Other top stories includes some bristol primary schools being visited by the watchdog Ofsted and new data published that shows tens of babies have been born addicted to drugs in the city.
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00:00So, as ever, it has been a very busy week in the city of Bristol with loads on, so can
00:05you tell me what is our first top news story this week?
00:09Well, a popular gaming shop and cafe reopened its doors this weekend after three months
00:16since it closed. Geek Retreat on St Augustine's Parade reopened on Saturday, July 27th under
00:24new management. The venue has been renovated ahead of the reopening and competitions, giveaways
00:31and other fun activities were held during the grand reopening.
00:36That sounds like a very exciting one for a Bristol business. Shall we move on to our
00:41second top news story? Tell me about that.
00:46First Bus has announced some new routes from September. A new service 50 will be running
00:52hourly Monday to Saturday and provide a direct city link to Franchet and Stapleton Village.
00:59The 70 series of bus services will extend some of its routes south into its Hengrove
01:06depot ahead of the arrival of the 74 electric buses in the city in 2025.
01:15Thank you. So we will see how that one pans out, but it's definitely one a lot of people
01:19are looking forward to. So shall we move on to our final top news story? Tell me about that.
01:26Well, a fleet of hot air balloons took off from College Green to mark the countdown to
01:31the annual Bristol Balloon Fiesta. The iconic Hot Air Balloon Festival is scheduled to take
01:37place from August 9 to 11 at Ashton Court. Over 120 hot air balloons have registered
01:44to attend this year's event with mass ascents scheduled at dawn and just before dusk daily
01:51if weather conditions allow. Wednesday's event raised the curtain to this year's 46th
01:56Balloon Fiesta from College Green.