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News / Bristol Harbour

Swimmers brave the cold in first day of harbour swimming pilot

Dozens of intrepid swimmers tried out the water as the council's five-week long pilot begins

News / Sudan

Sudanese community rallies together in Bristol

More than 450 people have been killed by the fighting in the war-torn nation

News / South Bristol

Much-loved south Bristol community event cancelled for 2023

Bemmy Lanterns has taken place for the last 12 years

News / strikes

Bristol teachers strike: ‘Hey Rishi, you’re so tight you make us strike’

Teachers are walking out over pay and funding

News / bristol zoo

Campaigners say ‘fight starts now’ after homes approved on former zoo

"This decision is wrong: disastrous for Bristol, for heritage and for conservation"

News / bristol zoo

Controversial plans for almost 200 homes at former Bristol Zoo site approved

The plans have received nearly 1,000 objections

News / Doctor Who

Ncuti Gatwa spotted filming Doctor Who in Bristol

Filming for the latest BBC series is once again taking place in Clifton

News / The Downs

New parking charges on the Downs considered in plan to drive away van dwellers

Concerns have been raised over safety

News / Sparks Bristol

Launch confirmed for new creative space in old M&S building

The former high street shop is being transformed into a new arts and sustainability hub

News / bristol city council

Bristol to get £1m boost to fix potholes

It comes just weeks after the city was named the worst in the country for potholes

News / Brislington Meadows

Labour councillors urge government to reconsider Brislington Meadows development

Marvin Rees promised to protect the wildlife haven from being built on in his 2021 election campaign

News / St Philips

Community circus space to be displaced by development

“The loss of spaces like these will have a notable impact on the city’s cultural landscape”

News / Coronation

Cinema to host ‘anti street-party’ coronation event

Organisers aim to examine "the complex history of colonialism that the Crown represents"

News / fishponds

Fishponds residents unite to ‘save our suburb and save our skyline’

Some 2,500 new homes could built across the area

News / bristol zoo

Wild Place to become Bristol Zoo Project

Zoo bosses hope the move will "reflect the charity's past and future"

News / bbc

These are the BBC Radio Bristol presenters who are leaving

Almost the entire Radio Bristol lineup could be going as part of changes

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