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News / Education

Company gains funding to teach STEM through card game

The project will focus on communities that are underrepresented in engineering

News / Crime

Police watchdog to investigate Frenchay explosion deaths

Avon & Somerset Police are being investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct

News / Housing

Objections over plan to turn care home into student accommodation

Residents say the vast number of students in the area is destroying the balance of the community

News / Housing

Co-living homes half the size of a flat approved

The move allows for tiny homes smaller than two parking spaces

News / Education

School staff strike over pay, hours and safety

It is the first of six strikes dates planned for June

News / University of Bristol

University of Bristol to return sacred Māori rocks

The rocks will be returned following their exhibition in the Wills Memorial Building

News / Transport

Newly-constructed footbridge as new train station takes shape

The station is due to open by the end of 2026

News / bristol city council

New council taskforce to look at improving bin collections

It will look at ways of getting more people to recycle and reducing the amount of fly-tipping

News / Bristol

Bristol named UK’s coolest city

"Bristol has always done things differently and the city makes for an exhilarating break"

News / Transport

Rental e-bikes and e-scooters could be provided for home owners within new developments

Dott have plans for continued expansion across the Bristol area

News / Broadmead

Saying farewell to a ‘pointless monstrosity’

A sail sculpture and two empty food kiosks are in the way of road remodelling plans

News / Ukraine

Ukrainian community protests children killed by Russia

Campaigners called for the war-struck country to stay on the agenda and to protect its children

News / parks

‘Overlooked’ park chosen for accessibility upgrade

It is hoped it will become “a leading example of what inclusive park access can look like”

News / Vince John

Tributes paid to gallery owner and champion of street art

Vince John was the owner of 1LoveArt in the Clifton Arcade

News / aviation

Major conservation project to restore historic freighter

The Bristol Freighter 170 is among the rarest surviving British aircraft in the world

News / Ashton Court Mansion

Trust takes on Ashton Court Mansion

The new custodian plans to bring the building into community ownership

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