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Do I need to take a pencil to vote and can I use a pen? New guidance for Local Elections in 2021 Covid changes to voting proceedures have been explanied 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 subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy no...

The current metro mayor is Conservative Tim Bowles, who is standing down at the end of his first term. The candidates vying for his position are Samuel Williams (Conservative), Dan Norris (Labour), Jerome Thomas (Green) and Stephen Williams (Lib Dem). They will be answering questions posed by the public at an event hosted by Watershed and Bristol24/7 at 7pm on April 22 via YouTube. The Conservative Samuel Williams was initially standing for Bristol mayor before eyeing the bigger prize of region...

Boris Johnson appeared unable to name the current West of England mayor, despite the regional leader being a Conservative. The Prime Minister was asked during a campaign visit to Gloucestershire if he was able to name Tim Bowles, the incumbent mayor who was elected to the post in 2017. Mr Bowles became the first metro mayor for the West of England Combined Authority, made up of three of the councils in the region – Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Mr Johnson vi...

Boris Johnson faced humiliation today after he was unable to name the current mayor of the West of England - despite the regional leader being a Conservative.  The Prime Minister was asked during a campaign visit to Gloucestershire ahead of local elections next month if he was able to name Tim Bowles, the incumbent mayor who was elected in 2017. But Mr Johnson failed to name Mr Bowles after repeated questions, with the PM resorting to saying he was campaigning for the West of England mayor, a...

By Jerome Thomas, Thursday Apr 15, 2021 The deaths of 72 people at Grenfell Tower in 2017 were avoidable. The problem with the cladding installed at Grenfell was known across the world, long before its installation. In the UK there was strong pressure from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fire Safety and fire industry representatives to act on that and associated risks. In spite of that pressure, in 2014 the then minister Lib Dem Stephen Williams in the Conservative coalition government, sa...

Bristol24/7 to host WECA mayoral hustings in partnership with Watershed By Lowie Trevena, Wednesday Apr 7, 2021 With less than 30 days before Bristol votes for a regional mayor, Bristol24/7 is pleased to announce more details for the first of two hustings that will be taking place in partnership with Watershed. The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) mayoral hustings will be livestreamed via YouTube from 7pm on Thursday, April 22. Four candidates are standing for the position of WECA mayo...

Sir Keir Starmer launched Labour’s South West local elections campaign in north Bristol on Friday – but made the centrepiece an issue councils…

Great Western Freeport bid – economic opportunity or unregulated risk? By Ellie Pipe, Monday Feb 22, 2021 A cohort of business leaders have thrown their weight behind the Great Western Freeport bid, which it is claimed will create 50,000 jobs in the region. Part of the government’s ambition to forge a “new era of global trade in the UK” post-Brexit, Avonmouth’s deepwater port has been earmarked as one of up to ten sites in the country that could potentially become â€�...

No Deal for Thomas, Crowe Can Stay With Braintree Thursday, 4th Feb 2016 14:08 Town boss Mick McCarthy says he currently has no plans to offer on-trial winger Jerome Thomas a contract. TWTD revealed that the 32-year-old former Arsenal, Charlton, West Brom and Crystal Palace man was training at the club last week but he has now moved on. “I won’t be doing anything with him at the moment, he’s a free agent anyway, so if there’s anything I need to do [I can do it whenever],” McCarthy s...

Council goes back to drawing board on controversial Western Harbour plans It has promised to "go back to basics" and listen to residents before producing a new vision for the area 09:54, 3 FEB 2021 Updated SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at ...