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Shop of the week: Bristol Blue Glass

Dec 20, 2024 | bristol247.com | Stella Rogers

Stroll into Bristol Blue glass and you will be welcomed by the lovely smell of molten glass and a friendly team ready to help. Staff members Beci and Sonya greeted the patron with a smile when she entered the shop and were more than happy to share the history of the shop. Located on Bath Road, Bristol Blue glass sells a variety of glass wares that are blown onsite. Independent journalismis needed now More than ever Keep our city's journalism independent. Become a supporter member today.
City Academy students receive sports hijabs from Sweaty Betty Foundation

Dec 7, 2024 | bristol247.com | Stella Rogers

The Sweaty Betty foundation has donated 50 sports hijabs to girls at City Academy Bristol with the aim of encouraging more girls to take part in sports. The students tried the new hijabs out with a game of football. Only 47.2 per cent of children and young people in the UK are classed as active, with girls less likely to be active than boys. Fear of judgement, difficulty in accessing kit and safety concerns are among the barriers of entry to sports for young girls.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women: 5 things men can do to help

Dec 7, 2024 | hercampus.com | Stella Rogers

The 25th of November marks the UN’s international day for the elimination of violence against women. The UN stated that ‘It’s not women’s responsiblity to end violence against women. It’s everyone’s. So, here are five things men can incorporate into their lives to help end violence against women. Often times when I have found myself in a seminar or lecture about feminism, men who would usually attend university simply don’t show up.
Building work starts on state-of-the-art youth centre

Dec 6, 2024 | bristol247.com | Stella Rogers

Construction work has started on a new £11m youth centre which will provide state-of-the-art facilities for young people in south Bristol. 224 Youth Zone will offer more than 20 different activities from sports to creative arts and employability training. Once the building in Knowle West opens in 2026, membership will be £5 for the whole year and 50p per visit. On Thursday, supporters gathered at the site close to the roundabout connecting Hartcliffe Way and Hengrove Way to mark the work beginning.
Work begins on more than 100 homes across Bristol

Dec 5, 2024 | bristol247.com | Stella Rogers

Construction work on new housing projects has started on several sites across the city, including at a former community centre, police station and cinema. The building sites include the former Cameron Centre in Lockleaze, and Leinster Avenue and the old cinema on Filwood Broadway in Knowle West. To mark the start of construction, a group of cross-party councillors visited the Lockleaze site.
Work begins on more than 100 homes across the city

Dec 5, 2024 | bristol247.com | Stella Rogers

Construction work has started on several sites across the city, including what was once a community centre, a police station and a cinema. Sites that are being turned into housings include the former Cameron Centre site in Lockleaze, Leinster Avenue in Knowle West and the former cinema site in Filwood Broadway. To mark the start, Councillors Barry Parsons and Richard Eddy were seen at the Lockleaze site on Tuesday. Parsons believed the project would help more people have a place to call “home”.
I didn't meet Colin Firth, but I left Queen Square with a smile

Dec 2, 2024 | bristol247.com | Stella Rogers

Filming for upcoming Amazon Prime series Young Sherlock continued on Monday in Queen Square. The series, directed by Guy Ritchie, will follow a young Sherlock Holmes before he mastered his world-famous detective skills. Holmes will be played by Hero Fiennes Tiffin. With information that Fiennes Tiffin and Firth might be filming, I was sent out to get a photo. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a snap of Firth or Fiennes Tiffin. Filming on Monday seemed to mainly involve extras.
Tensions Ahead? Will The Labour Party Be Able To Maintain A Strong Diplomatic Relationship With The US?

Nov 7, 2024 | hercampus.com | Stella Rogers

As the UK woke up to the news of Donald Trump winning the 2024 US election, recently appointed new leader of the conservative party, Kemi Badenoch, highlighted the potentially tricky relationship ahead between Keir Starmer and Trump. She recalled the foreign secretary David Lammy’s jibes towards Trump, who called him a ‘woman-hating, neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath’ and a ‘profound threat to the international order’, urging the Prime Minister to apologise on his behalf.
UK Budget 2024: How Economic Downturn Disproportionately Affects Working Class Women

Oct 30, 2024 | hercampus.com | Stella Rogers

Ahead of a reportedly ‘painful’ budget at the end of October, most UK economic analysts are preparing for the worst. Whilst we can speculate on the details of what the Labour government will announce on the 30th, from previous recessions, it is clear who will bear the brunt of difficult choices made in Reeves’ budget: the working class.
The Impact of Brexit on Student Life

Oct 25, 2024 | epigram.org.uk | Ed Wallace |Edward Wallace |Stella Rogers |Zaina Odubeko

By Ed WallaceNearly five years after the UK’s exit from the European Union, Brexit’s influence still reverberates across nearly every aspect of life in the UK, and higher education is no exception. At Bristol University, the ripple effects of Brexit are felt through changing student demographics, financial challenges, and altered international opportunities. Now that the UK has distanced itself from Europe, students too have felt a certain disconnection.