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Bristol council will not rethink controversial new car park charges

But Labour mayor Marvin Rees has agreed to consult with residents and health partners

13 days ago

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Fears for Bristol Waste jobs after staff transfer 'disaster'

Almost 200 employees were moved over to the city council company in 2021

13 days ago

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Council chiefs to rethink charging patients to park at GP appointments

The medical practice has pleaded with Bristol City Council to keep the first hour free

14 days ago

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Bristol rapid transit could be only £7 billion but has to go partly underground, Mayor Marvin Ree...

Leaked letter from Bristol Mayor to Metro Mayor aims to take the project forward again

15 days ago

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Bristol pet shop announces closure with heartfelt plea from owner to support local

"If you don't want a faceless future then please get out there and support your independent shops now"

16 days ago

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WECA placed on government 'watchlist' after council leaders' rows

Prospect raised that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities could send in government inspectors

19 days ago

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South Bristol neighbourhood with 2,000 homes pictured in new CGIs

"At Whitehouse Street, we want to create a well-connected, healthy neighbourhood"

20 days ago

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Council could scrap its companies amid "very serious concerns" about Bristol Waste's future

Plans to reduce black bin collections to once every three weeks are understood to have been vetoed

21 days ago

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Developers finally move forward with 'Temple Island' plans including 500 homes, hotel and confere...

The land next to Temple Meads was once nicknamed 'Arena Island'

22 days ago

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Bristol tips to close two days a week and street-cleaning rounds halved as waste firm faces cash ...

Bristol City Council has told its recycling company to "live within its means"

25 days ago

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Bristol might well need an underground but we were never going to get one

"Perhaps there’s an inferiority complex about Bristol that the city never actually thinks it can achieve something"

25 days ago

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Council chief sparks row after finally admitting a new bridge over the New Cut is needed

"I think it is only right that the city considers the need for another nearby foot and cycle bridge"

25 days ago

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Bristol underground would cost £18bn, secret report reveals

But city mayor Marvin Rees has rejected the findings

26 days ago

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Marvin Rees denies Bristol City Council 'intimidates, gaslights and bullies' SEND children's parents

The lord mayor pleaded for the debate to be civil after ferocious attack by opposition councillor

26 days ago

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'Abolition Shed' plan to tackle Bristol's slavery history unveiled for historic empty building

The building is currently up for sale

26 days ago

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Metro mayor's 'lack of ambition on Bristol underground is staggering' blasts Marvin Rees

Bristol's city mayor and metro mayor have fallen out again

27 days ago

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Bristol council tax and garden waste charge hike confirmed as councillors approve budget

Councillors vote through four changes to City Hall spending plans but reject bus bailout plan

28 days ago

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What Bristol City Council's Knowle Community Party wants to do with your money

The group has tabled budget amendments to help save Jubilee Pool and invest in local parks

28 days ago

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What Bristol City Council's opposition Lib Dems want to do with your money

The group has tabled budget amendments to save vital buses and improve SEND assessments

28 days ago

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What Bristol City Council's opposition Conservatives want to do with your money

The group has tabled budget amendments to reverse proposed new car parking charges and higher waste collection fees

28 days ago

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What Bristol City Council's opposition Greens want to do with your money

The biggest group on the council has tabled two amendments to Marvin Rees's budget

about 1 month ago

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In pictures - new North Street tower blocks begin to take shape

It will be one of the biggest 'affordable housing' developments in the area

about 1 month ago

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'Liveable neighbourhood' proposed for South Bristol to reduce rat runs

"This will only work if it’s designed by the people who live here, rather than done to them by the council"

about 1 month ago

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Bristol eyesore bombed out church finally up for sale

It'll cost £550,000 and a lot more to bring back to life

about 1 month ago

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'Consider log burner sales ban' says Green Party co-leader amid health fears

Smoke from wood burners could have "dangerous" health implications

about 1 month ago

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Historic England to review Cumberland Basin sites and which to protect from development

Before the Western Harbour redevelopment, a heritage review will assess what must remain in place

about 1 month ago

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Castle Park View's affordable housing residents excluded from its 'show-stopping' extras

The development boasts a free gym, concierge service, work space, dining room, rooftop terrace - but not for those in...

about 2 months ago

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Petition about Bristol Beacon's £132m cost calls for independent inquiry into overspend

"It is important that lessons are learned"

about 2 months ago

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Bristol City Council selling off six buildings to raise millions amid huge budget gap

They include a children's therapy hub, which would have to move, and the former South Bristol Rehab Centre

about 2 months ago

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WECA leaders agree huge hike in staffing costs at latest shambolic meeting

Metro mayor's annual budget approved at West of England Combined Authority committee after 100-minute adjournment

about 2 months ago

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Bristol City Council threatened with court battle over zoo car park plans approval

Planning committee granted permission for the second time in November after the high court quashed original unlawful ...

about 2 months ago

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Central Library could still relocate despite Bristol mayor's U-turn

City council leaders see Broadmead as a better place for the main library as current base faces "huge building costs"

about 2 months ago

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New charges at free Bristol car park slammed as 'discriminatory' as residents urge rethink

Bristol City Council is introducing pay and display at 10 district car parks

about 2 months ago

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People living on Bristol's harbour are 'abusing system' and are a 'privileged few' says Mayor Mar...

The Mayor has defended a controversial hike in permit fees

2 months ago

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Stoke Lodge row: Cotham School’s 'covert' CCTV cameras deemed 'unlawful'

The school said it installed the cameras in a bid to deter vandals

2 months ago

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Bristol council tax set to double on second homes under new rule

City council wants to take advantage of a new law set to come into force from April 2024

2 months ago

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Bristol households to see five per cent rise in council tax - but cuts to parks and libraries she...

Bristol City Council tenants face a seven per cent rent increase but parks and libraries spared cuts in U-turn

2 months ago

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Bristol Beacon revamp costs spiral again by £25m to £132m

Bristol City Council cabinet set to approve loan that will cost authority £2.3m in repayment annually for 50 years

2 months ago

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By-election candidate Martin Booth withdraws from race for Hotwells and Harbourside

He concluded there were "perceived conflicts of interest" with his role as Bristol 24/7 editor