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Reports

Labour see off challenge by Reform UK to narrowly hold on in West of England Mayor election

Labour’s Helen Godwin has been elected West of England Mayor, leaving Reform UK’s Arron Banks a close second place

John Wimperis

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

This image features the logo and title for Bristol Unpacked, a podcast presented by The Bristol Cable. It includes stylized illustrations of host Neil Maggs and this week's guest, BBC journalist Pete Simson in yellow circles against a grey abstract background.

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with the BBC’s Pete Simson on the WECA mayoral election, making politics interesting and why snacks matter

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Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey

Reports

What does the arrest of metro mayor and MP Dan Norris mean for his constituents?

John Wimperis
Image of Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and his West of Englad counterpart Dan Norris.

Reports

West of England mayor holds talks with Andy Burnham about bus franchising after local campaign

Metro Mayor Dan Norris has faced months of calls to formally explore taking Bristol's struggling bus services back into public control.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)
Image of a modern tram travelling along a narrow street in Bordeaux (credit: Per Karlsson / Alamy)

Future of Cities

Trams, or an underground? As Bristol weighs its public transport options, can it learn from across the Channel?

Steve Melia
Steve Melia

Reports

Multi-million pound projects delayed after bust-up between council leaders and metro mayor

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

West of England leaders vote to oppose Bristol Airport expansion, but Bristol abstains

Standing in for Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees was his deputy Craig Cheney, who did not contribute to the discussion and abstained from the vote.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

WECA scraps its climate plan: ‘Not ambitious enough’

Mayors and council leaders were expected to rubber-stamp a progress update at the meeting but instead dropped the plan altogether, deciding to write up a more ambitious one by September.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Local Elections 2021

Labour gain West of England metro mayor from the Tories

In a rare victory during a difficult weekend for Labour across England, Dan Norris said it was made possible by party leader Keir Starmer.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Local Elections 2021

Meet the candidates vying to be the next Mayor of the West of England

Thursday 6 May is election day. Here’s a quick guide to the role and candidates for Mayor for the West of England Combined Authority.

Joe Mitchell

Video

Watch: WTF is the Metro Mayor and a green revolution?!

In this short documentary, the Cable unpacks what the Metro Mayor is ahead of the election and delves into the much touted 'Green Revolution'. Neil Maggs investigates on a day out in Avonmouth.

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Aphra Evans, Neil Maggs and Alon Aviram