''Bristol News'' (branded on air as #BristolNews) is a

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news and current affairs service, broadcast between 2014 and 2017, covering the city of

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, England and the surrounding areas. The service was produced by Made in Bristol and broadcast from studios at Abbey Wood Business Park in

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between 2014 and 2017.

Timeline

The service originally aired as a twice-nightly programme called ''The 6'' and ''The 9'', carrying news stories from the

area, as opposed to the broader regional news services provided by BBC West and

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.#BristolNews
, Made in Bristol The programme was rebranded as ''Bristol News'' on 5 April 2016. In February 2017, the weekday programme was replaced by shorter updates aired during the live magazine programme, ''The Crunch Bristol'', each weeknight from 6pm to 8pm. A half-hour weekly review programme continued to air on Saturdays and Sundays at 6pm. In November 2017, following a restructuring of the Made Television network's operations, ''The Crunch Bristol'' was axed and local production was cut. A replacement programme, ''Made TV News'' – combining local and national news stories – was produced from Leeds. This was axed in February 2018 in favour of ''Bristol Live'', a rolling block of pre-recorded news, sport and features produced by local videojournalists.

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External links

Made in Bristol
2014 British television series debuts 2017 British television series endings Mass media in Bristol