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Bristol Olympic Torch Route Street by Street
The Olympic torch arrives in Bristol on Tuesday 22nd May at 17.53pm on Bryant’s Hill A431. It will exit the highway at approximately 18.50pm, arriving by boat at the Amphitheatre at approx 19.20pm.
Your Chance To Meet Pixie Lott In Bristol!
The mall are aiming to raise over £10,000 for Ryan Bresnahan’s Meningitis Appeal which their website can be found HERE The Pop star will be supported by Misha B and Young Kato in a specialy build set outside the Mall at Cribbs Causeway. If YOU want to be in with a chance of meeting Pixie Lott on [...]
Man Saves Children From Weston Flat Fire
Dave Evans has been called a ‘Hero’ by local residents after rescuing 3 children from a flat fire that broke out in Weston-Super-Mare. The flat located on Ashcombe Road in Weston had caught fire due to what the Fire Service say was caused by the bottom floor flat moving a gas cylinder around. Dave Evans was said to [...]
End of Drought Status in Bristol
The recent exceptionally-high volume of rainfall during April and May has replenished resevoirs, meaning that Bristol is no longer in drought and Bristol Water have confirmed they have no plans to restrict water consumption in Bristol this summer. exceptional rainfall has restored many rivers, reducing pressure on the environment. The Environment Agency’s Paul Gainey, said [...]
Ashton Court parkrun Fun
The Ashton Court parkrun, Bristol is a weekly free 5km (3.1 mile) timed run held at Ashton Court in Bristol on a Saturday morning. With around 170+ runners heading-off at 9.00am each Saturday, the group is certainly popular and numbers are growing week by week. Taking part is easy! You simply visit the website and [...]
Car Fire Brings St James Barton Roundabout To Temporary A Halt
Bristol firefighters and Police were called to a vehicle fire near St James Barton roundabout Bristol on Thursday lunch time, after the engine of a Peugeot 206 caught fire. According to witnesses Ibrahim M and Matt A, Police initially attended to the motor around 12:45, and unsuccessfully attempted to bring the blaze under control. “The [...]
Bristol Water Drought Risk Update
Despite the recent wet weather, Bristol Water has indicated that the risk of water restrictions such as hosepipe bans in Bristol may be likely later in the year, should the situation not improve and are therefore asking everyone to be more considered with their water usage. Bristol Water continues to urge customers to be sensible [...]
Bristol Wheel Wears Red for the British Heart Foundation Red
The Bristol Wheel Wears Red for the British Heart Foundation Red to help raise vital funds for the British Heart Foundation. Cabot Circus will be supporting the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in National Heart Month by turning the Bristol Wheel Red and offering free blood pressure checks on George White Street on Friday 24th February [...]
Bristol Water Resevoirs 78% Full
Bristol appears to have escaped from the recent surge in the number of state of droughts being issued. Bristol Water stated that there is not currently a drought and that there are not currently any plans to issue an hose pipe ban in the region. There was said to be concern by some that a [...]
Mascot Does Luis Suarez Handshake
Fresh after the Luis Suarez non-handshake at Old Trafford on Saturday, a young mascot for Aston Villa blanked his Manchester City counterpart in yesterday’s Super Sunday clash. TV cameras were at Villa Park the day after Suarez caused outrage in refusing to accept Evra’s hand ahead of his first start for Liverpool following an eight [...]
Outlook on UK Aaa rating changed to negative
Moody’s has downgraded the sovereign debt ratings of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. They also issued negative outlooks for Austria, France, and UK who are all Aaa rated. Essentially, the warning means they believeat here is a 30% risk that UK will lose its AAA rating within the next two years. In a statement [...]
Whitney Houston Dies Aged 48
Whitney Houston, the world famous singer and actress has died aged 48. The singer was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room. Houston was in the Los Angeles area for a musical tribute to music executive Clive Davis and had performed and spoken to reporters earlier in the we Police confirmed she died in [...]
Lion King Roars Into Bristol Hippodrome This September
The Lion King is to visit Bristol Hippodrome to mark the Hippodrome’s 100th birthday. Between Thursday 6th Sep – Saturday 17th Nov smash-hit musical The Lion King will be leaving London for the first time, opening a nationwide tour at the historic Bristol venue for an 11 week run. Disney’s The Lion King is the biggest [...]
Bristol City Owner Steve Lansdown Buys Bristol Rugby
Steve Lansdown, the multi-millionaire owner of Bristol City Football Club, has bought a majority share in Bristol Rugby, giving Bristol Rugby the financial backing it has desperately sought. Steve Lansdown, Majority owner of Bristol Rugby and Bristol City “I love sport generally and I want to see sport in Bristol be successful across the board,” [...]
Valentine’s Day Ideas In Bristol
Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or seasoned and inspired, we’ll help you find fun on 14th February with a list of Valentine’s Day ideas. GET A BIRDS EYE VIEW: The Bristol Wheel, The Podium, Broadmead, Bristol Glide high over the beautiful City of Bristol in a luxury Gondala! Soaring over 60 Metres above the BBristol [...]
Bristol Wheel – Love Is In The Air’ This Valentines Day
Bristol City Centre is to welcome a 60-metre observation wheel in time for Valentine’s Day, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city and an unforgettable trip above the skyline. Standing taller than Nelson’s Column (51 metres) and almost twice as high as Cabot Tower (31 metres), ‘The Bristol Wheel’ is the largest observation wheel to [...]
The Bristol Wheel
Bristol City Centre is to welcome a 60-metre observation wheel in time for Valentine’s Day, offering spectacular panoramic views of the city and an unforgettable trip above the skyline. The Bristol Wheel Standing taller than Nelson’s Column (51 metres) and almost twice as high as Cabot Tower (31 metres), ‘The Bristol Wheel’ is the largest [...]
Slim Chance Of Snow In Bristol As City Freezes
Temperatures in parts of the Bristol plunged to around -5C overnight as weather forecasters warn of a cold snap and potential for snow showers over the weekend. The Met Office issued the following Amber warning for parts of the South West A band of wet weather over Northern Ireland and western Scotland early Saturday will [...]
Virgin Media UK Broadband Problems
A number of Virgin Media Broadband customers nationwide have been tweeting via their mobile phones this evening, reporting issues with their broadband connections. Attempts to visit the Virgin Broadband Status page are greeted with the following maintenance message. The internet service provider has since acknowledged that there is a “nationwide fault” with its broadband (ADSL) [...]
Virgin Broadband Problems in Bristol?
A number of visitors have been in touch reporting issues with their Virgin Broadband connections in Bristol this evening. Are you currently experiencing broadband issues with Virgin? We are trying to contact Virgin for an update and will update this post with and developments. Update: UK wide Virgin broadband problems intermittently affecting customers. Click here [...]
RAF C17 Globemaster at Bristol Airport
A number of We Love Bristol visitors contacted us today enquiring why a large grey military-type aircraft was seen in the area on Friday lunch time. It turns out that the RAF C17 Globemaster was on a routine training excercise, doing several circuits of Bristol Airport. ZZ171 is operated by 99 Squadron who are based [...]
Banned Nando’s Mugabe Commercial : “Last dictator standing”.
A controversial advert by Nando’s has attracted so much negative attention in Zimbabwe that the company has just announced they are pulling it. Being alone during the holidays can be upsetting and that is why a fast food chain is taking steps with their six-piece chicken combo to make sure nobody has to eat alone [...]
Estimated 20,000 March in Bristol Strikes
Unions estimate that around 20,000 people have marched in Bristol as part of industrial action over changes to pensions and Government austerity measures. Avon and Somerset Constabulary believe the number to be around 10,000. Unions anticipate that approximately two million public sector workers across the UK walked out over the proposed changes. The Government have [...]
Cardiff and Bristol To Be 2013 Rugby World Cup Host Cities
Cardiff and Bristol are set to be unveiled as host cities for the 2013 Rugby League World Cup. The Millennium Stadium and Bristol’s Memorial Stadium are thought to be among the chosen venues, which will be announced by the Rugby Football League at Salford’s MediaCityUK on Monday morning. It will be the first international rugby [...]
RBS Bristol To Axe Over 400 Jobs
Hundreds of jobs are to be lost as the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) closes its Aztec West site in Bristol. RBS said the cuts were part of 3,000 job losses announced last year and that it would do all it could to “offer redeployment opportunities”. The bank has confirmed 330 jobs are to go. Earlier [...]
Occupy Bristol: College Green – The 99 Percent
Occupy Bristol: College Green. A group of protesters against corporate greed, power and corruption are vowing to occupy a popular central Bristol location and create an “alternative society”. Advertising the start of the event online, the group stated the following: OCCUPY BRISTOL College Green 15th Oct 12:00pm – It’s blatantly obvious for anyone to see that the capitalist [...]
Vincent Tabak Tells Prison Chaplain He Would Admit To Killing Jo Yeates
A prison chaplain has described the moment Vincent Tabak told him he would admit to killing the landscape architect Joanna Yeates. Tabak was in the health unit at Long Lartin prison in Worcestershire because of fears that he could kill himself while being held over Yeates’s death, Bristol crown court heard on Tuesday. Tabak asked [...]
Olly Murs To Switch On Christmas Lights At The Mall At Cribbs Causeway
Olly Murs will be bringing a slice of the X Factor to Bristol this Christmas when he turns on the Christmas lights at the opening of The Mall at Cribbs Causeway’s Winter Wonderland, on Thursday 10 November. As well as switching on the Christmas lights at 18:00, the cheeky Essex boy will also be treating [...]
End Of An Era As Analogue TV Signals To Bow Out In October 2012
UK analogue TV signals will end on 24 October 2012, Digital UK has said. The last place to enjoy the 80-year-old transmission technology will be Northern Ireland. Afterwards, people who do not subscribe to satellite or cable services will have to buy digital televisions or set-top boxes to continue viewing It will also mean the [...]
October Sun Photos of Bristol
We decided to create a Bristol photo gallery, showcasing some recent photographic work of locally based photographer Stewart Plant. We hope you enjoy Stewart’s photos, and are only too happy to showcase your photographs on WeLoveBristol.com, increasing your exposure, and our reader’s enjoyment.
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