Bristol World Discuss: What are the top news stories in the city this week?
As ever it has been a busy week in the city of bristol, from new routes at bristol airport announced and a new cafe to open at we the curious. But what are the top stories?
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00:00So as ever, it has been a very busy week in the city of Bristol. So Charlie, can you tell
00:08us what is our first top news story in the city this week?
00:12So our top story this week is that a pub on a main road in and out of the city could close
00:21after being put up for sale. So the King's Head on Bridgewater Road in Bedminster Down
00:29has been listed with the potential for continued pub use or alternative use subject to planning.
00:38And it also includes a beer garden and a four-bedroom manager's flat upstairs. On top of this, there
00:46is already planning consent for two new houses in part of the pub's large car park. So yes,
00:54there are some concerns about the future.
00:57Thank you, Charlie. So we will see how that all pans out. Shall we move on to our second
01:02top story in the city this week? Tell me about that.
01:05Yes. Next is that a well-known surfing brand is opening a new store in Bristol. So Rip
01:14Curl is coming soon to Park Street. It will be opening between an Italian restaurant and
01:22a stationery shop.
01:24Thank you, Charlie. So shall we move on to our third and final top news story in the city? Tell me about that.
01:31Finally, it's that a restaurant in Bristol has announced its closure with a heavy heart
01:38and humble gratitude after 10 years. So the Mint Room on Clifton Road in Clifton says
01:47it has made the difficult and emotional decision to focus on its sister site in Bath, which
01:54has also been running for a number of years.