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Join us for the first Winter Lecture of the series as we explore some fascinating Bristol Yarns with journalist and historian Eugene Byrne

Join us for the first Winter Lecture of the series as we explore some fascinating Bristol Yarns with journalist and historian Eugene Byrne

On the evening of Friday July 24 1885, 11-year-old Mary Emily Wookey swam half a mile of the New Cut in Bristol with her hands tied, and her ankles bound together. Thousands of spectators turned ou…

Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Homes of the Bristol Poor was one of the first pieces of investigative journalism revealed the poverty of much of the population

Shrove Tuesday is a minor holiday at best these days. But turn the clock back, and there was a lot more than pancakes to worry about.

Using your pocket money to buy your mum bath salts

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The two brothers made threatening tracks stirring up the 'postcode rivalry' but the jury never saw them

The Bristol Ideas Book of Walks

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The Well Hung Lover is credited with changing the way Bristol viewed street art almost 20 years ago