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News / Broadmead

Activists stage sit-in protest at Barclays

Extinction Rebellion Youth Bristol (XRYB) was the group behind the demonstration

News / Politics

Marvin Rees to become The Lord Rees of Easton

Lord Rees lived as a child in Easton and Lawrence Weston

News / Transport

metrobus m2 to finally start running on Sundays

The service will also be running later in the evenings

News / Crime

Hundreds of cannabis plants seized

The approximate value is in the region of £170,000

News / underfall yard

Blacksmith ‘still suffering consequences’ after Underfall Yard fire

Joanna Williams of Fire Iron Art lost her entire workshop in the fire in May 2023

News / arnos vale cemetery

Hope returns to Arnos Vale Cemetery

The Victorian monument was damaged in a storm in 2021

News / Housing

One-bed ‘small homes’ to support homeless people

"These homes will provide vital support and security for some of Bristol's most vulnerable people"

News / st Pauls carnival

St Paul’s Carnival to ‘scale down’ for 2025

Carnival will return to Bristol in July for its first biannual event

News / Centre

Red light green light could be added to remodelled Centre

Games will be added to the Centre as part of an artwork replacing the fountains

News / Transport

City centre junction changes to ‘worsen’ cyclist and pedestrian conflict

Just over £1m will be spent on changing the layout of the junction

News / police

More than 2,000 drink-driving offences recorded by the police in the past year

Researchers have described the South West as one of the UK's top drink-driving hotspots

News / St Peter's Hospice

Substantial lottery win for St Peter’s Hospice

The charity received shares after eight neighbours won the Millionaire Street prize

News / Politics

Tory metro mayor candidate slams plans to close Park Street to through-traffic

Steve Smith predicts that jobs will be put at risk

News / Housing

Badly-built housing block to be demolished because repairs too costly

Bouverie Court was built in 2021 and contains 14 flats and seven houses

News / Defence

New submarine support hub opens in Bristol

It will be at the heart of the government’s defence strategy

News / Transport

Bristol to Portishead line set to reopen in ‘reverse Beeching’ plan

A total of £30m is set to be ratified in March by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority

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