Bristol City Council

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with new Green leader Emma Edwards on being the biggest political force in these parts

The Greens are now the council's biggest party, but given their limited experience of being in power, how will they work with others under the new committee system, including their antagonists on the Labour benches?

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

This Week in Bristol

Bristol Marina in the sunshine, with a number of boats and colourful terraced houses on the hill

This week in Bristol: Swimming pilot for Bristol Harbour announced

The mayor has announced a pilot project for harbour swimming that will be launched at the end of April.

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon

Reports

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.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Green Party wins Bristol by-election race, becoming largest party on city council

Patrick McAllister was elected the new councillor for Hotwells and Harbourside following a battle that could prove a good indicator of how elections might turn out next year.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

From Western Harbour controversy to flammable cladding: how the Hotwells and Harbourside by-election campaign has played out

Labour or the Greens could secure a majority in the council chamber with a victory here, as voters prepare to head to the polls on 2 February.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

This Week in Bristol

The glass ceiling and interior columns if Bristol Central Library

This week in Bristol: Fears for Bristol Central Library reignited despite council U-turn

Councillors say relocation of the Central Library from its historic location is off the table for this year only.

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon

Reports

Council’s SEND social media spying inquiry facing further delays

An independent inquiry into allegations of social media surveillance by Bristol City Council has been put on hold until a separate Ofsted inspection is complete, councillors heard.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

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.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Doubts over delayed work parking charge plan to raise cash for city’s struggling public transport

A key council report looking into a workplace parking levy, which could raise over millions every year to improve public transport, has been kept secret. Labour councillors have hinted it could be scrapped.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Bristol Beacon refurb cost spirals by another £25 million

The latest blow to Bristol City Council's finances comes as the authority prepares to cut services from April 2023.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

‘Waking watch’ fire patrols stood down at two Bristol tower blocks as flammable cladding removed

Work to remove dangerous EPS cladding has been completed at Eccleston House, scene of a serious fire in autumn 2022, and another Barton Hill tower.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Investigations

Revealed: ‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owner is rogue landlord who spun ‘web of deceit’ to mislead tenants

Thomas Flight hid behind aliases and fake addresses, and deployed aggressive ‘agents’ to deny people living in his St Paul's flats their rights as tenants.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison
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