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Bristol24/7’s 10 most-read stories of 2018
Among news of Brexit, Thai cave rescues and royal weddings, the news in Bristol has been no less eclectic this year.
Among some of the articles that missed out in our countdown were our exclusive story about the world’s first Doctpr Who escape room opening in Bristol, a controversial opinion piece about ‘gentrification by Instagram’ and the city council demanding the removal of the bear sculpture from the Bearpit.
These are the most-read stories of 2018:
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10. Bristol’s ultimate outdoor cinema guide 2018
Bristol24/7 readers clearly love watching films in the open air. This roundup by our Film Editor Robin Askew included plenty of al fresco screenings of The Greatest Showman, The Luna Cinema making its first foray into Bristol with three shows at Ashton Court, and Cult Screens returning to Bristol Zoo.
9. ‘Something has to change in the Bearpit’
The trials and tribulations of the Bearpit has been a constant theme in 2018. This story by Bristol24/7 Editor Martin Booth at the very start of the year focused on two (now former) traders, Miriam Delogu of Bearpit Social and Simon Green of Bearritos, and their fears for the area’s future.
8. Zero Green: Bristol’s first zero waste shop
Zero Green on North Street in Bedminster – which we named as our best new food and drink shop of 2018 – certainly started a trend when it opened in January. By the end of the year, Bristol had three zero-waste shops.
7. The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes opens in Bristol
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes took over what is usually The Kitchen on Silver Street
The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes was open for four weeks in November and December. Staffed entirely by people living with dementia, the results of the unique experiment will be broadcast in a five-part series on Channel 4 in March 2019.
As usual, opinion pieces published this year in Bristol24/7 were not afraid to ruffle a few feathers. This one by Pip Taylor concerned the Archimedes superyacht that arrived in the Floating Harbour in August – according to Pip, “the most obnoxious display of gratuitous wealth seen in Bristol this century”.
5. Amazing timelapse video of Bristol took two years to make
Amateur photographer Xavier Legros spent two years creating this stunning timelapse video of Bristol in his free time. “I am not doing this for profit or fame,” Xavier told Bristol24/7. “My goal was simply to learn something new, have fun and return some of the love and creativity that the city showed me over the years.”
4. New food & drink openings to look forward to in 2018
Martin Booth’s annual roundup of new openings to look forward to got tongues wagging right at the beginning of the year. The likes of Pasta Ripiena, Convoy Espresso and The Florist had become firm favourites by the end of 2018.
3. Bristol restaurant serves customer cheese still in Asda packaging
After Emma Daniels had a disappointing lunch at Severnshed in April, she took to TripAdvisor: “What I didn’t expect was to order a sharing starter of camembert and to be served Asda’s own brand camembert in the original packaging!! Even when I cook it at home I cook it in a terracotta dish!!” The chef was swiftly sacked.
2. Warning following a spate of attacks on the Bristol & Bath Railway Path
Bristol24/7 News Editor Ellie Pipe spoke to a cyclist who was robbed of his bike while on a stretch of the cycle path in Lawrence Hill late one evening in August. The 42-year-old mental health support worker was knocked from his bike by a group of about 15 boys and young men, aged between 14 and 20.
1. An end in sight for famous Stokes Croft club
Standing on the corner of Upper York Street and Moon Street, Lakota has been a part of Bristol’s club scene for some three decades
Our best-read story of the year was this exclusive news from Ellie Pipe in October on the proposed closure of Lakota nightclub, whose owners confirmed they are ready to “explore new opportunities” for the site. Possible plans could involve a mixed-use development of homes and business units, but it will be business as usual at the club for the foreseeable future.
Read more: Bristol24/7’s 20 most-watched videos of 2018
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