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May 2012

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  Bristol good food awards announces 2012 shortlist29th May 2012

   After two months of voting from the Bristol public, the shortlist for...

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  Vote now for your favourite painted pony designs to help shape major public art trail29th May 2012

  People are being urged to vote for their favourite ‘painted pony’ designs...

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  Tens of thousands gather in Bristol for Olympic Torch relay 25th May 2012

  The streets of Bristol were lined with tens of thousands of people celebrating the...

March 2012

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  Hilton Garden Inn Launches in Bristol12th March 2012

  City centre Mint Hotel becomes UK’s latest Hilton Garden Inn

  BRISTOL, UK...

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  At-Bristol installs biggest solar panel system in central Bristol1st March 2012

  At-Bristol has installed the biggest solar panel system in central Bristol, on the...

• Green Pass opens door to a festival of fun1st March 2012

  Organisers of Bristol’s BIG Green Week in June promised a festival of fun...

February 2012

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  M Shed nominated for Art Fund Prize 201224th February 2012

  The M Shed has been longlisted for the prestigious Art Fund Prize 2012, the...

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  See No Evil documentary wins award17th February 2012

  Bristol based production company Hurricane Media have won two prestigious RTS West of...

January 2012

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  Parsons Jewellers announced as winners of Family Business of the Year Awards31st January 2012

  Holiday Inn Bristol Filton has just named Parsons Jewellers as the winner of the...

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  Music festival “comes home” to Ashton Court25th January 2012

  Bristol City Council has given BrisFest, Bristol’s community music festival,...

December 2011

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  Review: Coram Boy23rd December 2011

  When two giants of Bristol - the Colston Hall and Bristol Old Vic - come together you...

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  HRH Princess Royal meets Bristol’s own Princess at the official opening of M Shed15th December 2011

  The Princess Royal officially opened Bristol’s M Shed - one of the...

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  Review: Peter Pan at the Bristol Hippodrome15th December 2011

  Let’s face it - winter is a pretty grim time of year. Long, dark nights,...

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  Aquarium welcomes a fish-ful of dollars15th December 2011

  Bristol Aquarium is looking after a shoal of South American silver dollars after they...

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  Brunel’s ss Great Britain wins in Loo of the Year awards7th December 2011

  Brunel’s ss Great Britain has won the national category award for...

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  Bristol Zoo Gardens installs solar system7th December 2011

  Many of the animal enclosures at Bristol Zoo Gardens will be heated using energy...

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  Santa comes to Bristol7th December 2011

  The popular Round Table sleigh pull will be kicking off its festive tour around...

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  David Hasselhoff kicks off Bristol's Advent Calendar in style1st December 2011

  David Hasselhoff launched Bristol's Advent Calendar competition with a bang on...

November 2011

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  Tyntesfield reaches 200,000 visitor record30th November 2011

  Annual visitor numbers to the National Trust’s Tyntesfield estate have reached...

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  Bristol brewery wins prestigious national award30th November 2011

  An independent brewery, based in Bristol, has won one of the UK’s top food and...