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Knowle West is a community in grief but response to tragedy has been 'humbling'

Police say Max and Mason's families have been touched by the "outpouring of love and support" shown to them

6 months ago

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Travellers living on disused Bristol railway line face eviction again

The group has been living on an old railway line in South Bristol, three months after being evicted from a council si...

6 months ago

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Demolition plan for historic Gloucester Road bank building after years of uncertainty

It has been an empty shell for five years, and now there is an application to demolish it

6 months ago

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'Keep Bedminster Green green' demand campaigners

Hundreds have so far signed a new online petition

6 months ago

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Dozens of drivers get tickets in crackdown on Ashton Gate match-day parking

A long line of cars ticketed after council changes roads near the stadium into 'Red Route Clearway'

6 months ago

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KFC branch in South Bristol has been closed for weeks 'as a precaution'

The fast-food chain gave no indication when it would reopen

6 months ago

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Hope for 'derelict' Rhubarb Tavern pub as flats plan in doubt

One councillor feared the 'derelict' site could become 'another Grosvenor Hotel' if redevelopment plans are not approved

6 months ago

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Dangerous dead tree at cemetery on school route to be felled under new plans

The tree will be felled, according to a weekly round-up of proposed developments to Bristol City Council

6 months ago

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Judge taking on Stoke Lodge saga has little time for council identity crisis

The council could well end up paying barristers to argue with each other over the school playing field saga

6 months ago

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Barton House residents will march to City Hall to protest their treatment by council

Residents are calling on people from across the city to join them

6 months ago

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Main road out of South Bristol estate still closed after 'unidentified apparatus' discovered

Salcombe Road has been closed on and off for two years or more, the latest three month closure is now over-running

6 months ago

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Councillor 'disgusted' by Stoke Lodge playing field update as court case looms

The councillors are outraged that lawyers appear to be switching sides, but the council says it will take a 'neutral'...

6 months ago

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Council denies it will have to pay back £31 million in CAZ fines

Bristol's CAZ-buster John Lyon said the council should - at the very least - stop all the 160,000 fines currently goi...

6 months ago

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Norovirus outbreak sweeps through Barton House residents' hotel

The UK Health Security Agency are involved

6 months ago

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Scaffolding-covered Bedminster building 'likely to be demolished' after project stalled

The 'East Street Mews' project to create 11 apartments for local homeless young people collapsed three years ago

6 months ago

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Bristol's busiest road faces 'catastrophic failure and bridge collapse'

The ageing 60-year-old infrastructure faces an uncertain future

6 months ago

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Council plan to rip up community garden for a communal bin instead

Four years of hard work by the residents of Juniper Court was to be destroyed on Monday, but after Bristol Live inter...

6 months ago

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Greens slam parking permit fee hikes and call for better transport investment

The delayed implementation of the threefold increase in RPZ permits will be a ticking timebomb for the new Bristol ad...

6 months ago

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Properties at One Lockleaze flagship development start at £352,000

More than half of the new homes at One Lockleaze are 'affordable', but the price of the rest has been described as 'a...

6 months ago

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Outdoor concerts in Queen Square for 15K fans granted permission

Bristol city councillors approved the application despite concerns from residents and businesses

6 months ago

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Hopes to reopen Rhubarb Tavern dealt major blow as homes plan set for approval

Planning officers say the Rhubarb Tavern could still operate despite two new flats above it and six in the current be...

6 months ago

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Barton House evacuation costs rise to £5.3m

A top Bristol City Council officer has approved the additional spending for the urgent works and Holiday Inn extension

6 months ago

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Bristrol gets £300,000 to help get rough sleepers off the streets

There are around 180 people sleeping rough on any night in the city, and hundreds more sofa surfing

6 months ago

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Stoke Lodge field saga takes 'shocking twist' but council denies it is taking itself to court

The council is to ask a judge if it can be a claimant in a legal action over the Cotham School saga, where it is alre...

6 months ago

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Cost of Bristol Residents' Parking Zone permits to more than triple

The outgoing Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees looks set to bring in a huge increase just before the end of his term in of...

6 months ago

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Moment 12-year-old girl gives list of demands to Mayor over Barton House

Bristol City Council has clarified that it will help Barton House residents who don't want to return to the evacuated...

7 months ago

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Council's ACORN U-turn over Barton House residents who don't want to return

After two months of refusing to deal with the tenants union, council chiefs have agreed to talk to their residents re...

7 months ago

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Huge new secondary school for East Bristol takes big step forward

It's been delayed for years, but finally the new school has its first home

7 months ago

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Bid for huge Queen Square concerts to be decided by Bristol City Council

Dozens of objections have been lodged

7 months ago

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Squid Game and Star Trek virtual reality attraction coming to Bristol

Global firm uses Hollywood technology and is backed by A-listers

7 months ago

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Homes redevelopment for Bristol garages in latest planning applications

Weekly round-up of proposed submissions to the city council

7 months ago

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Traumatised Barton House residents told they could be homeless if they refuse to return

"I don’t know how to explain it - they just don’t seem to comprehend the damage they’ve done to people. My kids are t...

7 months ago

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Evacuated Barton House residents hope to discover future of their homes today - live updates

Almost 400 residents were evacuated from their homes in the Bristol tower block two months ago. Today they meet counc...

7 months ago

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Marvin Rees urged to apologise for boycotting emergency meeting over £10,000 'unlawful' bus wrap ...

Metro mayor Dan Norris denies any wrongdoing over giant photos of him and his dog on a double-decker

7 months ago

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Bristol's libraries forced to close nearly 300 times since November due to staff shortage

A motion to full council calls for an end to a ban on casuals

7 months ago

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Shortfall of Bristol special needs school places increases again

The council has struggled to keep up with rising demand

7 months ago

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Marvin Rees urged to drop Bristol underground dream as it's 'completely unrealistic'

Plans for a major public transport scheme in the Bristol region remain in limbo after veto

7 months ago

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Post Office scandal IT firm Fujitsu is Bristol council's new 'digital partner'

Council chiefs have defended the £25m 'digital strategic partner' deal over five years but didn't announce it when it...

7 months ago

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Elderly driver facing bailiffs after Clean Air Zone mix-up

He was 'disturbed' when a debt collector showed up at his door and threatened to take his possessions