Overview
- St Brendan’s Sixth Form College in Brislington was cleared on Tuesday after a possible risk was reported by a staff member.
- Firearms officers, dog units and specialist teams carried out CCTV-led searches, finding no evidence of a device on the campus.
- Broomhill Road was shut in both directions and a nearby leisure site was cleared to allow the response, with no injuries reported.
- The police operation was stood down shortly after 5:30pm, and Avon and Somerset Police remain in contact with the college.
- College leaders called the incident unsettling, thanked police and confirmed normal operations would resume the next day with wellbeing support available.