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They don’t call it the ‘January blues’ for nothing. Come post-Christmastime, we’re all looking for a reason to smile, and the Bristol Comedy Festival is on course to become that reason every year. Having established its...
In a bid to bring the country's employments rights legislation into the 21st century, the UK government has been meticulously developing the Employment Rights Act over the past couple of years. And this week, the rather...
Last summer, rumours swirled about a Universal Studios theme park, building on 2023 whispers that Universal had bought land at the former Kempston Hardwick brickworks in Bedfordshire - now confirmed as true and progress...
It’s Christmas Day. The kids are unwrapping presents. You’ve just popped the turkey in the oven. Everything’s going as planned when, wait, what’s this? You don’t have any batteries for that new toy, this old jar of cran...
Once upon a time, native oysters carpeted the UK’s coastline like dropped change outside a pub. Then overfishing, pollution and disease came along and did what seagulls do to an unattended bag of chips - almost wiped t...
If you've ever had to wade through the murky waters of Bristol's rental market, you'll most likely have noticed that 'you get what you pay for' isn't a saying that's particularly applicable here. With prices higher than...
Turns out all that glorious sunshine we soaked up in the summer came with a catch and we’re paying for it now. After 2025’s record‑breaking run of blue skies - this year has turned out to be the sunniest year in UK hist...
There’s an old Mitchell & Webb sketch, ‘A Prayer & A Pint’, about an inebriated TV presenter singing hymns in peculiar locations (). In this farcical world we live in, comedy becomes reality once again, as Brist...
As Christmas draws near, nothing could derail festive plans faster than a brutal flu hitting hard. This winter, the risk of catching not ordinary flu, but a fast-spreading “super flu” is higher than ever. Odds are, some...
This has been a long-time coming. It’s been over 15 years since the historic Guildhall and former courthouse closed its doors. Plans to transform the Grade II* listed building into a hotel were originally announced in 2...