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Local Elections 2021

Will Bristol’s new clean air zone influence city centre voters at the polls?

Central ward was a close race between Labour and the Greens in 2016, with a low turnout and just seven votes in it.

Matty Edwards and Priyanka Raval

Local Elections 2021

Where local election candidates stand on the big issues

Matty Edwards and Marianne Brooker

Local Elections 2021

Green spaces a priority for voters in Horfield, where every vote could be crucial

Matty Edwards

Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services

Bristol to go even longer without mental health beds for children

The gap in services was revealed by the Cable, reporting on ward closures at private psychiatric hospital the Priory Bristol

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Reports

Watch: Police forcefully break up Police and Crime Bill sit-down protest followed by major clashes

Matty Edwards, Adam Cantwell-Corn, Alon Aviram and Hannah Vickers

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

An experiment in democracy: Inside Bristol’s first ever citizens' assembly

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Edition 24

Revealed: The Bristolians 'ripped off' by second hand camper van seller

For years, online rumours have swirled about ‘Bristol Bob’ – a Fishponds-based dealer of Mazda Bongo vans. A Cable investigation found customers left with thousands of pounds of repair costs and seeking legal action after being sold faulty vehicles.

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Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Almost a third of Bristol adults given first Covid jab

The number of Covid patients in hospital has reached its lowest level since later October, as schools open on Monday in the first step in easing of restrictions.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

Green shoots of hope: Climate solutions from around the globe

Bristol is already considering various initiatives to tackle climate change and mitigate its impacts. Safeguarding our planet’s future depends on international action – only so much can be done at a local level – but there are success stories our city can draw on.

Matty Edwards and Fatima Hudoon

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Initial Covid-19 surge testing results 'very reassuring'

Bristol's infection rate and hospital admissions have continued to fall on the eve of the government announcement on our route out of lockdown next week.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Thousands of tests to track spread of Bristol Covid variant

The number of cases of the mutated strain found in Bristol remains low, but there is evidence it can reinfect people who have already had the virus or been vaccinated.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Reports

Much-needed secondary school won't open until 2024 at earliest, parents told

Oasis Temple Quarter School was supposed to open in 2018, but further planning delays mean more children in east Bristol will have to be squeezed into existing schools for years to come.

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Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Covid variant found in Bristol no more dangerous, say experts

Nearly one in five people in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire have been given their first dose of the vaccine.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol leading way on vaccinations but Covid deaths rise

Bristol's infection rate has continued to fall and 80% of care home residents have been vaccinated, but this isn't stopping people dying from the virus.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Cases down, hospital admissions and vaccines up, plus the Colston 4 trial

What you need to know on Covid and what else is happening in the city - including the upcoming trial of the ‘Colston 4’

Lucas Batt, Adam Cantwell-Corn and Matty Edwards

Interviews

Bristol will be charging drivers to tackle air pollution, but other changes are on the way too

Bristol's Clean Air Zone has finally been decided. We spoke to cabinet member for transport, Kye Dudd, speaks about air pollution, plans for Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, and doubling down on measures brought in at the start of the pandemic.

Matty Edwards and Amanda Cameron (Local Democracy Reporter)

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: More Covid patients fill up Bristol hospitals, but spread of virus slows

The worrying spike of positive cases of Covid-19 since Chistmas appears to be flattening out in Bristol, but pressure on the NHS continues to rise.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Record number of Covid patients in Bristol hospitals, as city in 'most critical point' of pandemic

More vaccination centres will open next week, but there is now a record number of patients in local hospitals, putting the NHS under "extreme pressure".

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Reports

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol bucks worrying national trend as it enters Tier 2

With more relaxed restrictions for Bristol until the end of the year, the city's infection rates fell further this week, but the council expects it to rise again in the coming weeks.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Reports

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol Covid-19 rate falls below England average for first time since October

The Covid-19 latest 📉 Bristol’s infection rate has fallen below the England average for the first time since early October. There were 589 new cases...

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Coronavirus in Bristol

The Bristol Briefing: Avonmouth explosion victims named, as Covid cases continue to fall

A 16-year-old has been named among the four victims of the deadly blast at the Wessex Water plant in Avonmouth. Plus the latest developments on Covid-19 in Bristol.

Matty Edwards and Lucas Batt

Features

Community responses to latest wave of violent crime on Bristol to Bath cycle path

Local residents are getting organised to respond to protect the popular cycle route, as data obtained by the Cable shows violent incidents and thefts on the rise.

Matty Edwards and Jess Connett

Reports

New Bristol care home for disabled children to open after St Christopher’s closure

The privately-run home closed down in 2019. Now the council wants to fill the gap with in-house services instead of forking out for expensive placements outside Bristol.

Matty Edwards

Coronavirus in Bristol

Revealed: How Southmead Hospital is coping with Covid-19

Frontline NHS workers speak out about high staff absence, difficulties discharging patients and how the hospital will manage this winter.

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Will Bristol’s new clean air zone influence city centre voters at the polls?

Where local election candidates stand on the big issues

Green spaces a priority for voters in Horfield, where every vote could be crucial

Bristol to go even longer without mental health beds for children

Watch: Police forcefully break up Police and Crime Bill sit-down protest followed by major clashes

An experiment in democracy: Inside Bristol’s first ever citizens' assembly

Revealed: The Bristolians 'ripped off' by second hand camper van seller

The Bristol Briefing: Almost a third of Bristol adults given first Covid jab

Green shoots of hope: Climate solutions from around the globe

The Bristol Briefing: Initial Covid-19 surge testing results 'very reassuring'

The Bristol Briefing: Thousands of tests to track spread of Bristol Covid variant

Much-needed secondary school won't open until 2024 at earliest, parents told

The Bristol Briefing: Covid variant found in Bristol no more dangerous, say experts

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol leading way on vaccinations but Covid deaths rise

The Bristol Briefing: Cases down, hospital admissions and vaccines up, plus the Colston 4 trial

Bristol will be charging drivers to tackle air pollution, but other changes are on the way too

The Bristol Briefing: More Covid patients fill up Bristol hospitals, but spread of virus slows

The Bristol Briefing: Record number of Covid patients in Bristol hospitals, as city in 'most critical point' of pandemic

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol bucks worrying national trend as it enters Tier 2

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol Covid-19 rate falls below England average for first time since October

The Bristol Briefing: Avonmouth explosion victims named, as Covid cases continue to fall

Community responses to latest wave of violent crime on Bristol to Bath cycle path

New Bristol care home for disabled children to open after St Christopher’s closure

Revealed: How Southmead Hospital is coping with Covid-19

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Will Bristol’s new clean air zone influence city centre voters at the polls?

Where local election candidates stand on the big issues

Green spaces a priority for voters in Horfield, where every vote could be crucial

Bristol to go even longer without mental health beds for children

Watch: Police forcefully break up Police and Crime Bill sit-down protest followed by major clashes

An experiment in democracy: Inside Bristol’s first ever citizens' assembly

Revealed: The Bristolians 'ripped off' by second hand camper van seller

The Bristol Briefing: Almost a third of Bristol adults given first Covid jab

Green shoots of hope: Climate solutions from around the globe

The Bristol Briefing: Initial Covid-19 surge testing results 'very reassuring'

The Bristol Briefing: Thousands of tests to track spread of Bristol Covid variant

Much-needed secondary school won't open until 2024 at earliest, parents told

The Bristol Briefing: Covid variant found in Bristol no more dangerous, say experts

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol leading way on vaccinations but Covid deaths rise

The Bristol Briefing: Cases down, hospital admissions and vaccines up, plus the Colston 4 trial

Bristol will be charging drivers to tackle air pollution, but other changes are on the way too

The Bristol Briefing: More Covid patients fill up Bristol hospitals, but spread of virus slows

The Bristol Briefing: Record number of Covid patients in Bristol hospitals, as city in 'most critical point' of pandemic

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol bucks worrying national trend as it enters Tier 2

The Bristol Briefing: Bristol Covid-19 rate falls below England average for first time since October

The Bristol Briefing: Avonmouth explosion victims named, as Covid cases continue to fall

Community responses to latest wave of violent crime on Bristol to Bath cycle path

New Bristol care home for disabled children to open after St Christopher’s closure

Revealed: How Southmead Hospital is coping with Covid-19

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