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Cross-river tram line opens after four years of works
The first passenger service left the east bank depot at 5.42am on Monday. The seven-kilometre line links the two halves of the city without a change for the first time.
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Central library reopens with its reading room restored
After a two-year restoration the central library opened its doors again on Thursday. The glass-roofed reading room, closed since a leak in the 1990s, is back in use.
Low-cost water sensor wins regional science fair
A team of three sixteen-year-olds took first prize on Wednesday for a sensor that measures river water quality for the price of a school lunch.
Volunteers clear four tonnes of waste from the old harbour shore
More than 300 people joined Saturday's clean-up of the old harbour basin and its shore. Divers brought up bicycles, tyres and a shopping trolley; the harbour office will now repeat the event twice a year.
Harvest festival draws its largest crowd in a decade
About 18,000 people visited the three-day harvest festival in the market square, the organisers said on Monday. Ninety growers took part, a third more than last year.
City's basketball side starts the season with three new players
The men's first team opens its league campaign at home on Saturday. After finishing fourth last season the club has signed a point guard and two forwards, and has sold a record number of season tickets.