Presenters

15 August 2026

• Historic lido reopens after almost a year
  About £500,000 of repair-work and surveys have been completed.
• Christmas in August, dumped fridge and 'beloved milkman'
  A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
• Founding member of EMF dies aged 55
  Derry Brownson spoke candidly to the BBC about his brain tumour diagnosis in 2025.
• Members of £2m Post Office money laundering gang jailed
  The gang operated across Bristol and Gloucestershire and then converted the cash into cryptocurrency.
• Uncut grass is a 'potentially lethal' fire risk
  Residents say they are not getting value for money from their council tax bills.