Bristol City Council news

Easton Leisure Centre in the UK has announced a 100 per cent reduction in heating costs of its 25m swimming pool this summer. Leading a ... More

Plans have been approved for a major new visitor attraction in Bristol, UK. The Arc will see a glass cabin, suspended between two super-strong carbon ... More

Laura Pye has been named director of National Museums Liverpool (NML), with the current head of culture for Bristol City Council to take up her ... More

Public swimming and fitness facilities will return to unused Grade II-listed baths in Bristol after Fusion Lifestyle beat off competition from bidders to acquire the ... More

The opening of the hotly-anticipated Bristol Arena will be delayed by two years after the relationship between the main contractor and the council broke down ... More

The UK government has published draft legislation for its planned sugar tax on soft drinks, with revenue from the levy being used in programmes to ... More

Solar panels – designed to reduce carbon emissions by 20 per cent – have been installed at Bristol City Football Club’s Ashton Gate stadium as ... More

Proposals to build a £92m (US$130.4m, €115.8m) Populous-designed Bristol Arena have been given the green light by the city council. The 12,000-capacity multi-use arena is ... More

Revised proposals for the £92m (US$139m, €131m), Bristol Arena have been submitted to the council following a consultation period. Bristol City Council will consider the ... More

Global facility management giant SMG, in partnership with Live Nation, has been named as the preferred bidder to operate the 12,000-seat Bristol Arena when it ... More

Getting more people active on their way to work is the aim of a new £1m trial headed up by Bristol University, which will involve ... More

A shortlist has been announced consisting of five top architectural firms to design the Bristol Arena, a £90m (US$150m, €112m) venue on an old oil ... More

The RIBA and Bristol City Council have announced the launch of a competition to find an architect for ‘Bristol Arena’; a new 12,000 capacity, multi-use ... More

Bristol is bucking the inactivity trend: a new report from Bristol City Council shows that 57 per cent of residents under 40 are now ditching ... More

A disputed artwork by renowned street artist Banksy looks set to be returned to the boy’s club which claimed it, after the artist expressed willing ... More

Bristol could be about to end its wait for a purpose-built indoor arena after the local council agreed on plans for a £91m, 12,000 capacity ... More

Bristol City has vetoed plans to move to a new stadium in favour of a £40m revamp of its current home at Ashton Gate. Bristol ... More

Council approval has been granted for the current home stadium of the Bristol Rovers FC to be redeveloped for retail space and housing, paving the ... More

The Bristol City Council will consider plans on 16 January for supermarket giant Sainsbury’s to transform Memorial Stadium, Horfield, into a housing and retail precinct. ... More

Image: The County Ground will be transformed Bristol City Council (BCC) has approved plans put forward by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC) for the redevelopment ... More

Image: A new pavilion forms part of GCCC's plans Gloucestershire County Cricket Club's (GCCC) plans for the redevelopment of the County Ground in Bristol have ... More

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced details of the final awards to its Renaissance major partner museums, which will see more than £62m invested over ... More

Fresh plans for Bristol's County Ground have been announced by Gloucestershire County Cricket Club (GCCC), two months after its previous vision for the venue was ... More

Bristol City Council (BCC) and operator Parkwood Leisure have announced the opening of a £32m flagship leisure facility as part of the regeneration of the ... More

Arts Council England (ACE) has announced the 16 major partner museums that will receive a share of around £60m over the next three years under ... More