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Tristan Cork

@tristancorkpost.bsky.social

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Chief Reporter, Bristol Post/Bristol Live. email: tristan.cork@reachplc.com articles: www.bristolpost.co.uk/authors/tristan-cork

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 9h

I’m not saying my local shop sells *everything* but it must be close…

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Who Targets Me @whotargets.me · 15h

Reform just launched Facebook ads *specifically* targeting the Gosport area (PO12-14 postcodes), scene of repeated protests against the arrival of small boats.

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 22h

Exceptional Ofsted report for large North Bristol primary school. Read more here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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'Exceptional' Ofsted report for large North Bristol school

"The report reflects the hard work, dedication and commitment of our entire school community"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“We look after them as we would our own” - the nursery queens celebrating 30 years of nurturing generations of little kids in Bristol. Lovely story, this - have a read 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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'We look after them like we would our own' - nursery queens mark 30 years

They began looking after Hartcliffe's babies in 1996

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The average rent in Bristol is now £500 a month higher than every other major UK city outside London. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Rent in Bristol now £500 a month higher than all other cities

But for the first time Bath is more expensive still

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s October, & in the West Country that means Carnival Season. If you’ve never been before, you’re missing out. But I’ve got you: here’s my handy hints guide to getting in to the West Country’s greatest cultural phenomenon 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/som...

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Ten handy hints for attending the best carnivals on Bristol's doorstep

They are among the biggest events in the country and are right on our doorstep

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A pub in Kingswood is being transformed into a ‘Grandstand’ pub, with a ‘stadium experience’. Read more here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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Pub transforming into 'stadium-style experience' with £280,000 refit

It will be one of the first 'Grandstand' style pubs in the city

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Midas office building has gone & the old Wickes DIY store building is soon to follow as the area begins to change ahead of the @ashtongatestad Sporting Quarter development. 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The controversial ’modal filters’ of Southville have received much of the focus, but there are lots of other changes & projects from Ashton Vale to Totterdown that are part of the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood scheme. Here’s the details on 7 other www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Seven big changes you need to know in major South Bristol traffic scheme

The focus is on Southville's modal filters but other things are changing too

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The controversial ’modal filters’ of Southville have received much of the focus, but there are lots of other changes & projects from Ashton Vale to Totterdown that are part of the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood scheme. Here’s the details on 7 other www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Seven big changes you need to know in major South Bristol traffic scheme

The focus is on Southville's modal filters but other things are changing too

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Midas office building has gone & the old Wickes DIY store building is soon to follow as the area begins to change ahead of the @ashtongatestad Sporting Quarter development. 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A pub in Kingswood is being transformed into a ‘Grandstand’ pub, with a ‘stadium experience’. Read more here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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Pub transforming into 'stadium-style experience' with £280,000 refit

It will be one of the first 'Grandstand' style pubs in the city

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

It’s October, & in the West Country that means Carnival Season. If you’ve never been before, you’re missing out. But I’ve got you: here’s my handy hints guide to getting in to the West Country’s greatest cultural phenomenon 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/som...

bristolpost.co.uk

Ten handy hints for attending the best carnivals on Bristol's doorstep

They are among the biggest events in the country and are right on our doorstep

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A pay-per-view TV title bout for Anton Haskins & other Bristol fighters on the Sanigar Events card, tonight is the biggest night for Bristol boxing - but no arena venue in Bristol means .... it's happening in Cardiff Full story here www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol's biggest night of boxing in years - taking place in Cardiff

Bristol's army of boxing fans will have to cross the Channel to see their local heroes

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The average rent in Bristol is now £500 a month higher than every other major UK city outside London. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Rent in Bristol now £500 a month higher than all other cities

But for the first time Bath is more expensive still

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The deputy headteacher of a school near Bristol has been barred from teaching indefinitely after sending female colleagues shocking sexual messages on WhatsApp Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Deputy head barred for lesbian sex act comment to female teachers

A panel said his denials were 'not plausible'

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The deputy headteacher of a school near Bristol has been barred from teaching indefinitely after sending female colleagues shocking sexual messages on WhatsApp Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Deputy head barred for lesbian sex act comment to female teachers

A panel said his denials were 'not plausible'

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A woman has been charged with three offences over the incident involving locals and the crew of a ship at Avonmouth in Bristol back in July. She's the fourth person charged. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Woman charged over alleged attack on ship crew in Bristol

She is the fourth person to be charged in relation to what happened in Avonmouth on the last day of July

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Huge objections already to fresh plans for another new town next to the M4/M5 Almondsbury interchange. Read more 👇🏼 (Lots of chat this week about the fields opposite this site being a new home for Bristol Rovers) www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Hundreds object to 1,800-home 'New Town' on golf course near M4/M5

"This proposal is madness. The roads are too narrow, and the traffic is already heavy"

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bristol teenagers in mental health crisis have to be sent to Cornwall, Plymouth or Bournemouth. Here👇🏼 the mum of one of those kids raises worrying concerns about the standard of care Bristol teens receive, as well as the challenges that distance creates www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol mum's hell as teen placed 150 miles away for mental health care

Her son was sectioned but had to be sent to Bournemouth

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's everyone's worst nightmare. A mum has told Bristol Live of her trauma - she went to the loo before bed last night and found a rat trying to get out of it (Her South Bristol council tower block has an ongoing bed bug infestation too.) Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol mum tells of horror at finding rat in her toilet bowl

"It was jumping up. I am traumatised"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s great to see the BBC in Bristol & other local media, report on Andy Burnham backing mass transit for Bristol & Bath, TWO MONTHS after Bristol Post readers first found out 👇🏼 (If you want local news two months ahead of everyone else, read the Bristol Post.) www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Prime Minister WILL fund Bristol and Bath mass transit system

"A city like Bristol should have a mass transit system"

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bristol: Ikea's all-you-can-eat Meatball Rave was just as mad as you thought... www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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Ikea's all-you-can-eat Meatball Rave was just as mad as you thought

"I was not tripping. Someone had not slipped something into my fizzy lingonberry juice"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bristol: Ikea's all-you-can-eat Meatball Rave was just as mad as you thought... www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/bri...

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Ikea's all-you-can-eat Meatball Rave was just as mad as you thought

"I was not tripping. Someone had not slipped something into my fizzy lingonberry juice"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Bristol City captain Jason Knight is due to play for his country against Israel this week but, along with many in the Republic of Ireland, doesn't think the game should go ahead Full story from @dancarterbl.bsky.social here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/footba...

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'I don’t think the game should go ahead' - Knight on Ireland's Israel fixtures

"I don’t think the game, obviously, should be going ahead, but it is going ahead."

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Bristol’s first AI street art mural has been taken down after a backlash first reported by Bristol Live earlier this week. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A complex case & a rare report from Bristol’s family court, where a dad applied to see his son again & the mum counter-applied because of his banned XL Bully dog. Full story here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Father told to keep XL Bully away from son as part of custody battle

The dad asked to be allowed to see his son but his mum raised concerns about the banned dog at home

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Love walking past this house #Bedminster

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A voxpop for the Ages here from BBC Points West’s Andy Howard in Swindon, as townsfolk react to being told the town has the best quality of life in the UK. Every one a potential gif 😂 A local TV news editing masterclass.

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A 'Red Route' - basically double red lines, like they have in that there London, not double yellow lines - is coming to Bristol for the first time. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol to get its first London-style 'Red Route' for drivers

Double red lines have never been seen in the city of Bristol before - although there are some around the airport

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bristol's first AI-created street art mural is 'only temporary', say pub bosses, after big backlash. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol's first AI street art mural is 'only temporary' says pub after backlash

"You’re in Bristol for crying out loud"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bristol’s Green Party council leader has defended flying to New York to attend a city leaders summit on climate change & net zero. Full story here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol's Green leader defends taxpayer-funded trip to USA for climate summit

"This was not a decision that I took without serious consideration of the environmental consequences"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Heartbreaking

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's everyone's worst nightmare. A mum has told Bristol Live of her trauma - she went to the loo before bed last night and found a rat trying to get out of it (Her South Bristol council tower block has an ongoing bed bug infestation too.) Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol mum tells of horror at finding rat in her toilet bowl

"It was jumping up. I am traumatised"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's everyone's worst nightmare. A mum has told Bristol Live of her trauma - she went to the loo before bed last night and found a rat in it.... (She lives in a South Bristol council block with an ongoing bed bug infestation too.) Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol mum tells of horror at finding rat in her toilet bowl

"It was jumping up. I am traumatised"

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Bristol teenagers in mental health crisis have to be sent to Cornwall, Plymouth or Bournemouth. Here👇🏼 the mum of one of those kids raises worrying concerns about the standard of care Bristol teens receive, as well as the challenges that distance creates www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Bristol mum's hell as teen placed 150 miles away for mental health care

Her son was sectioned but had to be sent to Bournemouth

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Huge objections already to fresh plans for another new town next to the M4/M5 Almondsbury interchange. Read more 👇🏼 (Lots of chat this week about the fields opposite this site being a new home for Bristol Rovers) www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Hundreds object to 1,800-home 'New Town' on golf course near M4/M5

"This proposal is madness. The roads are too narrow, and the traffic is already heavy"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

The amazing story of Flamingo Chicks - formed by a Bristol mum who found no dance classes for her daughter, who has cerebral palsy, so started one herself. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Amazing journey of DIY mum's inclusive dance phenomenon

The award-winning Flamingo Chicks have a new home in South Bristol

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

‘No release from my children’s nightmares’ - the woman whose home was attacked by Portishead football coach David Hewitt tells of the ongoing trauma he caused. Read more 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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'No release from my children's nightmares', says victim of football boss' attack

'The fear has not stopped - the night David Hewitt came to my home changed my family forever'

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Metro mayor announces a new £4.5m fund to attract more film & TV productions to the region. Full story here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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New £4.5m fund to attract film and TV crews back to Bristol

"We want you to make more magic here in the West Country"

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Bristol City Council is cracking down on businesses who leave their commercial bins out, but not residents who do the same - but there’s some who have nowhere else to put it. Read more here 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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'Two-tier' nightmare bin rules leave Bristol hairdresser facing fine

'We just want to talk to someone about this, and it’s been a nightmare'

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A new future for the North Somerset Show, and a new nature-filled future for the showground.... Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Historic show relocates to site near Bristol Airport after land sale

And the showground is to be rewilded as part of a millionaire couple's ecological mission

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Aviva Arena, being built by YTL at the Brabazon new town on the edge of Bristol, has a new potential opening date, and it's even further away than the seven before. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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New potential opening date for Bristol's Aviva Arena

It's the eighth time a new opening date has been mentioned, and the first time 2029 has been mentioned

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The Aviva Arena, being built by YTL at the Brabazon new town on the edge of Bristol, has a new potential opening date, and it's even further away than the seven before. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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New potential opening date for Bristol's Aviva Arena

It's the eighth time a new opening date has been mentioned, and the first time 2029 has been mentioned

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Bristol City Council has revealed revised plans for the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood. There are changes, but the modal filters & no through traffic in Southville remain, as does the bus gate in Totterdown & RPZs for Bedminster & Ashton Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Full details revealed for South Bristol 'low traffic' plan

'We have listened to the feedback and have revisited our designs'

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Muriel is possibly Bristol's oldest person. She's just had a birthday and ascribed her longevity to not having a car which meant she had to walk everywhere... She served in WWII in Britain & Egypt with distinction Full story on this remarkable lady here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Not having a car key to long life says 106-year-old war vet

'We had to walk everywhere'

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The area of South Bristol covered by the Government's £20m Pride In Place project has been extended. Full story here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Area covered by £20m Government regeneration fund expands

"People were unhappy with the community artificially being divided"

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Last week the Daily Telegraph wrote about students in Bristol being sent to Shelter because accommodation was full. But that’s not quite the case… Here’s the reality of student accommodation in Bristol this September… Full story 👇🏼 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

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Reality of university accommodation in Bristol after homeless students claim

"Many residences still have availability"

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Kaz Self 🏳️‍⚧️ @kazself.com · 14/09/2026

Excellent article from Tristan here. Colour me shocked that the Daily Telegraph are talking nonsense.

Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The full story on an emotional day in Bedminster, on the 140th anniversary of Bristol's worst mining disaster, a lasting memorial was unveiled, watched by some of the descendants of those who died or survived. Read more here: www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...