'It's totally unacceptable. There is no place for this in our community'

The council cleaned this off pretty quickly after it was reported.

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

01.10.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flags pulled down from the front of Bristol's most patriotic pub 'I take great pride in our country’s flag as a symbol of our great nation, not as a divisive or racist tool'

There have been England flags on the Three Lions in Bedminster for almost 30 years.
The landlord is not happy about being dragged into the current 'divisive debate' about flags...

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

30.09.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shock and horror at Islamophobic graffiti in South Bristol 'It's totally unacceptable. There is no place for this in our community'

No place for this in Bedminster, say community leaders
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

30.09.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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E-scooter and e-bike scheme to go 24 hours this week The 'Cinderella Curfew' of midnight is being scrapped

The e-scooter and e-bike hire scheme is going 24 hours in Bristol & the West of England.
Read more here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

30.09.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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All you need to know about the law around flags on lampposts Why is it happening? Why are people against it? Is it legal?

The flags in Bristol & S Glos
Who's putting them up & why?
Why don't others like it and why are people taking them down?
What do the councils say?
What does the law say?
Hopefully everything you need to know about this thorny issue...
please do read more:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

29.09.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buyers left waiting as 'landmark flats' development delayed Some were originally told they'd be moving in last year

People who have put down deposits for the new β€˜landmark Β£30m affordable homes development’ at the end of North Street have been told there’s a problem
Read more πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

26.09.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two-week Bristol bus strike 'suspended' as drivers reconsider A revised pay offer is now on the table

BREAKING:
First Bus say next week's fortnight-long Bristol Bus Strike is on hold while drivers consider a new offer from the company
Full story here:

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

26.09.2025 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Major marathon route from Bristol cut short due to unusual hazard The course is now 25 miles rather than the usual 26.2

Organisers of a cross-country marathon between Bristol & Bath this weekend have had to cut a mile from the course...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

26.09.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Buyers left waiting as 'landmark flats' development delayed Some were originally told they'd be moving in last year

People who have put down deposits for the new β€˜landmark Β£30m affordable homes development’ at the end of North Street have been told there’s a problem
Read more πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

26.09.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Police called after flag row breaks out on Bristol street Police tried to mediate an agreement

The police were called to heated scenes and allegations of theft and assault, as a group of residents taking down lamppost flags in their Bristol street were confronted by those who said they put them up.
Read more here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

25.09.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Intimidating' and 'divisive' flags will be removed, says council Unauthorised Union Jacks and St George's crosses will be taken down

"'Intimidating' and 'divisive' England flags will be removed". South Glos Council takes a stand against all the Union & St George flags on lampposts (something Bristol's Green-led council have not done).
Read the full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

25.09.2025 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Massive Attack to take all songs off Spotify Spotify says the reasons why are 'misinformation'

Why Bristol band Massive Attack are taking all their songs off Spotify...
read the full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

23.09.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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During the 18th & 19th centuries, metal plaques such as this on AhhToots at the bottom of Christmas Steps were installed to buildings to prove the residents had paid their insurance to private firefighting companies who’d only put out fires of those who’d paid their fees.

23.09.2025 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

My colleague John Wimperis, an LDR, was there and I was talking to him about what happened just now. Watch this space - story about it incoming.

23.09.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'We're the University for Bristol' says boss as new campus is a year away Vice-chancellor Evelyn Welch says the new campus by Temple Meads will be a game-changer for the city

Had a tour of the new Bristol University 'Enterprise Campus' next to Temple Meads station today, and asked the boss of the uni, Prof Evelyn Welch about it, and the impact on the city of the expanding universities.
Read more here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

23.09.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive Attack to take all songs off Spotify Spotify says the reasons why are 'misinformation'

Why Bristol band Massive Attack are taking all their songs off Spotify...
read the full story here:
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

23.09.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Happy Evenight everyone…

22.09.2025 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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