City of Bristol | News, Comment & Features

News / strikes

BBC radio presenters boycott their live shows to ‘save local radio’

"Local radio is the closest the BBC can ever get to its audience and that needs to be protected"

News / Crime

Alleged bike thief charged with dozens of offences

Lewis Collins appeared before magistrates to face 40 charges

News / Cumberland Basin

Sid’s Cafe could receive listed building status

It's just one of the structures around the Cumberland Basin being reviewed by Historic England

News / Jacob's Wells Baths

Community could still help transform Jacob’s Wells Baths

The council say it is their ambition to restore Jacob's Well's Baths "back to its former glory"

News / SEND

Cases of parents taking council to court over SEND delays tripled in 2022

The rapidly increasing number of tribunal appeals shows the scale of anger among parents

News / Kill the Bill riot

Protest outside police station will mark two years since ‘kill the bill’ riot

The 'stand against police and state violence' protest is due to start in the Bearpit

News / journalism

BBC Bristol journalists to go on 24-hour strike

The walk-out is over the threats to jobs at Radio Bristol and other cuts to the station

News / redevelopment

The area of Bristol that could soon become unrecognisable

The latest development "will focus on placemaking, enhancing connectivity and biodiversity"

News / Competition

Nominations open to name new street cleansing van

The public is being asked to come up with fun, original and clean names

News / BMA

Junior doctors go on strike to demand fair pay

Doctors' trade union the BMA is asking for an immediate full pay restoration

News / Housing

‘Significant risk to life’ remains if homes built on caravan park

Goram Homes have plans to build 166 new homes at Baltic Wharf

News / Bristol Zoo Gardens

Hundreds march to protest plans for former Bristol Zoo site

"People will be on the wrong side of history if they support the closure of these gardens"

News / city of Bristol college

Bristol college given ‘good’ Ofsted rating

The evaluation comes after the college was previously given a ‘requires improvement’ rating

News / Housing

Bungalows planned in South Bristol to go ahead despite council refusing permission

Local councillors have raised concerns about flooding and the loss of natural habitat

News / NHS

‘Revolutionary’ gene and cell therapy facility opens in Bristol

The facility will be the biggest blood processing site in Europe

News / fire

Boat almost completely destroyed by fire

Firefighters took to the water to help fight the fire

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