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Bristol Post
National
Alex Seabrook

City council spent only £70.42 on failed bid to bring Eurovision to Bristol next year

Bristol City Council spent only £70.42 on a failed bid to bring the Eurovision song contest to the city next year.

The annual contest will be hosted in the UK in May 2023, but Bristol has not secured a place on the recently announced shortlist. Mayor Marvin Rees told BBC Radio Bristol earlier this month that he was “very disappointed for the city”.

A recent freedom of information request has now revealed that the city council spent £50 on making a video for the bid, and £20.42 on travel expenses. The video, made by an external videographer, was ultimately not used due to licensing issues.

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