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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
