Bristol named European Green Capital for 2015

Bristol has been crowned the European Green Capital for 2015 at a ceremony in Brussels.

The city beat Brussels, Glasgow and Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, to the win.

The title rewards cities which consistently achieve high environmental standards and are committed to further improvement and sustainability.

BBC News political editor for the west of England Paul Barltrop was at a special event at Bristol's M Shed for the announcement.

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