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This month, Andrew Swift explores Thornbury’s history, its heritage and the debate surrounding “one of the best-preserved and most vibrant...
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Brunel’s SS Great Britain is inviting visitors to ‘Taste the World’ this summer as it offers visitors the chance to...
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Marvin Rees has been the Mayor of Bristol for six years. This month, a referendum to decide whether the city continues with the mayoral system is due to take place. Ahead of the vote, Simon Horsford sits down with the Bristol-born politician to discuss his career so far, and what’s...
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As the Royal West of England Academy – Bristol’s oldest art gallery – prepares to reopen its doors after many...
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Some 12 years after the government dashed plans to build a 10-mile energy-generating barrage across the Severn estuary, which has...
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In a chart-topping new podcast, BBC reporter Jon Kay tells the tragic story of a Bristol family who have endured a lifetime of heartbreak since their baby sister disappeared on a beach in Australia 52 years ago. In an eight-part series, Jon delves into the twists and turns of the...
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As we approach the centenary of the closure of Bristol’s unlikliest railway station – which would have seen passengers travel...
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Tucked away high above the city lies an oasis of calm in Kingsdown. Andrew Swift explores the cobbled streets and...
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As plans to develop Silverthorne Lane continue to evolve, Andrew Swift explores one of Bristol’s most evocative forgotten corners. Rich with history and heritage, could a Little Venice on the fringe of the city lay in wait? With so much of Bristol’s industrial heritage having been bulldozed or converted to...
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Only in recent years has Bristol-born cinematographer, William Friese-Greene, been recognised for his outstanding contributions to motion picture. Andrew Swift...
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One in six men who fought for Britain in the First World War came from the Indian subcontinent. If their...
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Many of us were glued to the BBC Two series presented by David Olusoga and starring Redcliffe’s 10 Guinea Street – an early 18th-century house with slave traders among its past residents, and now up for sale. But a house in Montpelier was almost chosen instead, prompting owners Peter and...
