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News / Hotwells

Fundraiser launched to transform former baths

The group behind the renovation believe now is a “critical window” for investment

News / Rugby

Crowds turn out for former Bristol Rugby captain’s memorial

Matt Salter, who died aged 49 in March, was a much-loved rugby player and teacher

News / planning

Green light due for revised plans to redevelop shopping centre

Developers have drastically reduced the number of new homes they will build

News / disability

Schoolgirl carer nominated for award

Twelve‑year‑old Kirianna looks after her disabled younger sister Zeniah

News / Jamie Collins

Tributes paid to ‘bright, kind, gentle and unassuming’ Jamie Collins

21-year-old Jamie Jamie was living in Filton while studying engineering and robotics at UWE

News / Bristol Museum

£3.5m funding for urgent repairs to museum

Funding from Arts Council England will pay for urgent roof and exterior works

News / Transport

Women and children using Railway Path more than doubles

Improvements to a 1.5-mile stretch include improved junctions and access points, and a wider paths

News / Stacey Olika

Stacey Olika features in Forbes 30 Under 30 list

Stacey Olika features in the 2026 class of the Forbes Under 30 Europe list

News / Education

University support staff vow to ‘keep making noise’ as strike restarts

‘Deflated and exhausted’ university support staff are striking again

News / Transport

Portishead railway costs now almost £200m

The scheme is already well underway, with vegetation cleared along the three-mile route

News / Housing

Social housing waiting list slashed by 20% as thousands removed

Questions have been raised about the 4,000 people who were taken off the waiting list

News / Crime

Student charged with murder of housemate

Both men were students at the University of the West of England

News / podcasts

Jayde Adams and Josh Eggleton join forces for new podcast

Centre of the Universe features Bristol at its heart

News / Development

‘Amazing restoration’ set to transform derelict chapel

Bristol City Council planning officers have now approved a planning application

News / Development

Proposed 30-storey tower would become Bristol’s tallest building

Developers are keen to stress that three sites with 1,800 new homes will contain no student flats

News / fire

Dozens of firefighters tackle blaze at scrap metal yard

The large flames were described as a "sight to behold"

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