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27 things to do in Bristol this week, October 13-19 2025 Hightlights include a Korean Cusine cooking class, Ushti Baba & film festivals

This week's highlights include a Korean cooking class, an album launch and a film festival

Meet Bristol's next wave of creative entrepreneurs A special event showcased "the deep well of creative talent" from global majority artists

The pilot programme supports global majority creatives to turn ideas into business models

Disabled residents feel ‘trapped and excluded’ by liveable neighbourhood "We’re fighting for our right to be included in the city we call home"

Two Disabled people say their lives have been turned upside down by East Bristol Liveable Neighbhourhood

Minimum space standards could be introduced for co-living flats Co-living flats, similar to student flats but for working adults, are on the rise in Bristol

Minimum space standards could soon be introduced for new co-living flats in Bristol due to concerns about how small some of them are

From 'no budget or plan' to a thriving food and drink community The Scrandit changes its chefs every week, keeping even the owner on his toes

A restaurant has made a name for itself in Bristol for its unique kitchens, supper clubs and events

Incubator-based medtech firm to launch ‘rapid diagnostic’ centre for NHS 14,000 additional NHS patients are expected to benefit from the new cancer diagnostics centre

Around 14,000 additional NHS patients are expected to benefit from the new diagnostics centre

My Bristol Favourites: Salman Salad Salman Salad is an artist and designer whose work explores the meeting point between art, design and narrative

Artist and designer Salman Salad chooses favourites including a park, a road and a gallery

Call for ‘courage’ after councillor receives hate-filled letter The disturbing incident is being treated as a hate crime by Avon & Somerset Police

The chairperson of a Bristol mosque targeted by a hate letter has called the act “an attack on the soul of our city”

Shop of the Week: The Indoor Market, Kingswood Priding itself on the tight-knit community it's built over the decades

Whether they’ve been there for one year or 20, a group of independent retailers collectively describes a market as one thing: a community

Bollards become latest battleground in bitter war of words Labour are calling for a traffic filter to be scrapped despite it being Labour who secured funding for road safety interventions

Bollards have become the latest battleground in the increasingly bitter war of words between opposing political groups at City Hall

Bristol has Europe's most running clubs per population Running clubs have been growing exponentially in Bristol in recent years

Bristol is the European city with the most running clubs per capita

New festival brings together tech, creativity and culture BTF+ replaces its long-running predecessor, the Bristol Technology Festival

A major new festival is underway celebrating Bristol's technology, creativity and culture

Bristol Uni vice chancellor joins Starmer's visit to India Evelyn Welch is one of the 126 who joined the prime minister's delegation to India

Bristol University vice-chancellor Evelyn Welch is among more than 100 people accompanying prime minister Keir Starmer on a trade delegation to India

Motion ready to reopen The renowned club is located a stone's throw from its original site

The club's reopening event tonight promises “forward-thinking selections and no let-ups”

New stations to run hourly trains The two new stations will seemingly only run infrequent services

When they open, the two new stations will only run services once an hour
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billy woods & DJ Haram, Strange Brew: 'Looks horror in the face and gets out alive' Cult rapper and visionary producer team up

A world class musical partnership dropped in to stun Strange Brew with a powerful performance

Review: Testament/Obituary/Destruction/ Nervosa, Bristol Beacon - 'If it aint broke...' It's a points victory for Obituary as the Thrash of the Titans tour roars into town

The Beacon experienced its second 'extreme metal blowout' and lived to tell the tale

Mark Alleyne commits his future to Gloucestershire The former club captain has signed for the Shire until 2028

Mark Alleyne has signed a new three-year deal to remain as Gloucestershire head coach

Bristol Sounds announces first headliners for 2026 A hit-making 80s duo and a boundary-pushing club producer are the first to be announced to appear at the amphitheatre gig series

The harbourside gig series is back in June 2026

‘People are scared again’: refugee charity turns ten Aid Box Community was founded in 2015 in response to the global displacement and refugee crisis

The founder of Aid Box Community on the reality of asylum hotels, rising racism in Bristol and moments of joy over the last decade

Uni researchers win funding to turn brain-monitoring AI into ‘real world’ tool The team has developed an advanced AI tool that can interpret EEG scans

The AI-powered tool is expected to be a "game changer" in diagnosing brain injuries

Multi-billion pound takeover offer for Hargreaves Lansdown The investment giant is mulling over a new £5.4bn private equity offer

Peter Hargreaves’ departure from the board marks the end of an era for the firm he co-founded back in 1981

The prolific author you’ve never heard of: Tom Henry talks ghostwriting The former Bristol journalist has now ghostwritten 26 books, travelling the world in the process

The former Bristol journalist turned ghostwriter has now written 26 books and counting

Ethical cafe group wins B Corp status The cafe and catering group joins a host of other Bristol B Corps

The Bristol-based cafe group is one of few B Corp caterers in the UK

Former Bristol MP announced as Women’s Prize panel chair The politician will lead judging for the prize's non-fiction category

Thangam Debbonaire will head up a panel of luminaries for a prestigious global prize

New M&S opening date revealed The future "flagship" store will open soon

The date of the long-awaited return of the department store has been confirmed

Labour say negatives of East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood outweigh positives Tom Renhard is calling for drastic changes to take place

Bristol's Labour leader has called for bus gates in Barton Hill to be turned off as he proposes root and branch changes to the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood

Hundreds gather for peace vigil The group gathered to pay their respects to those who lost their lives

A group gathered near College Green to honour those who lost their lives in two years of active conflict

Review: Main Character Energy, The Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic – ‘Wilkey has the audience fully behind her and leaves bathed in applause' The show is written and performed by Temi Wilkey

There is a 'Black Out' night tomorrow, with a post-show Q&A hosted by Travis Alabanza

Plans submitted for ‘statement’ 600-bed student accommodation It will be built on an "underused" space in front of a car park

Plans have been put forward for a 28-storey tower that will be used as student accommodation