It has been a busy week for the city of bristol including preparation for forwards festival on DURDHAM downs and plans to move St.Bernadette’s rugby football club are well underway. But what are the top five news stories?
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00:00 Hello, I am Emma May here with your top five news stories in Bristol this week.
00:08 As always, it has been a busy week for the city of Bristol.
00:11 Our first story is an exciting one.
00:13 St Bernadette's Boys Rugby Football Club has moved from its home in Hengrove Park so that
00:19 the council can build around 1,500 new homes.
00:23 But they will be moving to a new multi-million pound site in Harkliff, offering state-of-the-art
00:29 facilities for the club.
00:30 The new site is due to open in the first part of next year, with the hope St Bernadette's
00:35 will be playing on the ground by March.
00:39 Last week the developers launched the site with a free community barbecue, allowing residents
00:44 to ask any questions and take advantage of the low-priced sports shop.
00:51 Our second story is the impact of the Lionesses has surpassed the pitch for the city of Bristol.
00:58 Clubs around the city have been celebrating the success of the women's football.
01:04 One of these clubs is the Number One Football Academy, who have been encouraging girls to
01:10 play the sport for many years.
01:12 Run by ex-professional football player Michael Meeker at the David Lloyd Westbury on Trim
01:17 site, young girls have been training in full force, all while celebrating the Lionesses'
01:23 success.
01:24 Our third story this week is Wapping Wharf traders will be offering deals and offers
01:30 to celebrate the long-awaited reopening of the Goulferry Bridge.
01:34 The bridge is the main route from Bedminster and Southville into central Bristol for pedestrians
01:40 and cyclists, and its lengthy closure for repairs has had a huge impact on Wapping Wharf's
01:46 bars, restaurants and shops.
01:48 To mark the occasion, they'll be throwing a party to celebrate on Friday September 8th
01:53 at 5pm.
01:54 There will also be live music from local brass band, The Ambling Band.
01:59 Our fourth story this week is plans are well underway for Bristol's Forwards Festival.
02:05 The festival for forward thinkers will see two days of music and discussion.
02:10 Festival goers are given a space for discussion and debate.
02:14 The information featuring a host of experts, disruptors, creatives, writers and thinkers.
02:21 The information is the conversation stage at Forwards Festival.
02:25 And finally, many local public transport users have been shocked at the recent increase in
02:31 the price of a train fare.
02:33 Since March, regulator ticket prices have increased by 5.9%, adding hundreds of pounds
02:39 to the cost of many annual season tickets.
02:43 It is the highest fare raise since 2012, when prices rose by 6%.
02:48 In previous years, regulated fare rises have linked to the Retail Price Index measure of
02:53 inflation for the previous July.
02:56 That's you up to date with your top five news stories in Bristol this week.
03:00 Whatever you are doing this weekend, I hope you have a great one.