Theatre / Starter for 10
Fingers on buzzers: Bristol Old Vic prepares for world premiere of ‘Starter for Ten’
Mel Giedroyc features in the musical adaption of David Nicholls’ cult novel and film
Other Sport / bowls
Bowls club at risk of losing home after 98 years
Ardagh Bowling & Sports Club have played bowls at the Ardagh on Horfield Common since 1926
Things To Do / Sponsored
22 things to do in Bristol this week, January 22-28 2024
Wildlife photography, a Paralympic gold medal-winning cyclist talk, a bakery opening & more
News / avon and somerset police
New Channel 4 doc to give unprecedented insight into Avon and Somerset police
The series will follow the force as it tries to bring corrupt officers to justice

Highlights

News / Awards
Bristol toilets named best in England
"Toilets are such vital pieces of cultural infrastructure"
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News / Bristol Community Climate Action Project
The north Bristol community working together to create a wildlife corridor
"We have to look at the urban environment as a nature reserve too"
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People / My Bristol Favourites
My Bristol Favourites: Lucy Jarjoura
Lucy Jarjoura is the sales & marketing director at Wake The Tiger
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News / Transport
Nelson Street contraflow cycle lane finally reopens
It’s been more than 18 months since it was closed after being condemned as an “unsafe bodge”
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News / Clean Air Zone
Air pollution reduced across Bristol since launch of Clean Air Zone
The scheme raised more than £26m in its first year of operation
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Books / Bookshops
Bristol bookshop named among best in UK
"So many of us feel that it has become our home-from-home"
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News and Features

News / South Bristol
Puppies rescued from house fire
The litter was taken out of the property in south Bristol “in the nick of time”
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News / avon and somerset police
New Channel 4 doc to give unprecedented insight into Avon and Somerset police
The series will follow the force as it tries to bring corrupt officers to justice
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News / avon and somerset police
Police issue warning after dog walker finds meat ‘stuffed with pills’
Police said urged dog walkers to keep an eye on what their pets were eating
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News / Palestine
Pro-Palestine march in Bristol sees hundreds attend
Protesters marched from Shahjalal Mosque in Easton to Castle Park
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News / Crime
£20k reward for information about teen’s murder six months on
No one has been charged yet for the murder of Eddie Kinuthia in St Paul's on 21 July 2023
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News / allotments
Allotmenteers to protest over ‘draconian’ new rules
Bristol City Council hopes to address waiting times and maintenance issues by increasing fees
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News / Grosvenor Hotel
Derelict hotel could finally be demolished
The former Grosvenor opposite Temple Meads was once one of Bristol's grandest hotels
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News / Awards
Bristol toilets named best in England
"Toilets are such vital pieces of cultural infrastructure"
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People / My Bristol Favourites
My Bristol Favourites: Lucy Jarjoura
Lucy Jarjoura is the sales & marketing director at Wake The Tiger
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News / planning
Rees: ‘I am not a spectator in Bristol’s development’
The mayor responded to a petition which claimed Bristol's planning system was "failing"
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Culture

Comedy / stand up comedy
Ian Smith brings his latest smash-hit comedy show to Bristol
‘Crushing’ is at The Alma Tavern & Theatre on March 28
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Theatre / Starter for 10
Fingers on buzzers: Bristol Old Vic prepares for world premiere of ‘Starter for Ten’
Mel Giedroyc features in the musical adaption of David Nicholls’ cult novel and film
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Theatre / Family Theatre
Bristol’s Scarlet Oak Theatre: creators of enchanting and affordable shows for young families
They have produced ‘Along Came a Magpie’ and ‘The Zoo That Comes to You’
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Theatre / closer each day
Closer Each Day: the Bristol phenomenon reaches its 13th year
The remarkably long-running improvised soap opera is now in its 28th season
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Theatre / chris thorpe
Chris Thorpe comes to Bristol with his play on human stories of nuclear disarmament
‘A Family Business’ is at Tobacco Factory Theatres on February 7-8
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Books / Book Club
Bristol Hippodrome launches Baby Book Club
The event will take place on the last Friday of the month
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Art / Spike island
Olu Ogunnaike and Young In Hong feature in Spike Island’s spring exhibition programme
The twin exhibitions will open on February 3 and run for three months
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Art / Jethro Marshall
Jethro Marshall’s west country typologies exhibited at SERCHIA
‘Beautility’ sees the artist’s work presented in a gallery space for the first time
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Music / News
More headliners revealed for Bristol Sounds 2024
The open-air concert series returns on June 22 to celebrate its tenth anniversary
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Music / News
Three-day concert series to take place in Queen Square in summer
Permission has been granted despite objections from dozens of neighbours
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Food and Drink

News / Restaurants
Ramen restaurant Tonkotsu to open first Bristol branch
Tonkotsu has a dozen locations across London as well as in Brighton and Birmingham
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News / Restaurants
New Dim Sum restaurant opening on North Street
The restaurant promises to serve "authentic baskets filled with love and tradition”
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News / fish and chips
Fish and chip shop celebrates 60 years
Rendezvous was Cary Grant's favourite chippie
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News / vegan
Bristol is the third best city for vegans in the UK
Bristol is home to some of the best vegan eateries in the country
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Pubs and Bars / A-Z Bristol pub crawl
A-Z Bristol Pub Crawl: The Portcullis, Clifton
A Dawkins pub tucked away in a corner of Clifton offering a warm escape from a bitter January night
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News / Street food
Coffee van owner urges council to drop plans to take slice of his profits
Small businesses who trade from mobile spots in parks and the Harbourside could face rent hikes
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News / Pubs
Reopening date revealed for ‘iconic’ pub
The new team are “keeping the iconic, brutalist aesthetic, but making it a place for all to enjoy"
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Pubs and Bars / A-Z Bristol pub crawl
A-Z Bristol Pub Crawl: The Old Crow, Henbury
A pub is thought to have stood on this site since the late 16th century
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News / Restaurants
Eatchu to open in new location
From February, there will be a new place to find Bristol's award-winning gyoza
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News / Cafes
New Scandi-style cafe serving speciality coffee opens
Mød has a carefully curated menu of coffee, with five different single origins available
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Opinion

Your say / Politics
‘We can reduce corruption and lies in national politics’
Clive Stevens is a supporter of proportional representation and a former Green Party councillor
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Your say / allotments
‘Allotments are rooted in the struggles of the working classes’
Edible Bristol founder Sara Venn on Bristol's need for food justice
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Your say / Housing
‘Bringing empty homes back into use can help tackle the climate emergency and the housing crisis’
Green Party councillor Tony Dyer on how to help tackle the city's housing demand
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Your say / Bristol24/7
‘National news cannot focus on grassroots organisations and initiatives in the way we can’
Meg Houghton-Gilmour says that local journalism offers a unique platform for solving problems
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Your say / planning
‘We need to restore trust in Bristol’s planning system’
Bristol deserves better from council staff and councillors, writes Suzanne Audrey
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Your say / Columnists
‘It’s roast season and it’s time for everyone to get over their hatred of the best lunch ever’
Always ask for extra gravy, says Meg Houghton-Gilmour
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Your say / southville
‘We have an opportunity to make a real difference to BS3’
Tony Dyer says that implementing a South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood will take time
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Your say / Bristol
‘Bristol’s centre of gravity is shifting towards South Glos’
Martin Booth laments the changing dynamics of our city
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Your say / composting
‘We want to regenerate Bristol’s soils, rebuild community and share knowledge’
Lara Luna Bartley is part of a new compost collective creating deliciously fertile soil
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Your say / Barton House
‘Barton House evacuation highlights Barton Hill’s inequalities’
Andy Leake says council housing residents deserve better
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Podcast

Behind the Headlines / Carla Diogo
Sustainable fashion, forest schools and ‘Brizzle’
Learn about forest schools, fast fashion and the origins of the word 'Brizzle' in our latest podcast
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Behind the Headlines / culture
What Does Normal Look Like? With Colin Moody and Tom Whitson
In this episode, we chat to the filmmakers behind a new film about lockdown's impact on creatives
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Behind the Headlines / Israel
Jenny Urquhart, ‘Normal for Hartcliffe’ and Palestine solidarity rally
In this week's podcast, we chat to an artist, hear from a Palestinian university student and more
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Behind the Headlines / Membership
Why should you become a member of Bristol24/7?
In episode 93, hear from mural artists, Bristol24/7’s Meg Houghton Gilmour and more
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Behind the Headlines / Bristol24/7 Student Guide 2023
What are the best things about being a student in Bristol?
We talk freshers week, clubs and campus food as Bristol24/7's Student Guide returns for 2023
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Behind the Headlines / Bristol Bus Boycott
How should we remember the Bristol Bus Boycott 60 years on?
2023 marks the 60th anniversary of the watershed moment in civil rights history
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Behind the Headlines / EatDrink24/7
Are restaurants in Bristol too expensive?
The cost of living crisis is forcing hospitality venues to increase prices - but at what cost?
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Behind the Headlines / young people
The programme helping Bristol’s young people achieve their dreams
Youth worker Ben Carpenter believes it is the answer to the issues young people in the city face
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Behind the Headlines / Eastville Park Lido
Eastville Park Lido: ‘Catastrophic eyesore’ or much-needed community facility?
Two groups are passionately campaigning for and against plans for a new open air pool
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Behind the Headlines / Danica Priest
Where should Bristol build homes in the midst of a housing crisis?
Bristol24/7 hears from the city's most vocal environmental campaigner, Danica Priest
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Climate

News / allotments
Allotmenteers to protest over ‘draconian’ new rules
Bristol City Council hopes to address waiting times and maintenance issues by increasing fees
Read more
News / Bristol Community Climate Action Project
The north Bristol community working together to create a wildlife corridor
"We have to look at the urban environment as a nature reserve too"
Read more
News / Politics
Kingswood Tory MP resigns over oil and gas bill
“The climate crisis that we face is too important to politicise or to ignore”
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News / Energy
Bristol ‘ahead of the game’ with heat pumps
Bristol's heat network has been praised in an article in The Economist
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News / Nature
Wassails and winter warmers to enjoy in January
Get wrapped up and head out to these community gatherings in green spaces across the city
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News / allotments
Allotment community responds to council’s proposals
Growers share concerns over council's new allotments' strategy with Bristol24/7
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News / allotments
Allotmenteers resist council’s ‘draconian’ new rules
Plot holders are concerned about tree felling and nature-friendly growing constraints
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News / local wildlife
Call for information on community-led wildlife action
Community groups are invited to feed in to a directory to be submitted to the council in 2024
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News / Advertising
Proposals for digital ad screen next to new segregated cycle lanes criticised
The digital screen would form part of a new bus stop on Baldwin Street
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News / climate and sustainability
Bristol’s inside take on COP28
Delegates share insights from week one of the global climate conference
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Lifestyle

News / Sponsored
The best of the west, find your dream new home this January
Make 2024 the year you find your perfect home
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News / Events
Bristol bar to host debaucherous Saltburn-themed party
Expect hedonism, burlesque, bathtubs and mid-noughties indie sleaze
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News / ten pin bowling
Cabot Circus could get its first bowling alley
King Pins has two locations in Manchester and wants to expand into Bristol
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News / entertainment
New Squid Game VR experience coming to Bristol
The experience has been endorsed by A-listers Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and Will Smith
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News / Advertising Feature
Why it all starts here in Year 3
Insights into starting at Redmaids' High Junior School
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Shops / St Peter's Hospice
St Peter’s Hospice to open new ‘superstore’
Two-thirds of the new shop will be made up of donated, new and upcycled furniture
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News / nail art
Queer artist who pushed boundaries of nail art to close nail bar
Nathan Taylor garnered attention for their extravagant, intricate and impressive nail art
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News / Advertising Feature
The National Self Build & Renovation Show: Fri 26 – Sun 28 January 2024
Create your perfect home
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News / Advertising Feature
New firm, new approach – how “A Journey through Separation” podcast may help
Advice from Roskilly and Mills
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Shops / News
Ethical clothing and gift shop to close
The owner of Frankly says the store has become “just not viable”
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Business

Better Business / Member news
Partners in Bristol takes hands on approach to bridge construction skill gap
The subsidiary aims to empower individuals for Success in the South West's construction industry
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Better Business / Member profile
National Friendly joins the Bristol24/7 Better Business Network
The Bristol based insurance company aims to offer affordable protections
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News / Law
Top 100 law firm announces new Bristol office
Bath-based law firm RWK Goodman sets out for Bristol expansion
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News / Business Support
New social economy programme to support South West businesses
A fresh support package for local businesses and charities amid cost of living crisis
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News / Interview
‘PR firms are indispensable allies for businesses today’
PR guru Jess Morgan on why it is no longer a dirty word but an essential tool for business
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News / groceries
Curtain call for much-loved Bristol-based expat ‘corner shop’
British Corner Shop sold a taste of home to British expats around the world
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Better Business / Member news
Urban Creation unveils dynamic rebrand ahead of 20th anniversary
The two sub brands aim to cater to their diverse markets
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Better Business / Member news
Baltimore Consulting hits donation milestone following Bristol Mind donation
The company has always had a key commitment to charitable donations.
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Better Business / Member news
West of England Good Employment Charter host panel discussion on inclusive work culture
The panel was made up of a team of business experts from the South West
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Better Business / Member news
Arbor Ales team up with Ravers2Runners to raise money for Caring in Bristol
The run welcomes small teams and solo runners, offering a unique challenge
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Sport

Other Sport / bowls
Bowls club at risk of losing home after 98 years
Ardagh Bowling & Sports Club have played bowls at the Ardagh on Horfield Common since 1926
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News / Empire Fighting Chance
Ambitious expansion plans to secure future of boxing charity in inner city
Empire bosses want to elevate their impact on young people’s lives
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Football / Bristol Rovers
Gas must put potential Anfield tie to back of minds as Canaries come to town
The Memorial Stadium will play host on Wednesday evening to the third round FA Cup replay
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Football / Bristol City
Bristol City must take full advantage of West Ham injury crisis
West Ham visit Ashton Gate on Tuesday evening in an FA Cup third round replay
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Rugby / Bristol Bears
Record European crowd sees Bears beaten by Bulls
Bristol Bears 17-31 Vodacom Bulls
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Rugby / Bristol Bears
Bears call the tune but fall to Exeter
Bristol Bears 24-14 Exeter Chiefs
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Rugby / Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears host open training session on College Green
Rugby fans got to meet their heroes
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Features / boxing
Fight for the future: The rise of boxing in Bristol
“Boxing has been the most successful sport in the West Country"
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Football / Bristol Rovers Women
Gas Girls finish the year top of the league
Bristol Rovers Women's beat Pucklechurch 4-0 in their last game of 2023
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Cricket / Gloucestershire Cricket
Gloucestershire ‘to review and reset’ as Benkenstein departs
The South African joined Gloucestershire in 2021
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Festivals

News / Nozstock
The future of Nozstock
Nozstock's creative director on the future of the family-run, independent festival
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News / Bristol Harbour Festival
International team to take on organisation of Bristol Harbour Festival 2024
There will be some new additions when the festival returns in the summer
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News / Bristol Light Festival
New installations announced for Bristol Light Festival 2024
The city will once again be transformed at night into an audio-visual light spectacle
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Festivals / Nowadaze Festival
Nowadaze Festival: the brand new two day camping music and art festival
The festival went public in 2023 and has grown into a community driven, vibe filled, brand new event
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News / Valley Fest
Valley Fest announce first wave of acts for 2024
The beloved festival returns to Chew Valley next summer
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News / Bristol Light Festival
Bristol Light Festival 2024 to dazzle with global premiere of Studio McGuire’s ‘Ascendance’
Immersive light installations, bubbles and giant flowers set to illuminate Bristol's winter nights
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Features / Festivals
New festival celebrates spirits of the South West
The one-day festival is dedicated to celebrating the top spirit producers from the region
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Film / Advertising Feature
Caves or graves? The top 5 horror films screening in terrifying Bristol locations this Halloween
Bristol Film Festival has a chilling lineup of cinema screamings to see you through spooky season!
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News / Outer Town Festival
Outer Town Festival announce first wave of acts
Next year's edition will see some changes to the well-loved day festival
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News / Simple Things Festival
Simple Things Festival to return in 2024 for 10th anniversary edition
The music festival will return after a four year hiatus
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Student

News / avon and somerset police
Call to ‘blow up’ Jewish conference by former Bristol professor investigated
Harriet Bradley has been stripped of her titles at both universities
Read more
News / Students
‘Marma Sutra’ Marmite dark room coming to Bristol
Students will be able to "pop their Marmite cherry" on Thursday
Read more
News / Advertising Feature
Riverside Garden Centre: Attracting Pollinators to your Garden
Helping you attract pollinators and other wildlife
Read more
Film / Advertising Feature
Caves or graves? The top 5 horror films screening in terrifying Bristol locations this Halloween
Bristol Film Festival has a chilling lineup of cinema screamings to see you through spooky season!
Read more
Travel / Advertising Feature
Uni breaks are made for adventure
Find yours with travel and backpacker experts, Kilroy
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News / Bristol24/7 Student Guide 2023
Bristol24/7’s Student Guide returns for 2023
A guide to everything you'll need to know about the city's music, clubs, food and drink and more
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Music / Advertising Feature
Win 4x Weekend Hospitality Tickets to FORWARDS 2023
Your chance to catch Aphex Twin, Erykah Badu, Bonobo, Primal Scream and more on 1 - 2 September
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News / University of Bristol
Bristol student wins top comedy award
Riki Msindo juggled his medicine degree alongside performing with comedy a-listers
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News / Advertising Feature
Mastering Warcraft: How to Progress Faster and Smarter
A guide to enhancing your experience
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News / Strike
‘Wall of shame’ highlights impact of marking boycott on students
Meanwhile, Bristol Uni accused the union of “causing further distress” to the cohort
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LGBTQ+

News / activism
Art and activism mingle for queer performance night in aid of Palestine
House of Boussé have planned a night of poetry, drag, and lip syncs along "to galvanise action"
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News / LGBTQ+ History
Revealing the ‘hidden’ lives of LGBTQ+ Bristolians across the centuries
"Reminding us that today's freedoms are recent and owe their origins to a history of struggle"
Read more
News / nail art
Queer artist who pushed boundaries of nail art to close nail bar
Nathan Taylor garnered attention for their extravagant, intricate and impressive nail art
Read more
News / Blak Wave
Film by Bristol director celebrates black British tomboys of 1990s
The global streaming premiere of 'Some Girls Hate Dresses' is on January 4
Read more
Features / music
Helping trans and non-binary singers find their voice
How the Phoenix Song Project is empowering singers to be their authentic selves
Read more
Features / hair
The transformative power of a haircut
Jess Palfrey on her journey from the military to building an inclusive hairdressing empire
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Theatre / LGBT Bristol
Using the power of pantomime to showcase Bristol’s diverse drag scene
“It’s been incredible to see how much the scene has flourished"
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News / tom marshman
Exploring the impact of Section 28
A new podcast series by Tom Marshman
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News / Trans Pride
Trans Pride celebrates gender diversity
The eighth annual Trans Pride South West began with a march from College Green to Castle Park
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News / Trans Pride
Marches, meet-ups and music for Trans Pride 2023
The day aims to highlight the continuing fight for trans rights around the world
Read more

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