The ongoing trial of five people jointly accused of murdering 15-year-old Mason Rist and 16-year-old Max Dixon has made 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 he “I knew of no plan” to kill the boys.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Avon and Somerset Police said they understood the public’s frustration that the music had not been turned off before 0900 GMT on Sunday, but said they did not have the number of officers needed to put a end the event early.

Several posts reflected the idea that raves should take place in locations away from residential areas, to “benefit everyone – including ravers”.

Bath Rugby’s Facebook post regarding Ted Hill’s call-up to the England squad for their first Test against New Zealand has sparked widespread congratulations.

Many of the comments echoed the sentiment expressed by Adrian Crocker, who said: “It’s about time he was given a chance. It’s so deserved and couldn’t have happened to a nicer, more hardworking player. ”

Some incredible footage from Wiltshire Police from cars doing “donuts” around an island full of people on an industrial estate in Swindon attracted a lot of engagement.

Somerset Live’s Shannon Brown reported the moment Milosz Sobiechowski, 22, “got into an accident with parked cars and injured a passerby who suffered minor injuries”.

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

Sobiechowski was this week handed a 12-month driving ban and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work after the incident on September 30, 2023.

The theft of 22 tonnes of cheddarworth more than £300,000, from London cheese specialist Neal’s Yard Dairy, made the front page of Somerset Live.

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

“What this shows, what amazes me, is the value that people place on these incredible artisan foods.”

Cheesemakers across the world 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 original location of the cathedral before its move in 1220 – have delighted the resident stonemasons.

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

A shelter is provided for the stones to allow their exhibition in the cathedral.