Horses banned from bridge

Police banned from riding horses on Bristol city centre bridge due to weight restrictions

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00:00Police officers will be banned from riding horses on a bridge in the city centre

00:04due to new weight restrictions.

00:08Pero's bridge is currently inoperable due to damage from thousands of padlocks

00:13which couples attach to the railings as a romantic symbol.

00:17The footbridge connects Queen Square with Millennium Square

00:20and was named after Pero Jones, who was enslaved and lived in Bristol.

00:25The bridge is supposed to be able to lift up to allow boats through

00:30but this can't happen at the moment due to damage.

00:34A new weight limit means that no police horses will be allowed to ride over the bridge.