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Image of a barn at Perrinpit Farm, Frampton Cotterell, which would become a bat house (Image: Perrinpit Road Solar Ltd/Savills)

Huge solar farm on green belt near Frampton Cotterell set for green light this week

Vast site on farmland just north of Bristol could power almost 15,000 homes, according to developers.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

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Calls for West of England mayor to step in as bus service cuts bite

Private firms running buses like 'teaching pigs to dance', says Bristol transport chief, while Greens across city region urge metro mayor Dan Norris to 'take control'

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

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Police officer who had sex with drunk woman on duty cleared of misconduct

Lee Cocking stood accused of sleeping with a drunk woman in his police car, but claimed it was sexual assault. On Friday he was cleared of gross misconduct.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans and Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

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‘You shouldn’t be expected to report on the cost of living crisis and have to be using a foodbank yourself’

Last minute negotiations halt a planned strike action by journalists at the Bristol Live today, but what does this all say about the current state of the media industry?

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

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Totterdown residents react after councillors approve controversial high-rises

The high-rise plans for the former Bart’s Ingredients site on York Road were approved by councillors, despite planning officers criticising the scheme and recommending it be refused.

Joe Skirkowski

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Research reveals Bristol neighbourhoods most at risk from energy crisis

Climate group Friends of the Earth has identified Bristol communities with high energy usage and low household incomes, amid calls for meaningful action to prevent hardship in winter.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

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Lost learning: ‘My grandson’s being failed by a broken education system’

The grandmother of a boy repeatedly removed from Bristol primary schools speaks out, as the city's mayor backs a zero-exclusions policy.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

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Parents and staff warn of post-Covid nursery placement shortage

Staffing shortages are forcing nurseries in the city to close or scale back services.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

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High rise tenants kept in the dark about fire safety issues

Carolina House tenants only discovered potential safety problems with the building when they took steps to buy their flat off the council.

Billy Stockwell
Billy Stockwell

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Campaigners face uphill battle to save two BS5 pubs from redevelopment

From the Redfield residents trying to preserve a historic cinema to the Barton Hill activists just wanting to keep their last local, there are common frustrations for communities trying to hang on to the places that matter to them.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

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A fountain in front of City Hall in Bristol, a curved building

Calls for urgent independent inquiry into Bristol council surveillance of SEND parents

Documents leaked last week revealed council staff had been collating and sharing social media posts and personal wedding photos of parents of children with special needs.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

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Victory for sex workers as council votes to keep strip clubs open in Bristol

Years of fraught campaigning draw to a close, with a move performers say will protect them from being forced into more dangerous work in less regulated workplaces.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans
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