As ever it has been a busy week in the city of bristol including the auction of the unicornfest sculptures and the announcement of bristols cocktail weekend winners. But what are the top 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 Our first story this week is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is visiting the Bristol
00:12 Hippodrome as part of their touring circuit.
00:16 The devilishly delicious tale follows the story of golden ticket winner Charlie Bucket.
00:22 The devilishly delicious production is the first ever UK and Ireland tour of the classic
00:27 Roald Dahl tale.
00:29 The show is in the city until October 8th.
00:32 This dazzling new production of the successful West End and Broadway musical will take you
00:38 to a world of pure imagination.
00:42 Our second story this week is Bristol Cocktail Weekend was a massive success.
00:47 The cocktail festival included warm-up events, masterclasses and spirit quizzes to name a
00:52 few.
00:53 The weekend highlighted over 30 of Bristol's best bars and venues all to raise awareness
00:58 of the Bristol liqueur scene.
01:01 The weekend also highlighted the Bristol Cocktail Journal which is an ultimate go-to cocktail
01:07 guide.
01:08 Our third story this week is one that has been spoken about a lot on X.
01:12 Councillors have reluctantly approved plans to decimate Avon's full-time frontline firefighters.
01:18 Despite warnings that it will put lives and homes at risk, Avon Fire Authority Committee
01:23 heard 40 posts needed to be cut to plug a £2 million budget gap.
01:28 Two other proposals were agreed unanimously.
01:32 Flexible crewing at Yate whole-time fire station and investing in a smaller vehicle to respond
01:38 to automatic fire alarms in Bristol instead of sending a standard fire engine.
01:45 Our fourth story this week is Bristol's unicorn fest sculptures go up for auction at the Prop
01:51 Yard in St. Phillips run by Bristol and Bath auctioneers and hosted by Richard Madley from
01:57 BBC's Antique Roadshow and Bargain Hunt.
02:01 Auctioneers will have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase one of the unique
02:05 unicorn statues that spent the summer on the streets of Bristol.
02:10 Bidding starts at £500 for small foals and £1,000 for the large unicorns which were
02:16 painted by local Bristol artists.
02:19 Also up for auction is one of the most unique pieces of unicorn fest memorabilia, a golden
02:24 horn.
02:26 And finally, an exciting one for the city.
02:29 Two Bristol venues have made the top 45 best wine bars in Britain according to the Times.
02:35 The list was compiled with the help of experts including drinks writers and bar owners and
02:41 covers the entire of the UK.
02:44 The two Bristol wine bars to feature in the top 45 are The Cave on Gloucester Road and
02:49 Cotton Wine Bar and Kitchen in St. Stephen's Street, both in former shop premises.
02:56 That's you up to date with your top five news stories in Bristol this week.
03:00 Whatever you are doing, have a great day.
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