2+ hour, 31+ min ago   (751+ words) A city council leader says the authority needs allocated funding from the government to help combat his region's ongoing housing crisis. Councillor Tony Dyer, leader of Bristol City Council, appeared on BBC Radio Bristol's Hot Seat segment to answer questions…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1083+ words) The M5 has reopened following a "police-led incident" on the Avonmouth Bridge The route was closed for more than five hours with motorists trapped The incident came to a conclusion at about 17:30 GMT but delays still remain There are problems across…...

1+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (26+ words) Several homes have been evacuated in Emerson Green after a property was struck by lightning, which caused a fire. Lightning strike causes house fire in Bristol...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (312+ words) Yassin Mohamud, a Green city councillor for Lawrence Hill, is being sworn in at City Hall later. The robotic surgery equipment has been used at Southmead Hospital in Bristol since 2008. Hand-reared red panda cub is 'doing well' at Bristol Zoo…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (934+ words) World Cup winner Ellie Kildunne is one of the biggest stars in women's rugby England full-back Ellie Kildunne has signed for Bristol Bears ahead of the 2026-27 season, following her exit from Harlequins. The 26-year-old confirmed she was leaving Quins after…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (597+ words) The city centre is often echoing to the sound of live music, but two nights of Idles playing massive homecoming gigs in Queen Square certainly shook any remaining dust off the buildings. There's a new mural taking shape next to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (513+ words) A major conservation project is set to restore a historic freighter, believed to be one of the last surviving aircraft of its kind. The Bristol Freighter Type 170 was designed and built in the late 1940s and early 1950s by the Bristol Aeroplane…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (399+ words) One thing is certain in the immediate future of Bristol. Many, many new homes will be built. The city's huge housing blueprint, called a local plan, cements that fact and sets out where nearly 35,000 new homes will be built by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (23+ words) A photo has been turned into a mural near Cabot Circus as part of Bristol's Upfest. Sir David Attenborough mural painted in Bristol...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (925+ words) Bristol is the third most expensive place to rent in the country, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS). Nearly 125,000 people in the city rent privately - a quarter of the population, higher than the UK average of 19%. Typical private…...