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Marvin Rees has been the Mayor of Bristol for six years. This month, a referendum to decide whether the city...
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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 the second largest tidal range in the world, the proposals are back on the agenda. Andrew Swift investigates… On the evening of 28 November 1881, when electricity was still a...
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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...
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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 discovers a hidden gem brimming with rich history, individuality, and a formidable line-up of hostelries. Kingsdown, Bristol’s first planned suburb, is one of the city’s hidden gems. To find it,...
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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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