The further trial of five people jointly charged with the murders of 15-year-old Mason Rist and 16-year-old Max Dixon has been in the headlines this week.

The boys died after being attacked outside Mason’s home in Knowle West, Bristol, on January 27.

On Tuesday, alleged ‘getaway driver’ Anthony Snook, 45, told Bristol Crown Court that he He “knew of no plan” to kill the boys.

Bristol Live’s Tristan Cork reported Thursday that the four teenagers charged in the boys’ murders would not testify at trial.

Bristol Live also covered the story of a thief who was jailed this week after trying to evade the police by swimming across a lake.

Reporter Toby Codd said Chad Lambert, 35, from Bristol, stole a bottle of wine from a shop in Eastville before dumping his clothes and bag in Eastville Park and swimming to a small island from the middle of the lake.

The fire service provided a boat for police to reach the island and arrest Lambert.

He was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison and ordered to pay £154 compensation by Bristol Magistrates’ Court.

An illegal rave at the old Wickes building in Bristol caused a lot of interest on the Bristol Reddit thread.

Two people were arrested and two vans loaded with sound equipment were seized after the unlicensed music event in Ashton on October 26.

Avon and Somerset Police said they understood the public’s frustration that the music was not turned off at 09:00 GMT on Sunday, but said they did not have the numbers of officers needed to complete the event earlier.

Several posts echoed the idea that raves should be held in remote locations away from residential areas to “benefit everyone – including the ravers.”

Bath Rugby’s Facebook post about Ted Hill’s call-up to the England squad for their first Test against New Zealand prompted many congratulations.

Many of the comments echoed the sentiment posted by Adrian Crocker, who said: “Time to give him a chance. He’s so well deserved and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer, harder working player.”

Some incredible footage from Wiltshire Police cars that do “doughnuts” around an island of people on an industrial estate in Swindon sparked a lot of engagement.

Somerset Live’s Shannon Brown reported on the moment Milosz Sobiechowski, 22, “intervened in an accident involving parked cars and injured a bystander who suffered minor injuries”.

PC Beales, road policing officer, condemned the incident, adding: “Sobiechowski’s actions were incredibly dangerous and it is fortunate that there were no serious injuries.”

Sobiechowski was this week banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work following the incident on September 30, 2023.

Theft of 22 tons of cheddarworth over £300,000, from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy, made headlines for Somerset Live.

Regional content editor Howard Lloyd quoted Tom Calver, director of Westcombe Dairy, which produced some of the stolen cheese, as saying: “I was very concerned about what it was and the implications of it.

“What it shows, what I’m amazed at, is the value people place on these amazing artisan foods.”

Cheesemongers worldwide have been urged to contact the dairy if they suspect they have been offered the stolen cheese.

finally, the decorated stones found in Salisbury Cathedral which come from Old Sarum – the cathedral’s original location before it moved in 1220 – delighted the resident masons.

Head mason Lee Andrews said it was exciting to discover the tool marks and patterns, which are “so well preserved in the mortar and (to see) all that craftsmanship that has been hidden for 800 years”.

A shelter is planned for the stones to allow them to be displayed in the cathedral.