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News / Turbo Island

Mysterious planning application appears on Turbo Island

A "15-metre wicker statue of former-HRH Prince Andrew" is among the proposals

News / henleaze library

Drag Queen Story Hour cancelled after protest sees police intervention

"We will not tolerate any discrimination or abuse aimed at any community"

News / bristol city council

Campaigners refused entry to ‘public’ toilets across Bristol as council scheme falters

Questions are being raised about the success of the Council's Community Toilet Scheme

News / Transport

Emergency meeting to secure further £10m for Portishead rail line

The Government has agreed to stump up £15m- but there's still a shortfall

News / Grassroot Communities

Grassroots programme boosting opportunities for young people in Bristol

“GAP has the potential to transform young people's lives”

News / Eurovision Song Contest 2023

Those leading Bristol’s Eurovision bid confident the city is ‘ideal host’

The city faces stiff competition from others in the UK

News / Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Teenager left with ‘serious injuries’ after hit and run in Fishponds

Witnesses reportedly described a car being deliberately driven towards the man

News / acorn

Housing campaigners storm meeting in protest at their exclusion from commission

“Our exclusion is clearly an attempt to whitewash its outcomes”

News / Ukraine

Bristol charity makes fresh plea for Ukraine family sponsors

“A concerted effort is needed by the Government to recruit more hosts"

News / Sea Mills

Woman’s shock as her allotment is earmarked for housing

She says she found out about the development from a local magazine

News / millenium square

Family launch Bristol defibrillator crowdfunder after son’s death

The first new defibrillator is being installed in Millennium Square

News / Transport

Public invited to have say on impending bus cuts

It comes amid a major review of the region’s network

News / Zion

Final push in campaign to save ‘vital’ community venue

“As the cost of living crisis looms it is crucial to support community spaces”

News / bristol balloon fiesta

Balloon Fiesta shuttle buses axed due to driver shortage

Organisers said that all other viable options to a shuttle service have been “exhausted”

News / KNowle West

Woman ‘disgusted’ that new homes overlook her garden

Bristol City Council has launched an investigation into the matter

News / SEND

Council attempts to block funding for SEND charity amid surveillance row

They say the decision is unrelated to the social media spying dispute

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