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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

News / fundraiser

250 mile charity cycle to conclude at Ashton Gate Stadium

Football fan Lewis Robinson has raised more than £8000

News / Politics

Carla Denyer: ‘We should all be very worried about what might be happening in the USA’

On Elon Musk's alleged Nazi salute, the Bristol MP says she "struggled to see what else it was"

News / Politics

ACORN warns against council cutting cost of living support

ACORN has urged councillors to scrap proposals to cut the council tax reduction scheme

News / underfall yard

Repairing Underfall Yard to cost millions of pounds

Bristol City Council is working closely with the trust that runs the yard to raise the money

News / Politics

Oli Henman announced as Lib Dem candidate for WECA mayor

He says money has been spent on "unnecessary gimmicks like the birthday bus"

News / University of Bristol

Protesters call for boycott of university attendance system

The group have taken a number issue with the system, particularly its links to Israel

News / Street Art

New artwork ‘adds a little bit of joy’ to railway station

Lucas Antics and Paul Monsters were commissioned to paint the two murals

News / Politics

Greens ditch congestion charge policy to focus on introducing workplace parking levy

Ed Plowden said a lot had changed in the last five years, including introduction of Clear Air Zone

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