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Black bin collection could become monthly in UK first

The council has opened a consultation to the public to reform waste management

News / Politics

Reform recruiting for metro mayor candidate

Reform are looking for "deeply patriotic" people to become their candidate for May's election

News / Trees

Five trees on Centre have been felled

Only the stumps now remain of five trees on the Centre that have provided shelter for 25 years

News / Politics

Tories urge ‘more funding for basic services’ in revised budget

Mark Weston has welcomed "the temporary reprieve" over the closure threat to three Bristol museums

News / Politics

Lollipop ladies to remain and museums to stay open

Bristol City Council still need to find cuts of £52m

News / Politics

Council sets out new SEND strategy

A new blueprint has been set out for improving special needs education

News / Health

The invisible struggles behind hidden disabilities

“Life-limiting conditions are not always visible, but the challenges are very real”

News / Education

Taskforce to ask teenagers why they skip school

Bristol is the sixth worst local authority area in England for persistent absences

News / LGBTQ+

Inclusive Tattoo Studio fundraising to save its space

Owner Billy reflects on the toxicity of the industry and the need for safe and trustworthy spaces

News / Lawrence Weston

Shock at ‘abysmal’ flytipping

A huge pile of rubbish has been illegally dumped on a cycle path

News / ss Great Britain

Brunel’s last cigar up for virtual adoption

The SS Great Britain Trust say supporters will be able to "own a piece of history"

News / Development

‘Vital that densities are optimised’ at Galleries redevelopment

The Galleries shopping centre opened in 1991 but is set to be completely demolished

News / Transport

First trains on reopened Portishead railway could run in 2027

The Portishead railway is being "fast tracked" and could begin construction in 2025

News / Crime

Police boss denies Bristol is ‘hub of violent crime’

Superintendent Mark Runacres admitted murders of several teenagers had damaged Bristol's reputation

News / Crime

Woman to be sentenced for death of Hubert Brown

His death continues to be treated as a race-hate crime

News / Politics

Karin Smyth: ‘We are on a mission to fix our broken NHS’

The MP for Bristol South is also minister for secondary care

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