Bristol protestors take over Pro-Cathedral

A group of protesters planning a week of action in Bristol calling for social change have taken over an abandoned building in Clifton.

Flying high at the Bristol Kite Festival

The 23rd annual Bristol International Festival of Kites & Air Creations will take place in Ashton Court
Estate, Bristol, over the weekend of September 12 and 13.
On show will be an action-packed aerial extravaganza featuring spectacular flying displays, kite fighting

Would you pay to date this Bristol man?

A date with a 35-year-old Clifton director is the prize two Bristol marketing teams hope will raise £1,000 for charity.

Art critic: Banksy should have been put down at birth

Art critic Brian Sewell has said that Banksy "should have been put down at birth".

Being Human, being filmed in Clifton

If you saw something Martian looking crossing the road in Clifton on Tuesday afternoon, you can rest assured it wasn't the cider, this time.
The second series of the BBC cult-comedy-drama Being Human was making...

Do Bristol cyclists need a £1m lift . . . to get them to Clifton?

Transport campaigner Chris Hutt wants the city council to spend a million pounds installing a special lift to help cyclists to reach Clifton.

Queues for Banksy's Bristol show hit six hours

With less than a week until it closes, people are queuing for up to six hours to see the Banksy exhibition in Bristol.

Parking on the Downs and other issues

I know I'm in danger of sounding like a bit of a grumpy old man, but I for one am glad the council is going to do something about the parking problem on the Downs.
I have been round there a number of times when people have parked on the grass and I think it must be...

John Cleese pays out £12.5 million in divorce

Weston-born comedian John Cleese may struggle to see the funny side of divorce as a £12.5 million settlement will leave his ex-wife richer than him.

Banksy was paid £1 to stage Bristol show

Banksy was paid the princely sum of £1 by Bristol City Council for staging his massively popular exhibition at the City Museum and Art Gallery.

The contract drawn up between a company representing the graffiti artist and the city council has been released after a...