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News / floating harbour

Divers in docks as Greenshank prepares to be retrieved

The historic canal boat sank on the morning of June 14

News / avon and somerset police

Armed police arrest man near Cabot Circus

Police were called to reports of a man shouting threats at members of the public

News / radio

Exploring Bristol’s wealth disparity, racial segregation and political polarisation

A Radio 4 documentary promises to "search for the city beyond the headlines"

News / libraries

Council criticised for cutting £30,000 from library books fund

Deputy mayor Asher Craig says that the amount is a "drop in the ocean"

News / Hotels

A new hotel for the Old City

The historic building was once one of Bristol's most fashionable restaurants

News / Bristol airport

Bristol Airport accused of ‘greenwash’ as it announces net zero ambitions

The airport has ambitions to be the first in the UK to be carbon neutral

News / sexual entertainment venues

Dancer speaks out about proposed ban on strip clubs in Bristol

‘If clubs were to close, there’s no doubt the industry would go underground’

News / Barton Hill

Residents fight to prevent another pub from being turned into flats

The Rhubarb Tavern is the last pub standing in Barton Hill

News / Bristol Zoological Society

Plans underway for redevelopment of Bristol Zoo

Bristol Zoo is working towards a environmentally and socially sustainable development

News / bristol city council

Mayor responds to criticism over new ‘skate stoppers’ by Cenotaph

‘We are trying to balance the needs of a diverse city’

News / Crime

Seven accused over ‘kill the bill riot’ appear at Bristol Crown Court

A judge has warned some could face prison

News / Colston's School

Wider community invited to contribute to Colston’s School name change

Headteacher is keen to have community involvement

News / Greville Smyth Park

Greville Smyth Live organisers promise to treat park ‘with care it deserves’

The two-day festival is taking place in July

News / Design West

Architecture Centre becomes Design West

Creating Excellence and The Architecture Centre have joined forces

News / slavery

Memorial to enslaved people could be installed in church with memorial to slaver

It's part of the Church of England's work on 'contested heritage'

News / Castle Park

Calls to reduce height of proposed St Mary le Port development

Plans for the area have now been submitted to Bristol City Council

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