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Soaring house prices, rising rents and an influx of people moving to the city from London are putting the squeeze on those trying to find an affordable place to live in Bristol. Due to demand for housing far outstripping supply, developers and Bristol City Council are being challenged to come up with innovative approaches to finding a solution to the housing crisis. Here are five ways homes in Bristol are being cleverly reimagined. (more…)...

According to recent research, 5,220 people moved from London to Bristol last year, whilst 4,190 travelled the other way up the M4 to find a new home. So London is losing 1,030 people to Bristol per year, which is the equivalent of three people per day. But what is it about our comparatively bijou city that is attracting Londoners away from the Big Smoke? (more…)...

Work is soon to begin close to Cribbs Causeway to make way for a huge new housing development at Filton Airfield. The former airfield will become a thriving new neighbourhood on the edge of Bristol city and work is scheduled to begin within the next couple of months. The planning application for the work was submitted by YTL Developments, a Malaysian building firm, at the end of 2018. The application was made to regenerate Filton Airfield and use it to build a set of 2,675...

If you’re moving to Bristol and you enjoy eating out, you’re in for a treat. Bristol has a huge selection of fantastic restaurants for every taste and every budget – the only difficulty is choosing where to eat out next. So let us do it for you. Here’s our guide to 10 of Bristol’s best restaurants right now. (more…)...

In September 2018, plans to develop a new £100 million sports and convention centre at Bristol City have been unveiled by the owners of Ashton Gate Stadium. The proposed sporting and entertainment centre will be built next to the Bristol City ground in South Bristol. This 4,000-capacity venue is anticipated to become a ‘sporting quarter’ as well as a place for entertainment and conferences. The new facility will also provide a permanent home for the Bristol Flyers Basketball club who sold out every home game...

Two major housing developments are coming up in South Bristol: one along Winterstoke Road and another at Broadwalk Shopping Centre in Knowle. The Winterstoke development aims to provide more affordable housing through 67 dwellings and is already approved, while deliberations are still ongoing for the Broadwalk Shopping Centre proposal, which plans to convert the carpark into 400 flats on the Wells Road, between the junctions of Broad Walk and Redcatch Road. (more…)...

There are many motivations for having a big clear up in the home. Perhaps you’ve just moved into a new house or are about to move home and with everything being put into boxes, now seems like a good time to do some sorting. Perhaps you are an advocate of the “New Year - new you" approach and see a new year as a time to declutter your life a bit. Whatever your reasons, it’s good to know that most of us are...

Christmas - that wonderful time of year which brings families and friends closer together, with presents wrapped fondly, vast meals cooked lovingly and decorations adorning our cosy homes. Unfortunately, this festive cheer can also bring with it the tonnes of presents and paper destined for landfill, beautiful trees dug up and then scrapped in large numbers a few week later, not to mention the huge amount of food waste. (more…)...