ALTHOUGH the greater Bristol area has a population similar to that of Dublin, its centre is far more low-key but with a delightful buzz where the up-and-coming appears around the corner from the sedate and elegant.

Dozens of giant Gromit sculptures will arrive in Bristol, England, today to form a public arts trail around the city.

Home is where the heart is in Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders’s energetic romp about a prehistoric family who embark on a perilous quest to find a new settlement.

Bristol-based Aardman Animations, the Oscar-winning creators of 'Wallace and Gromit' and 'Chicken Run', discover their sea legs in this salty escapade based on the book by Gideon Defoe.

Irish animated film 'The Secret of Kells' has been named best European animated feature in a top awards ceremony.

Presenter Richard Hammond has been nominated for a Bafta for his Blast Lab children’s TV show.

The 30th birthday of plasticine character Morph has been celebrated with a “high fashion” photo shoot in Esquire magazine.

Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park unveiled the duo’s latest adventure, 'A Matter Of Loaf And Death', today.

Naked Chef Jamie Oliver is to be immortalised as a cartoon character by Wallace and Gromit creators Aardman Animations, it was revealed today.

Wallace and Gromit scooped an Oscar today for their movie debut The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, winning the award for best animated feature film.

GAY cowboy movie Brokeback Mountain was the big winner at last night's Baftas ceremony, taking four awards.

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit has been nominated for three British Animation Awards.

The animation studio behind Wallace and Gromit has ditched its much-loved trademark clay models for its next film.

TV favourite Creature Comforts is to be remade in the US, it emerged today.

New Wallace and Gromit movie The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit took a staggering £9.4m (€13.7m) in the UK on its opening weekend.

The company behind the successful Wallace and Gromit films said today that its “entire history” was destroyed in a devastating fire at a warehouse containing all its theatrical props.

A 100-year-old superstition about rabbits has led to a ban on posters advertising new animated movie Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit on the Isle Of Portland off the west coast of England.