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£17 million could be wiped off value of Bristol Energy
The Labour-run council is trying to sell Bristol Energy, which has soaked up £35 million of council tax payers’ money and posted official losses of £32.5 million since it was set up five years ago.
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Enslaved person’s gravestone vandalised in Bristol in racist retaliation attack for toppling of Colston statue
The historic grave of an enslaved young African person has been desecrated in an apparent racist revenge attack following the toppling of the statue of slave trader Edward Colston.
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Van dwellers resist eviction on Glenfrome Road
‘Intimidating’ bailiffs left the site without removing any vehicles.
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Colston statue toppled during Bristol’s Black Lives Matter protest
The statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol city centre - often the centre of debates about marking Bristol's dark history - was today torn down.
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£37.7 million later: Council announces sale of debt-ridden Bristol Energy
The announcement comes after Labour councillors last week blocked an inquiry into the saga, which has cost the local authority millions.
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Council will have to make spending cuts, as cost of Covid-19 passes £100 million
Bristol City Council has repeatedly called for more funding from central government, because the current level of support leaves a black hole of £86 million.
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‘More work to do’ on institutional racism at Bristol City Council
The council has been tackling the problem following a damning review into the death of Bijan Ebrahimi and complaints of racial discrimination by council staff.
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Under lockdown, social work has gone virtual. What happens when the real world comes back?
Child protection relies on face-to-face relationships and has been turned inside out by coronavirus. As lockdown eases, there are fears over what might come next.
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Bristol Energy inquiry blocked by Labour councillors
There will be no independent inquiry into why Bristol City Council continued to pump millions of pounds into debt-ridden firm Bristol Energy.
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Cars to be banned from parts of Bristol city centre in major boost for cycling and walking
The council plans include banning cars from Bristol Bridge and a section of Baldwin Street, as well as pedestrianising the Old City and widening pavements across Bristol.
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Private Bristol student housing company refusing rent relief despite coronavirus exodus
Students in university-owned halls aren’t being charged if they’ve moved out, but a group of first-year students in privately owned halls have fallen through the cracks and may be forced to cough up £1,500.
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Temporary coronavirus mortuary to open as council prepares for ‘worst case scenario’
The new mortuary will increase Bristol City Council's capacity to deal with deceased people by two-thirds.
