City of Bristol | News, Comment & Features

News / floating harbour

Balmoral returns to her berth by the M Shed

The famous pleasure steamer reclaims its spot in time for the Harbour Festival

News / Politics

Miliband delivers stinging response to Denyer after her maiden speech

The traditional niceties during and after Carla Denyer's maiden speech did not last long

News / Bristol airport

Bristol Airport expects delays after global IT outage

Retailers are unable to take card payments at the airport

News / St Pauls

Murdered Eddie’s family remember ‘sweet boy’ with ‘loving nature’

Eddie Kinuthia's mother and aunt remember his life one year after he was killed in St Paul's

News / bristol city council

Council lost track of staff £1.8m petty cash payments, damning report finds

The results of a probe into the authority’s cash floats have been published

News / Barton Hill

Fate of last remaining pub in Bristol neighbourhood to be decided

The Rhubarb Tavern in Barton Hill has been closed since 2020

News / Vauxhall Bridge

Vauxhall Bridge to now remain closed for three years

The 124-year-old footbridge has been found to be in a much worse state of repair than expected

News / Strike

Teachers strike over ‘historic non-payment’ of special needs allowance

"It's a case of feeling valued for the extra we give in the job"

News / Transport

Some bus tickets will soon not be able to be bought on First buses

First hope to improve punctuality on their services

News / Kingsdown

Bristol to get UK’s first ‘patient hotel’

The new patient hotel aims to "transform the care of vulnerable young patients"

News / Politics

Denyer could miss state opening of parliament after being stung by a bee

The newly elected Bristol Central MP had to go to A&E

News / Housing

‘Bristol needs to build more homes but the planning system is holding it back’

Planning system's squeeze on Bristol underlines need for nationwide reform, says Centre for Cities

News / Transport

Old Market ‘gap’ officially complete

The area now has wider and safer crossing points for people walking and cycling

News / Holiday Hunger

Bristol businesses urged to step up to combat holiday hunger

Community of Purpose’s five programmes supported some 1,637 young people from 209 families in 2023

News / Transport

Portway pavement could be widened for safer walking and cycling

The changes also include new bus lanes and lowering the speed limit

News / Transport

Major city centre improvement plans include pedestrianising Horsefair

Transport bosses at Bristol City Council are expecting their plans to be controversial

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