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Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Richard Hammond has turned his passions towards the world of spirits – having collaborated with Hawkridge Distillers to create his own Ratio London Dry Gin and Iron Ridge English Single Malt Whisky.

Lost and Grounded Brewers are excited to announce that their award-winning Keller Pils 4.8% Hop Bitter Lager Beer will now be available on shelves in M&S Food stores nationwide.

A steam train loaded with sculptures of Wallace, Gromit, Feathers McGraw and Wallace’s latest invention, Norbot made its way into Bristol along the city’s harbour railway this morning. 

One of the world’s most majestic tall ships, the Galeón Andalucía, will sail into Bristol for the first time ever this summer, docking at Bristol Harbour from Thursday 17 July to Sunday 20 July 2025 as part of the Bristol Harbour Festival.

Bristol’s iconic Harbourside will once again transform into a city-centre celebration of sound and summer as Siren returns from Friday 25 - Sunday 27 July 2025.

Find out more about the opportunity for new and existing food and drink businesses around the West of England - Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire, to receive free support until June 2026. 

In a continuation of their commitment to touring high quality drama nationally, pioneering theatre company Headlong have today announced a UK tour of their brand new production of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream which will arrive at Bristol Old Vic in Mar 2026, tickets onsale to Members from this Thur 26 Jun, and General onsale 3 Jul.

easyJet, Bristol’s largest airline, has welcomed an additional Airbus A320neo to its Bristol Airport base, supporting around 400 direct and indirect jobs and generating £27 million in UK Gross Value Added (GVA) for the local economy.

Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, has announced the full casting for a major UK and Ireland tour of Miss Saigon, coming to The Bristol Hippodrome in summer 2026. 

With just 10 days to go until Gromit Unleashed 3 hits the streets of Bristol on 30 June, a brand-new Gromit has been revealed. 

Bristol Refugee Festival’s much-anticipated Celebrating Sanctuary returns to Queen Square on Sunday 22 June 2025, offering a joyful and family-friendly day of music, food, craft, and culture.

To mark its Bristol debut, Rudy’s is serving up 3,000 of its award-winning pizzas on the house to its new neighbours