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Whos in and whos out after the Bristol City Council elections Heres our comprehensive, ward-by-ward round-up of faces old and new in the chamber after the "Green surge" transformed City Hall 17:00, 20 MAY 2021 Updated THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank yo...

Labour loses overall control of Bristol council after Green surge Both groups now have 24 councillors Updated Kye Dudd (pictured in focus second from the right) was the second cabinet member to lose his seat. (Image: BristolLive) Labour has lost overall control of Bristol City Council as the “Green surge” saw the party’s new main rivals more than double their seats. Both groups now have 24 councillors, with Labour losing nine members at the local elections, which were declared on Sunday (...

Another greedy green Looks like yet another Green Party councillor’s PUBLIC pronouncements on housing don’t quite match his PRIVATE arrangements. An irate ACORN tenants union member calls to tell us that the Green Party Councillor for Southville, Bristol Pound bigwig and er, ACORN tenants union member Stephen “Daddy” Clarke, has EVICTED a tenant from one of his numerous local buy-to-let investments after the tenant told him that his rent increase of 28 per cent was unaffordable! The...

………………………………… The next major development in Bedminster could be the transformation of St Catherine’s Place on East Street. Scaled-back plans have now been approved for 180 homes, fewer shops and no cinema, despite continued concerns from dozens of residents and councillors’ own reticence over a number of aspects of the plan. The new plans mean the tallest residential block is now 14 storeys instead of 17 storeys, but there is no affordable housing promised any more...

CAR TAX changes which will see a new Clean Air Zone installed in Bristol later this year could create parking chaos for local residents.

Worry unofficial park and rides will appear at edge of Bristol CAZ Councillors say liveable neighbourhoods would stop rat-runs and parking problems in areas just outside the zone 05:00, 16 FEB 2021 Updated THE BIGGEST STORIES ACROSS BRISTOL IN YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscr...