portishead

• Music / new releases

  Geoff Barrow releases single for War Child

  The remixed track features members of Irish doom-folk band Lankum

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• News / Transport

  Government gives green light for Portishead railway line

  The reopened line is due to welcome its first passengers in 2028

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• News / Transport

  Full steam ahead or derailment for Portishead railway?

  The future of the Portishead Railway is set to be decided by Rachel Reeves' spending review

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• Music / News

  Beth Gibbons ‘still flawless’ on Tiny Desk

  With a seven-piece band, Gibbons played tracks from her latest release and some older material

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• Your say / WECA Mayoral Elections 2025

  ‘Our rail network has enormous untapped potential’

  Labour candidate Helen Godwin on why she should be the WECA mayor

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• 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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• News / Development

  Bristol could soon expand into North Somerset

  Thousands of homes could be built in the green belt under new housing targets set by the government

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• 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

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