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News / Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Gang of suspected Bristol motorbike thieves brought down by social media bragging

Police warn thieves they won’t get away with brazen criminality

News / New Years Eve

14 New Years Eve events happening in Bristol

From £5 to £80, here's where to have a great night on December 31

Theatre / Arts

Bristol City Council to scale back arts funding

The cultural investment will be shared between 33 arts organisations, but will hit some hard

News / Bristol Ageing Better

18 public toilets set to close in Bristol as funding slashed

Businesses and organisations will be asked to sign up to a new community toilet scheme

News / bristol city council

Funding to be cut from 24 school crossing patrols across Bristol

The council is proposing to scale back its programme of cuts, but 21 schools will still lose out

Other Sport / Doorstep Sport TV

Bristol’s Doorstep Sport returns to the small screen

Expect comedy capers, community sports and some well-known names

News / Ashton Court Estate

Urgent action needed to save Ashton Court Mansion

The future of the Grade I listed building is uncertain

News / bristol city council

Lifeline for Bristol’s threatened libraries

Asher Craig says that at this stage nothing is off the table

News / Child Sexual Abuse

‘There is a gap in services for children who have been sexually abused’

The Green House needs support to continue it's vital work with victims of sexual abuse

News / Education

First glimpse at Bristol University’s new £300m campus

The entire campus will be car-free, with plans to make it carbon neutral by 2030

News / Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Bristol West MP calls on Prime Minister to reform ‘failing’ drugs laws

Thangam Debbonaire urged Theresa May to watch Bristol-based documentary Drugsland

News / Avon and Somerset Constabulary

‘We did not mean to cause any offence to people living with HIV’

Avon and Somerset police apologise following accusations they stigmatised people with HIV

News / Ashley Community Housing

Bristol’s Ashley Community Housing wins prestigious national business award

The social enterprise was praised for its work in resettling refugees

News / Act Up Bristol

Police accused of stigmatising people with HIV

Spit hood justification is 'reinforcing stereotypes and exacerbating stigma'

News / Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Avon and Somerset police will introduce spit hoods

Human Rights group Liberty has branded the guards 'cruel and primitive'

News / ARA

Efforts to tackle Bristol’s homelessness crisis stepped up with the launch of a £5.3M project

People can donate to help rough sleepers at a new contactless point at Bristol Energy

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