More than 10 banks have shut down in the Bristol area in the past couple years. These have included banks in central areas such as Queens Road and Victoria Street. A new map showing bank closures in recent years reveals the area has seen closures all over, from Knowle to …
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Adaptable: Seagulls’ natural food sources are in short supply. Photo / Getty Images In the European summer, a new pastime is gaining strength: plotting the demise of an endangered species. How to get rid of the highly adaptive seagull – most types of gull being protected – is a civic issue …
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The hake brought tears to my eyes. Buttery, creamy, and crunchy, I smothered the batter in tartare sauce and doused it in malt vinegar and lemon juice. It was by far the best fish I have ever eaten. “We have to come back,” I repeatedly told my partner as we …
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A trio of friends have taken over a Nottinghamshire pub with the aim of making it a family-friendly local with good home-cooked food at affordable prices. Julie Abbott, Stephen Walker and Kevin Lunt are at the helm of the Green Dragon in Hucknall. The three, who took over in June, …
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Pleasantly surprised at my own hipness, I correctly identify the punk rock pounding from Gastro Vinyl’s record player as a Savages album. My smugness dissipates, though, as store owner Alex Reed talks me through a section for vinyl releases from recent years, the names on the covers mostly alien to …
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No items of concern were found by officers after a bomb squad was sent to Bristol and Bath Royal Mail depots. Specialist officers, police dogs and an army bomb disposal unit searched the offices over fears a suspicious package had been sent. Read More Related Articles Read More Related Articles …
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Just south of the River Avon, a curious sign perches near Bedminster Bridge Roundabout. A mostly unremarkable guidepost gives directions to places including Temple Meads, St Mary Redcliffe and the city centre. But it also points east with an arm which reads: “Too far.” One of the zany relics of …
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The final hurdle to the University of Bristol’s new £300million city centre campus has been overcome after councillors unanimously backed the plans. Development control committee members approved detailed designs for the new academic buildings on the site of the former Royal Mailsorting office on Temple Island. They heard conditions would …
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The people of Totterdown came to see the University of Bristol’s plans for a new campus on their doorstep – and called on the planners to make sure they can cross the threshold. The university’s public consultation on its plans for the main campus buildings next to Temple Meads station …
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