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News / ss Great Britain

How children can go free at SS Great Britain for summer

The new deal is to mark the historic ship's 180th anniversary

News / young people

Bristol’s young heroes celebrated in tenth annual awards ceremony

The event recognises young people who have overcome adversity to do great things

News / Jacob's Wells Baths

Anger as council put historic Jacob’s Wells Baths up for sale

"This is Bristol’s last chance to do the right thing for the local community"

Theatre / Theatre Bristol

Bristol arts organisation to close ‘due to funding cuts’

Theatre Bristol says it has lost all its core funding

News / Clifton Village

Empty site in Clifton Village could become home to shipping container pop-up

Developers say it is no longer viable for them to continue with a planned mixed-use scheme

News / public transport

Petition launched to ‘reclaim Bristol’s buses’

Communities say they have had enough of bus route cuts and unreliable services

News / Homeless services

New eye care service for homeless people to launch in Bristol

The new service hopes to make it easier for homeless people to access eye care support

News / public transport

First Bus announces fare hike on same day birthday bus scheme begins

First Bus bosses say the new fares represent “sustainable travel”

News / avon and somerset police

Six people dead amid circulation of ‘dangerous batch of heroin’

Public health leaders have issued an urgent safety warning

News / Arts funding

Bristol’s creatives demand end to ‘damaging’ arts funding delay

“We are so cross and distraught at the lack of funding for the arts here in Bristol"

News / Advertising

Digital advertising screen vandalised with paint

The 11-metre-high screen was met with almost universal criticism when it first appeared last month

News / knowle

Fury after plans to knock down shopping centre approved in shock u-turn

"We are also furious at this total and utter subversion of democracy"

News / floating harbour

Harbour fees could increase again amid budget fears

Council bosses have voted to change how the harbour is run to balance the books

News / Strike

Hundreds march through city centre as teachers’ pay dispute continues

"We are determined to win, for us, our pupils and the future of education”

News / Hillfields

Residents disrupt cabinet meeting to demand local councillor surgery

The group said they were “left with no choice” but to try and meet their councillors at the meeting

News / NHS

Bristol hospital worker and NHS share 75th birthday celebrations

Lyn Crane, who has worked for the NHS for 44 years, was born in the same year it was founded

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