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News / Nurseries

Bristol head teacher warns funding cut amid pandemic will ‘wipe out’ pre-schools and nurseries

Attendance has plummeted meaning a sharp drop in income for early years centres

News / Primary Schools

Schools expecting lockdown baby boom to boost falling primary school rolls

Multiple lockdowns and countless Covid-19 restrictions have seen couples spending more time at home

News / CARGO

Launch of CARGO classroom to illuminate inspiring untold stories

The Bristol project is changing the narrative of black history in Britain

News / Edward Colston

Toppling of Colston prompts government to protect historic monuments

Statues should not removed "at the behest of a baying mob", says communities secretary

News / Child Hunger

‘It’s everybody’s problem – it’s our children who are going hungry’

Bristol friends join forces to provide food for struggling families

News / coronavirus

‘We find ourselves in a race against time’ – Bristol’s vaccine expert

Professor Adam Finn on priorities and predictions for the coming months

News / coronavirus

County Ground to be used for Covid vaccinations

Vaccinations are being administered by staff from Gloucester Road Medical Centre

News / schools

Parents call for safer streets around Bristol schools

School Streets aims to transform roads outside schools so only people on foot and bike can use them

News / Child Hunger

Grassroots action to ensure children in Bristol don’t go hungry

‘I could not see that photo and do nothing’

News / coronavirus

How police and fire crews are supporting the NHS

Firefighters across Avon have put in hundreds of shifts since the start of the pandemic

News / Housing

New homes could be built on office roof in St Paul’s

The proposal is by homelessness charity Emmaus Bristol

News / coronavirus

Rees warns of Covid vaccine text scams

Fraudsters target Bristol mayor Marvin Rees's mum

News / Clean Air Zone

Motorists to be charged in city centre Clean Air Zone

Bristol mayor Marvin Rees revealed the news in a Facebook Live

News / Environment

‘Birdgirl’ Mya-Rose awarded grant to help boost diversity in nature sector

She has won a £2,500 grant to grow an innovative programme

News / UWE Bristol

Exposure to green space key to preventing anxiety and depression

A study by UWE Bristol into the mental health of young people

News / David Olusoga

David Olusoga: ‘Bristol is a better place since the toppling of Colston’s statue’

The popular historian was a guest on Radio 4's Desert Island Discs

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