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VAT and capital gains hikes ‘top of agenda’ for new government

The Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:21:58 +0000

Rises in VAT and capital gains taxes are "top of the agenda" for the Budget, due on March 24, according to accountancy and financial services group Smith & Williamson.

Why great music’s out of the box and on to the stage

Heather McKay — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:53:57 +0000

There are bands who don’t care about fitting into a certain box and appealing to just one type of person, which must explain the mass turnout at Start The Bus last Saturday.

So it wasn’t to be Banksy International Airport after all…

The Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:50 +0000

Bristol International Airport is no more... it has dropped the 'International' tag from its name to simply be Bristol Airport in a rebranding exercise unveiled this morning.

Police hunt thieves of 1,500-year-old jewellery

The Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:09:54 +0000

Police are appealing for information about a burglary last month in which jewellery - including a 1,500-year-old silver Coptic cross - was stolen.

Bristol named ‘most musical’ city in Britain

The Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:55:16 +0000

Bristol - the city which gave birth to Massive Attack and Portishead - has been named the most musical city in the UK.

Bristol City FC ‘delighted’ by government stadium decision

The Editor — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:13:53 +0000

Bristol City Football Club are "delighted" by a government decision not to intervene in the planning decision over the club's proposed £92million stadium at Ashton Vale.

Turning the pages on Bristol’s library ‘cuts’

The Bristol Blogger — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:53:16 +0000

The Bristol libraries budget underspend last year was no such thing, writes The Bristol Blogger. It was an unpublicised, undisclosed cut to the service carried forward into perpetuity.

Shutter Island: Pure Scorsese near the top of his game

Lloyd Rundle — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:26:16 +0000

Every time one of Martin Scorsese's films is about to hit cinemas, it is truly an event. The latest, Shutter Island, writes Lloyd Rundle, does not disappoint.

Get some wardrobe sunshine without getting burnt

The Editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:36:25 +0000

Much as this season's florals and pastels are softening Suzi Dixon's wardrobe, there's something infinitely more spring-like than the trend for bright yellow.

Plans approved for cricket ground’s international ambitions

The Editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:35:43 +0000

International cricket in Bristol could be secured after Gloucestershire County Cricket Club was given the go-ahead to increase the capacity of its ground in Bristol.