Bristol in pictures: It's home sweet home

Steve Mellen
BBC News, Bristol

Our weekly picture round-up from across Bristol is all about celebrating.

A pair of Olympians were given a hero's welcome when they returned from Paris, and across the city students were celebrating their A-Level results.

And on Saturday, Bristol City fans left happy after seeing a victory in a game that swung back and forth multiple times.

Olympic medallists Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe stand in their Team GB tracksuits among a group of family and friends on their return to Bristol. People in the group are holding up Union flags and smiling at the camera, with houses in the backgroundDamian Derrick/BBC

Nice to be back: Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe rightly got the red carpet treatment on their return to Bristol after securing silver medals in the artistic swimming competition at the Paris Olympics.

Bristol City player Anis Mehmeti scores his team's first goal against Millwall at Ashton Gate on Saturday. He is shooting with his right foot and the ball is visible as it flies past the Millwall goalkeeperGetty Images

(Also) Nice to be back: Bristol City won an incredible contest at Ashton Gate on Saturday, beating Millwall 4-3 in their first home game of the season. Scott Twine scored the late winner after it looked like City might lose at one point, having been 2-0 up before going 3-2 down.

The northern lights are visible over the Clifton Suspension Bridge, with the lights of the bridge and Clifton reflected in the water of the River Avon below. The northern lights are a mixture of purple and greenSam Binding

Incredible: People across the West got the chance to see the Northern Lights on Monday night, as the incredible sight was visible across England. Sam Binding took this picture over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The site of the Bristol Balloon Fiesta is seen from the basket of a hot air balloon that has just taken off. Thousands of spectators can be seen on the ground, along with dozens of other balloons which are inflated ready to take off. Fields and the boundary of the city of Bristol can also be seen in the distancePaul Box

A bird's eye view: How do you encapsulate an event as spectacular as the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in one image? Hard to do, but local photographer Paul Box may have done just that with this incredible picture taken from the basket of a balloon that had just taken off.

A group of A-Level students from Bristol education provider Boomsatsuma stand outside a brick building. They are celebrating and holding up their exam result papers.boomsatsuma

The future's bright: Students from Bristol education provider Boomsatsuma were among those celebrating their exam results this week. The Millennium-Square based college reflects the city's creative spirit, offering courses such as film and TV production, photography and courses working with gaming and virtual reality.

A rower passes the SS Great Britain on Bristol's harbourside. There are also gulls visible on the surface of the water. It is taken just after sunrise.PA Media

Heatwave: Early in the week temperatures climbed again, and this single rower took to the water of the harbourside, gliding past the SS Great Britain.

Gloucestershire cricket club players celebrate taking a wicket against Leicestershire. The players are in a huddle and wearing their dark one-day kit with yellow emblemsGetty Images

All smiles: Gloucestershire players celebrate Josh Shaw taking the wicket of Ian Holland of Leicestershire at the county ground in Bristol on Wednesday. Sadly for the hosts, the visitors won the contest by four wickets.

An aerial shot of the new Evri warehouse in Avonmouth. The building is enormous, the scale shown by a wind turbine in the foreground. In the distance other industrial units can be seen along the North Somerset Coast, with the Severn Estuary also visible.CBRE

A huge move: Parcel delivery firm EVRI, which is responsible for some 700million packages a year, will be the new tenant of this huge building at Central Approach in Avonmouth. The building is let by Trebor and Hillwood, and will become EVRI's distribution hub for the region.

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