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Shops / Cheltenham Road

Bulgarian cosmetics chain opens shop in Bristol

From Sofia to Cheltenham Road

News / Gaol Ferry Bridge

More than three-quarters of people don’t think Gaol Ferry Bridge will reopen within a year

Repairs are estimated to cost £1m

People / Cost of Living Crisis

Cost of living crisis leaves organic farm’s future ‘on a knife edge’

The farm delivered food to nearly 1000 households during the pandemic

News / Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Council spent £70.42 on failed bid to bring Eurovision to Bristol

The cost is dwarfed by what other cities spent in their bids

News / Fears

Luxury watchmaker returns to Bristol after 130 years

The company has strong historic ties to the city

News / Transport

Cyclists and pedestrians rejoice: Bristol does know how to build segregated paths

The Clay Bottom wiggle has been made safer

News / Gaol Ferry Bridge

Gaol Ferry Bridge officially closes for at least six months

The popular pathway was blocked off on Monday

News / local history

Bristol book digs into an obscure history

Uncovering the past of a small village with a big character

News / Housing

Latest plans for 26-storey tower block overlooking Castle Park

The 190-home development would have a "sustainable vision"

News / Aardman Animations

Shaun the Sheep to fly to the Moon on NASA spacecraft

"A giant leap for lambkind"

News / Western Harbour

John Savage: ‘The public have not got realistic expectations about Western Harbour’

Savage is chair of the Western Harbour Advisory Group

News / heatwave

The Bristol areas most vulnerable to heat revealed

A new map is the first of its kind in the UK

News / Mead Street

Plans for 221 homes on former Bart spices site recommended for refusal

The developer has hit back at criticism of the proposals

News / Transport

‘Unprecedented’ vandalism blamed for stop of Big Issue e-bike hire scheme

Bristol was the first city in the UK to get a fleet of Big Issue e-bikes

News / cycling

Photo of Bristol’s sub-standard cycling infrastructure goes viral

"I took the photo because I finally snapped at seeing the permanent lawlessness and impunity"

News / archeology

‘Incredible’ Roman discovery made at spot that could be built over

An archaeological dig has revealed “possible Roman glass-making”

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