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The plan to convert public toilets into a cafe has a long history
Step forward for Downs cafe plan
The hope is to convert public toilets into a cafe
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The site's landlord has asked for the property to be returned
Italian wine bar and restaurant to close after a decade
The team is iniviting people to visit them one last time before they close
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With social care reform back on the national agenda, campaigners are calling on Bristol to adopt free home care
'Too many are denied the care they need because of our broken social care system'
Home care should be free at the point of need, argues Rebecca Eve Brocklebank
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Big changes are on the way but the shopping area appears to be tumbling downhill
Will Broadmead get worse before it gets better?
Big changes are on the way but the shopping area appears to be tumbling downhill
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"We want you to know we are thinking of you," said deputy council leader Heather Mack
Council expresses solidarity for people affected by Bordeaux wildfires
"We want you to know, we are thinking of you"
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The team behind Bristol's popular alien-shaped balloons could set a new world record
Pilot could set new world record at Balloon Fiesta 2026
The attempt to set a new record will take place on the inaugural day of the fiesta
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Japanese politico-punk, Mexican bull dancing and Simon Armitage's post-rock project were just some of the highlights
Review: WOMAD, Neston Park - 'Gloriously eclectic, globetrotting music'
It was the first edition on a new site after 40 years of the global music and dance festival
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Small local businesses have been benefiting from grants of up to £10,000 to help fit out an empty shop on Bristol’s high streets
The scheme reducing the number of Bristol's long-term empty shops
Small local businesses have been benefiting from grants of up to £10,000
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Andrea Choules, director of care at Jessie May, calls for more support for parent-carers
'Parent-carers are reaching breaking point - the new government must act'
Andrea Choules, director of care at Jessie May, calls for more support for SEND families
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The meanwhile sites were introduced as part of a new vehicle dweller policy by the council
1 in 6 pitches at 'meanwhile sites' remain empty
The meanwhile sites were introduced as part of a new vehicle dweller policy by the council
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It's one of several South West shows going up to the Edinburgh Fringe this August
Review: Pyg, Tobacco Factory Theatres – ‘A bold, smartly acted and uncomfortable play’
The Sandcastles Productions play will go up to the Edinburgh Fringe in August
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Households across Bristol could save thousands of pounds in total after the cuts are implemented in October
What do Burnham's VAT cuts mean for Bristol?
Households across the area could save thousands of pounds after the cuts are implemented in October
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The event aimed to bring the party to politics and raise money for the Greens
Zack Polanski treated like rock star at rave-style 'Green Party party'
The event aimed to bring the fun to politics and raise money for the party
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Richard Curtis meets Dr Faustus in the return of the smash-hit mash-up
Review: Notting Hell: The Greatest Story in the Underworld, The Wardrobe Theatre – 'Consistently funny, heartfelt, and packed full of gleefully ridiculous invention'
The smash-hit mash-up is back, transposed from Christmas-time to the middle of summer
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Highlights this week include Les Caravanes, exhibitions and Summer Lates
25 things to do in Bristol this week, July 27-August 2 2026
Highlights this week include Les Caravanes, exhibitions and Summer Lates
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The school was previously described as having "regular potential for violence between groups of pupils"
Pupil referral unit gets best South West Ofsted report four years after being ‘inadequate’
It was previously described as having "regular potential for violence"
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The line will connect to two new stations near the city
Work begins on train track between Portishead and Bristol
The line will connect to two new stations near the city
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Meet Gloucester Road’s eco-conscious interiors shop
Shop of the Week: Nola Interiors, Gloucester Road
Meet Gloucester Road’s eco-conscious interiors shop
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This year's festival offers everything from gyoza to oysters to tiramisu
In photos: Feast On 2026
The festival took over the Downs with music, cookery classes and food stalls
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Record shop owner David Savage chooses favourites including a music venue, a pub and a cobbled street
My Bristol Favourites: David Savage
David Savage is the owner of Black City Records on Trenchard Street, the South West's only heavy metal record shop
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10 years on, the prolific Bristol writer will be in conversation with three contributors to the Sunday Times-bestselling anthology
Live show at St George’s Bristol celebrates 10-year anniversary of Nikesh Shukla’s ‘The Good Immigrant’
Books / Nikesh Shukla
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A group of concerned citizens are calling for a review of the Environment Agency’s current way of working, especially with regards to river pollution across the country
Concerned citizens call for review of government agency
The group said their actions were prompted by the case of river activist Paul Powlesland
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The long-ago hope that Bristol could welcome the Houses of Parliament has reared its head once more
The Bristol Houses of Parliament plan that predates No10 North
The long-ago hope that Bristol could welcome the Houses of Parliament has reared its head once more
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100 per cent of ticket funds go towards meeting the air ambulance charity's £4m annual operational costs
Michelle de Swarte, Kiri Pritchard Mclean, Huge Davies and Michael Odewale amongst stars to appear at GWAAC fundraiser ‘Heli Laughs’
The annual Great Western Air Ambulance Charity fundraiser returns to Bristol Old Vic on September 3
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Emergency vehicles crowded the street as residents watched from the pavement
High-rise residents evacuated and treated after fire in flats
A large number of emergency services vehicles were on the scene
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The campaign to save the cinema had been going on for years
Campaign to save cinema fails
The historic venue still has its original art deco features
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Avon and Somerset Police has warned people against fraudsters impersonating employees of Amazon and other well-known organisations
Warning issued against 'increasingly convincing' impersonation scams
The police said reports of these scams had increased considerably
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Today's protest saw hundreds of demonstrators line the road outside the weapons manufacture's base
Israeli weapons protest attracts hundreds from across the country
“We have seen a live-streamed genocide for three years," one protestor said
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