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New giftware shop and print studio opens
By Lowie Trevena, Monday Apr 19, 2021
In what was most recently a St Peter’s Hospice charity shop is a new giftware store and print studio.
Nestled between a charity shop and an Indian restaurant on Cotham Hill, Fikkä Shop + Studio has been founded by Jake Pearce.
Jake, who lives in Temple Cloud in Somerset, opened the shop after working as a shop assistant as several years and is adding a studio space within the building.
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Having studied graphic design at university, the 27-year-old is installing equipment such as a risograph printer and a letterpress machine and will let artists and designers hire desk space, hoping to have around six desk spaces once the space is finished.
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By Rebecca Wearn
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image captionLeaf Group will be one of hundreds of cafe companies around the UK that has expanded outdoor seating in time for the reopening of hospitality Natalie Haywood s fondest memory of 2020 is sitting outside in the blazing evening sunshine, eating pizza with her little girl on Liverpool s Castle Street: We really felt like we were in Italy.
Natalie co-owns the Leaf Group of venues in Merseyside, including the Oh Me Oh My and One Fine Day cafés. And for her businesses, being able to serve people outside was an absolute lifeline . It got our staff back to work. It gave customers options when they didn t feel confident going indoors and it gave city streets a new energy, she enthused.
Cotham Hill traffic ban dangerous and unworkable says community group
They re worried the ban could pose a risk to life due to issues with public safety
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Cotham Hill resident Dean Barnes
A traffic ban on Cotham Hill, which will give hospitality venues extra trading space when they reopen, is ‘dangerous and unworkable’ say some residents and traders.
Members of the Hampton Park and Cotham Hill Community Group (HPCHCG), that live and work along the street to be partially shut to traffic for three months, have expressed extreme concerns about the ban they say ‘hasn’t been thought through at all’.
The best pubs and restaurants in Bristol for al fresco dining
These fantastic venues are reopening for outdoor service from April 12
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The outdoor terrace at Harbour House (Image: SWMAGS)
We re only one month away from being able to eat out again and we re SO excited.
Bristol is home to a wealth of fantastic restaurants but we haven t been able to visit them since December last year, when the city was briefly moved to Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions before re-entering Tier 3 and then lockdown.
However, that will change on April 12 when hospitality is allowed to resume al fresco service as part of the Government s four-step roadmap.