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News / YTL

Work begins to turn historic former aircraft hangar into ‘community hub’

It comes after the latest Brabazon masterplan for up to 6,500 homes was approved

News / bristol balloon fiesta

Balloon Fiesta to host National Hot Air Balloon Championships

The competition will form part of the new 'Fiesta Week'

News / lockleaze

An urban forage around Lockleaze

"Learn the basics and it opens your eyes to a whole new world around you"

News / Marvin Rees

Rees: ‘I feel closer to some Cenotaph counter-protesters than Colston 4’

Marvin Rees has given his last major speech as mayor of Bristol

News / University of Bristol

Students ‘drown in fake blood’ to protest uni arms ties

Its the third protest against the university's relationship with arms companies

News / Childcare

Childcare crisis laid bare as councillors vote for change

“It’s unacceptable that some parents are unable to go back to work due to childcare costs”

News / SEND

Warning SEND bailout will ‘make life harder’ for disabled children

Councillors criticised a bailout plan to rescue Bristol’s spiralling SEND budget

News / Van Dwellers

Bristol van dweller numbers quadrupled since pre-pandemic

A new report has recommended further support to the city's vehicle dwelling community

News / Mel Giedroyc

Mel Giedroyc helps Marie Curie fundraising appeal in Bristol

The former Bake Off presenter is currently appearing on stage at Bristol Old Vic

News / Jacob's Wells Baths

Emergency repairs start at Jacob’s Wells Baths

The work is being funded by a grant of £56,895 from Historic England

News / Bristol Underground

‘Almost terminal’ – transport boss’ verdict on plans for mass transit system

Marvin Rees first proposed building an underground railway network in Bristol in 2017

News / flooding

Portway closed due to flooding

Traffic backed up as far as Sea Mills on the Portway after the road was closed in both directions

News / Temple Island

Latest images revealed for Temple Island plans

It is almost six years since Legal & General first unveiled their vision for the site

News / flooding

In photos: Bristol’s highest high tide in years

The tide is high, but we're holding on

News / flooding

The highest high tide Bristol has seen for years

It coincided with a five-star Severn Bore

News / New Cut

Banana Bridge restoration work to cost up to £2m

It's the latest in a rolling programme of repairs to bridges over the New Cut

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