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News / bedminster

Plans for St Catherine’s Place development in Bedminster revealed

Proposals for the mixed-use regeneration scheme include a 22-storey tower and no affordable homes

News / Back2Action

‘It doesn’t make sense – they are supposed to be helping small businesses’

Rayan Wilson spent £50,000 transforming his Ashton Court premises, now the council want him to leave

News / asylum seekers

Call for Government to lift ban and grant asylum seekers the right to work

Figures show the economy could gain £42.4m in additional tax revenues & savings if the ban is lifted

News / Politics

‘Brexit makes it essential that elected regional leaders take back control’

Metro mayors from across the UK met in Bristol to call on the Government to strengthen devolution

News / Housing

Wrangle over lack of affordable homes in central Bristol development

Legal and General argue only four affordable houses are 'viable' in 120-home development

News / University of Bristol

Artists in residence announced for Temple Quarter

Three artists will document changing area around former sorting office

News / Colston Hall

Colston Hall piano finds new home in Southmead

The Bristol Plays Music Centre will house the Steinway piano while refurbishment continues

News / Environment

Pressure on Bristol City Council to ban toxic weed killer

Campaigners say the writing’s on the wall for glyphosate, despite the council’s insistence it’s safe

News / Politics

Global Parliament of Mayors annual summit begins in Bristol

Dozens of mayors from across the world have descended on City Hall

News / religion

Bristol’s first female bishop welcomed into city

The enthronement of Viv Faull was a hugely symbolic affair

News / wapping wharf

CARGO Work at Wapping Wharf set to go ahead

The new workspace within a disused warehouse building will contain around 90 shipping containers

News / Housing

Bristol Housing Festival opened by Kevin McCloud

The festival aims to find new ways of tackling the housing crisis

News / Edward Colston

Anti-Slavery Day marked by new artwork in front of Edward Colston statue

The artwork contains dozens of figurines as if packed tightly into an 18th century slave trip

News / Politics

14 things we learned from Marvin’s State of the City address 2018

From flat bus fares to Bristol's new international ambassadors

News / first bus

Mass rally over state of Bristol’s bus services

Sick of continual delays and cancellations, a Brislington mum decided to take action

News / Politics

Accusations Bristol City Council paid ‘hush money’ to get rid of former chief executive

Anna Klonowski was awarded £98,000 when she resigned after seven months in the role

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