Empire Fighting Chance

• Features / knife crime

  Knife crime in Bristol triples in a decade

  A Freedom of Information request has revealed a concerning increase in knife-related offences

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• News / Bristol Fireworks Fiesta

  The Bristol Fireworks Fiesta is back with a twist

  Bristol Round Table and the Rotary Club of Clifton will again host the much-loved fireworks display

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• Features / Marvin Rees

  ‘I didn’t cease being a Black man when I became mayor’

  Marvin Rees speaks with Seun Matiluko about his new memoir

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• Features / long reads

  ‘We need to be braver’: The fight to tackle youth violence in Bristol

  Our city's communities are working on the frontline of a battle against youth violence

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• News / Together for Change

  Focus on youth violence as Yvette Cooper visits Bristol

  “Systemic change comes from looking at inequality” - Martin Bisp

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• News / Empire Fighting Chance

  Ambitious expansion plans to secure future of boxing charity in inner city

  Empire bosses want to elevate their impact on young people’s lives

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• Features / boxing

  Fight for the future: The rise of boxing in Bristol

  “Boxing has been the most successful sport in the West Country"

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• Other Sport / boxing

  The Bristol boxing champion training the city’s rising stars

  And why Bristol doesn’t get the recognition it deserves as a hub for the sport

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