City of Bristol | News, Comment & Features

News / Transport

First look inside Bristol Temple Meads’ new eastern entrance

Construction may have finished but we will have to wait until 2026 for the entrance to open

News / Housing

Council withdraws from housing projects

Council-owned housing company Goram Homes was due to build homes at Baltic Wharf and Hengrove Park

News / pavement parking

London to be an inspiration to curb ‘unacceptable menace’ of pavement parking

With cars on pavements, pedestrians are forced to use roads for walking causing safety concerns

News / Transport

E-scooter contract could be scrapped if service not good enough

The review will look at the current operator's performance before taking a decision

News / Anchor Road

Modified exhausts in cars and bikes are ‘severely affecting’ residents

Action has been requested against loud noise from cars and motorbikes

News / e-scooters

Bristol’s government offices no longer allow e-bikes and e-scooters

There are serious safety concerns due to fires potentially caused by lithium batteries

News / Transport

‘The Green Party’s intention is to make cars work better and more efficiently for those who rely on them’

Ed Plowden has responded to comments following an interview with Bristol24/7

News / Transport

Pedestrianisation proposals ‘would create no-go zone for disabled’

Labour councillor Kelvin Blake has strongly criticised comments by transport supremo Ed Plowden

News / Sea Mills

Refurbished tennis courts remain closed

The Dingle Close courts have now been closed for four months

News / kingswood

Damien Egan: ‘It is sad to see what has happened to Kingswood High Street’

South Gloucestershire Council hope to transform Kingswood High Street

News / Black History

Exhibition to highlight Bristolians who profited from slavery

50 Plaques & Places aims to "correct the historical narrative"

News / Crime

Man jailed for more than 13 years for manslaughter

David Malcolm was sentenced on Tuesday at Bristol Crown Court

News / David Attenborough

David Attenborough: ‘Bristol led the world to be truthful’

Attenborough was speaking as the BBC and Natural History Unit celebrated 90 years in Bristol

News / Filming

Bristol’s Old City transformed for ‘Young Sherlock’ filming

Young Sherlock is an eight-episode series for Amazon Prime, with Guy Ritchie directing

News / Residents Parking Zones (RPZ)

Cost of permits for residents’ parking zones to more than double

The hike is expected to take place after a three-month legal notice

News / Transport

‘Radical rethink needed on how bus services funded and operated’

The long-awaited first steps towards bus franchising in the Bristol region are finally being taken

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