News feed - This Is Bristol

Bristol's best buildings revealed

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Nine winners have been chosen in this year's Bristol Civic Society environmental awards, which celebrate buildings or sites which improve the communities in which we live.

Salon and spa set to pamper Cabot Circus shoppers

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A new salon and spa has opened in Cabot Circus. Robin James Aveda Lifestyle Salon and Spa is situated within House of Fraser and is the fourth Robin James to open in the South West.

Bristol's Christmas lights switch-on

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of parents and children cheered their approval as Father Christmas switched on the Christmas lights at Cabot Circus shopping centre in Bristol.

Bristol to get Christmas lights 'to remember'

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

PICTURES: Bristol has been promised a light show to remember this Christmas. After a disappointing display in Broadmead last year all the stops have been pulled out to put on a glittering show that will light up all the main shopping areas and the harbourside.

Bristol accountant jailed for stealing £300,000

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

A disqualified Bristol accountant stole £300,000 from clients, friends and even his son's long-term partner.

Bristol builder injured by one-tonne concrete panel

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A builder working on a shop refurbishment in Bristol's Broadmead suffered a fractured skull when a one-tonne concrete panel hit him in the side of the head.

Bristol Disney store's tree-mendous boost for Barnardo's

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The Disney store in Cabot Circus has launched an appeal to donate presents to children across the UK through children's charity Barnardo's.

New Harvey Nichols opens in Bristol's Cabot Circus

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

The new Harvey Nichols food market has opened in Bristol's Cabot Circus ready for Christmas shoppers.

New Harvey Nichols store opens in Bristol

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

Harvey Nichols launches a new store in Bristol today – but it will only be open until Christmas.

Bristol business to sell tea in Harvey Nichols

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A business run out of a one-room office near St Nicholas Market has signed up with Harvey Nichols to sell tea in its stores.

Driver admits killing Bristol teenager Troy Atkinson

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:20:00 GMT

A Bristol man has pleaded guilty to killing teenager Troy Atkinson who was knocked down by a speeding Mercedes in Cabot Circus.

Mohammed Ahmed, 19, of Eastville, today pleaded guilty to taking a vehicle without consent, death by dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, and driving without insurance.

Harvey Nichols serves up festive foods to Bristol shoppers

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Premium store Harvey Nichols is to open a new temporary festive food shop in Quaker's Friars early next month.

Chef Antonio Carluccio give Bristol cooking demo

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Chef Antonio Carluccio visited Bristol to give a cookery demonstration and sign copies of his new book.

Fans pack Bristol's Cabot Circus for hip hop star Tinchy Stryder

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Bristol's Cabot Circus became a free gig venue with a difference as hundreds of teenagers piled in to see chart-topping hip hop star Tinchy Stryder.

Hip hop star Tinchy Stryder at Cabot Circus

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Hip hop star Tinchy Stryder will make a special guest appearance in Cabot Circus today.

Bristol's Cabot Circus celebrates first year anniversary

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A year to the day after it opened in Bristol, almost 95 per cent of the 150 shop sites in Cabot Circus have been let.

Eleven new tenants have recently opened stores or are set to open in the centre and nearby parts of Broadmead run by Cabot Circus management.

First year casualties and survivors of Cabot Circus in Bristol

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

Thousands of visitors flocked to the long-awaited Cabot Circus shopping centre when it opened. But the champagne corks had hardly stopped popping when the worst recession for generations hit the global economy.

Suzanne Savill: Bristol's Cabot Circus silenced the cynics

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A year has passed since I was standing in Cabot Circus, wearing a neon yellow high visibility jacket.

Yet the memories are so vivid that it feels as if it was only a couple of months ago that I was watching the final touches being put to Bristol's new £500-million shopping centre.

Bristol hat thief 'thought no-one would notice'

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A Bristol man who walked out of Harvey Nichols wearing a Gucci hat he hadn't paid for said he thought no one would notice.

Food fair to start Cabot Circus anniversary celebrations

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT

A food fair takes place at Cabot Circus in Bristol this Sunday to launch a week of celebrations for the shopping centre's first anniversary.