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Idle Hands

Uplifting response to record shop's closure notice

Crowdfunding raises more than £10,000 to help save an established Bristol record shop, Idle Hands.

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Idle Hands

Uplifting response to record shop's closure notice

Crowdfunding raises more than £10,000 to help save an established Bristol record shop, Idle Hands.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Bristol
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Idle Hands

Uplifting response to record shop's closure notice

Crowdfunding raises more than £10,000 to help save an established Bristol record shop, Idle Hands.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Bristol
Bristol Cathedral exterior on a sunny day

Exhibition shows cathedral's links to slave trade

A number of people commemorated in Bristol Cathedral had links to slavery, the exhibition reveals.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Bristol
The Bristol Britannia

'It introduced people to package holidays'

For many people, their first view of the Mediterranean was from a Bristol Britannia, one fan claims.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Bristol
Dog with shaved fur on undercarriage asleep in a dog basket

Abandoned 'warrior' puppy overcomes skin disease

Nicknamed Xena, the dog has been found a new home after being rescued in "terrible pain".

  • 1h32 minutes ago
  • Bristol
Jon Burge working on the hearse

Winston Churchill hearse restored to former glory

The 1964 Austin Princess carried the British leader's body and is working as a hearse in Bristol.

  • 15h15 hours ago
  • Bristol
Bristol Beacon music venue in Bristol

More spent on music venue than transport schemes

Bristol City Council has spent £69million on the Bristol Beacon refurbishment, figures show.

  • 22ha day ago
  • Bristol
Ambulances waiting with patients inside

Ambulance transfer delays are 'risking lives'

An internal NHS safety review revealed 41 incidents of "serious harm" to patients in six months.

  • 21h21 hours ago
  • Wiltshire
Bristol Cathedral exterior on a sunny day

Exhibition shows cathedral's links to slave trade

A number of people commemorated in Bristol Cathedral had links to slavery, the exhibition reveals.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Bristol
The Bristol Britannia

'It introduced people to package holidays'

For many people, their first view of the Mediterranean was from a Bristol Britannia, one fan claims.

  • 2h2 hours ago
  • Bristol
Dog with shaved fur on undercarriage asleep in a dog basket

Abandoned 'warrior' puppy overcomes skin disease

Nicknamed Xena, the dog has been found a new home after being rescued in "terrible pain".

  • 1h32 minutes ago
  • Bristol
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