Amanda Cameron

Local Democracy Reporter

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

City Leap launch delayed again

A £1billion venture to speed up Bristol’s decarbonisation has been delayed by a few more months, pushing the total cost of the project to council...

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Children ‘missing out’ on free school meals

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Bristol councillors vote for mayoral referendum in 2022

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Windmill pub saved after councillors reject plans to build flats

The campaign to save the pub in Windmill Hill dates back to when it closed in March last year before the pandemic hit.

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Bristol Clean Air Zone approved for summer 2022, nearly a year later than planned

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Bristol’s social care staff shortages ‘worst they have ever been’

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Bristol City Council asks government to help with £24m schools deficit

The council's finance director Denise Murray said there were risks of further increases in the deficit.

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Kingsdown Sports Centre threatened with closure

Jubilee Pool in Knowle faces the same fate, under a new proposed 'leisure investment strategy' from the council.

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Bristol pledges to welcome 10 Afghani families fleeing from Taliban rule

The government has set out a plan for the UK to take up to 20,000 refugees but campaigners are calling for more support.

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Non-mainstream schools being used as holding ground for Bristol children with special needs, review finds

A review of alternative learning provision was commissioned after failings in Bristol’s SEND services were criticised by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission.

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Number of homeless single people more than triples during pandemic

While rough sleeping has plummeted in the past 12 months, there has been a sharp increase in the number of people living in temporary accommodation.

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Only Labour in mayor’s cabinet, but Greens take more scrutiny roles at the council

Re-elected Mayor Marvin Rees has resisted pressure to appoint Green party councillors to his cabinet, but the main opposition has increased power in key committees

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