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News / Development

Green light given for major development at new town

Planning approval given for a 123,000 sq ft office building at a new town development

News / Development

Plans for 260 homes on meadows recommended for approval

But hundreds of residents have lodged objections, highlighting the field’s “rich biodiversity”

News / Rubbish

Residents warn area could become ‘UK’s first Green slum’

People say the neighbourhood has become "the land that time forgot"

News / Transport

New 24-hour bus lanes to be created along Portway

The next phase of construction work on the important route is set to take 14 months

News / Health

NHS trusts confirm merger

The merger will form a single organisation of more than 28,000 people

News / refugees

Chair of refugee social enterprise calls for ‘more dialogue’ over rhetoric

“At the end of the day, everyone deserves a safe place to call home”

News / Transport

Walking and cycling in Bristol save NHS more than £15m a year

Bristol's transport supremo says there is a "clear mandate" to continue with active travel schemes

News / Iran

Bristol anti-war protesters call for end to attacks on Iran

The rally featured prayers and calls for “global solidarity against imperialism and racism"

News / Jack O’Sullivan

Jack’s mother describes ‘two years of the most unimaginable pain’

Monday marks the second anniversary since Jack O’Sullivan went missing

News / ss Great Britain

Fundraiser launched for ‘much-needed makeover’ of museum

The Dockyard Museum is undergoing a £1m redesign to bring more of its “untold stories” to life

News / Bristol Patriots

Renewed calls to counter Islamophobic hate march

Bristol Patriots claim their next march "is a stand with all peaceful people against extremism"

News / floating harbour

Lock gates closure ‘threatens commercial viability’ of the Matthew

Trust members have criticised Bristol City Council for a "lack of proactive investment"

News / potholes

Almost £1m to be spent fixing some of Bristol’s worst potholes

Work is due to begin on Monday to "resurface and reconstruct" five roads across Bristol

News / Filming

Where was Young Sherlock filmed in Bristol?

Young Sherlock comes to Prime Video on March 4 with Bristol doubling as 1870s Oxford and London

News / SEND

Plan for hundreds of new school places for pupils with special needs

Bristol City Council aims to add 569 new spaces through six major projects and other expansions

News / Self Harm Awareness Day

Bristol potter creates 100 hearts to spread kindness

Dozens of tiny ceramic hearts, one big gesture

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