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Bristol won’t bring in parking levy to fund transport as council forced to publish report
Mayor Marvin Rees has again hit out at sceptics of plans for a Bristol underground, and said smaller schemes won't do enough to give us the public transport we need.
Bristol’s final council-run rehab centre set to close as part of adult social care cuts
A cabinet decision to close East Bristol Intermediate Care Centre will put more than 25 jobs at risk, but the council argues that sufficient alternative services are available in the city.
Thousands to be effectively kicked off council housing waiting list as part of allocations shake-up
Bristol City Council bosses say it isn't right giving people false hope of ever finding social housing when their chance of being housed is so slim – less than a 1% chance in some cases.
Council budget passes with opposition amendments but councillors clash
The budget was slammed by the Greens as 'flawed' but praised by the mayor as a 'considerable achievement' at a time when the local authority's finances are in a precarious position.
Council tenant rents to rise by 7% but parks and library cuts shelved under updated budget plans
The updated Bristol City Council budget, which will be finalised in February, also includes proposals to increase the cost of garden waste collections and charging second-home owners full council tax.