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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

News / Men's mental health

Men’s mental health charity founders named ‘Men & Boys Champions’

What began as a single group has grown into a national network of more than 150 Talk Clubs

News / social media

Warnings over online ‘Bristol war’ trend among schools

Parents are being urged to talk to their children following reports of “worrying” online posts

News / Bristol Zoo Project

Zoo mourns death of UK’s oldest silverback gorilla

Jock died two weeks after being moved from his long-time home to a new enclosure

News / filton

Three arrested as protesters blockade arms factory

Activists said they intended to “shut down” operations at the Israeli-owned defence firm in Filton

News / Homes

More than 200 homes to be built at Wapping Wharf

Plans for the development were approved at a council meeting despite hundreds of objections

News / Ukraine

Bristol Ukrainian community marks fourth anniversary of Russian invasion

Around 1,000 Ukrainians are believed to have found refuge in Bristol since the Russian invasion

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