Tag: Marvin Rees
10 months ago
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Bristol boxing charity Empire Fighting Chance unveils ambitious expansion plans

"We have grown considerably over the past five years"

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10 months ago
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Bristol's busiest road faces 'catastrophic failure and bridge collapse'

The ageing 60-year-old infrastructure faces an uncertain future

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10 months ago
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The race to take on Jacob Rees Mogg - Labour's intriguing candidate decision

They are queuing up to try to oust the Tory grandee from a new constituency on the edge of Bristol

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10 months ago
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Greens slam parking permit fee hikes and call for better transport investment

The delayed implementation of the threefold increase in RPZ permits will be a ticking timebomb for the new Bristol ad...

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10 months ago
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Properties at One Lockleaze flagship development start at £352,000

More than half of the new homes at One Lockleaze are 'affordable', but the price of the rest has been described as 'a...

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10 months ago
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Public meeting called to hear update on Western Harbour project

Almost four years to the day that the Mayor met the residents of Hotwells, council chiefs are returning with an update

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10 months ago
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Cost of Bristol Residents' Parking Zone permits to more than triple

The outgoing Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees looks set to bring in a huge increase just before the end of his term in of...

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10 months ago
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Moment 12-year-old girl gives list of demands to Mayor over Barton House

Bristol City Council has clarified that it will help Barton House residents who don't want to return to the evacuated...

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10 months ago
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Council's ACORN U-turn over Barton House residents who don't want to return

After two months of refusing to deal with the tenants union, council chiefs have agreed to talk to their residents re...

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10 months ago
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Traumatised Barton House residents told they could be homeless if they refuse to return

"I don’t know how to explain it - they just don’t seem to comprehend the damage they’ve done to people. My kids are t...

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10 months ago
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Evacuated Barton House residents hope to discover future of their homes today - live updates

Almost 400 residents were evacuated from their homes in the Bristol tower block two months ago. Today they meet counc...

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10 months ago
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Labour announce candidate to fight Kingswood by-election

The job of Labour candidate has come a bit earlier than he expected

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10 months ago
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Marvin Rees urged to apologise for boycotting emergency meeting over £10,000 'unlawful' bus wrap ...

Metro mayor Dan Norris denies any wrongdoing over giant photos of him and his dog on a double-decker

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10 months ago
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Shortfall of Bristol special needs school places increases again

The council has struggled to keep up with rising demand

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10 months ago
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Marvin Rees urged to drop Bristol underground dream as it's 'completely unrealistic'

Plans for a major public transport scheme in the Bristol region remain in limbo after veto

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10 months ago
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Kingswood by-election - everything you need to know

Why is it happening and why is it so controversial

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10 months ago
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Landmark South Bristol church for sale as community groups fear for its future

The church is the de facto town hall for Bedminster, but it's up for sale for half a million pounds

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10 months ago
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Four banned from City Hall after council meeting disruption

Among those who received letters is a resident of Barton House

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11 months ago
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9 big decisions Bristol's planners face in 2024

From new tourist attractions to a new form of residential living

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11 months ago
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Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees named in New Year's Honours List

All the Bristol-based recipients of New Year's Honours listed here

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11 months ago
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Use empty homes and shops to solve Bristol's housing crisis say Greens

Greens call on Mayor to do more to bring thousands of empty homes back into use and get thousands more in stalled dev...

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11 months ago
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The 15 biggest Bristol planning decisions of 2023 that will change the face of the city

The year was packed with contentious applications, shock U-turns and furious rows

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11 months ago
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How the Bristol Beacon refurbishment spiralled into a costly fiasco

The concert hall reopened at the end of November following a £132million upgrade

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11 months ago
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A year of tragedy - the 2023 knife crime epidemic in Bristol

Bristol Live reported on an incident involving a knife on average more than once a week during 2023, and far too many...

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11 months ago
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Disabled people in Bristol have 'no idea' they could be forced out of their homes by policy change

"It is absolutely unacceptable this talks about overriding the option to receive care and support in the home if the ...

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11 months ago
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Marvin Rees accused of 'Scrooge-like meanness' over lack of Christmas tree at City Hall

Opposition councillor says Bristol mayor is not honouring tradition of having a real large tree in the foyer

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11 months ago
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Frustration, confusion and relief as Barton House residents told they WILL return - eventually

Residents have been told to stay in their hotel rooms for at least another month as council can't confirm a return da...

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11 months ago
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Dan Norris £10K bus wrap fiasco 'clearly unlawful' but no formal finding made

Metro mayor's Bristol Labour counterpart Marvin Rees boycotts crunch decision meeting calling it "improper"

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11 months ago
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WECA leaders will be breaking the law if they fail again to discuss bus photo fiasco

The metro mayor denies any wrongdoing after legal and finance officers rule the huge images amounted to political sel...

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11 months ago
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Dan Norris 'unlawful' bus images had to be so big because 'it's a big bus', metro mayor says

New date set for council leaders to decide if West of England mayor should face punishment

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12 months ago
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Mayor in row with ACORN over Barton House Holiday Inn fracas

Marvin Rees said he was worried that children witnessed the scenes of a representative from ACORN being manhandled ou...

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12 months ago
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It's not the first time Barton House residents have been evacuated

53 years ago the residents said the council did not give them enough information about an evacuation

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12 months ago
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More residents ignore evacuation order and move back to Barton House as Mayor returns

The number of households remaining in the tower block is increasing, according to the latest council update

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12 months ago
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Evacuated Barton House tower block residents will be out 'for some time' says Bristol mayor

There is an 'apparent lack of structural ties between the floors and the load-bearing external walls'

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almost 1 year ago
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Charity in charge of Bristol Beacon to hand back £8million profits

Details of a new 30-year deal between Bristol City Council, which owns the concert hall, and Bristol Music Trust (BMT...

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about 1 year ago
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Bristol Monopoly design shows it's us who have been played

No Rovers, no East Bristol, no famous Bristol streets...

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about 1 year ago
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Colston statue to go on permanent display in new racial justice exhibition

80 per cent of Bristol residents who responded to a survey thought this was the best place for it

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about 1 year ago
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New Temple Meads station entrance will take more than two years to open as construction work begins

It will be finished next year but won't actually open until 2026

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about 1 year ago
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Bristol Underground could 'finally' be ditched as Tories dismiss plan as 'delusional'

But Bristol's mayor says underground sections are 'essential for a truly transformational transport system [that] Bri...

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