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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 notice It is not long now until people across England head to the polls to vote in this year's local e...

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 regional representative, Green Party candidate, Jerome Thomas, is currently a councillor for Clifton; whil...

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 visited a Barratt Homes development site in Great Oldbury, Gloucestershire (Jonathan Buckmaster/Daily ...

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, and all Conservative candidates'.  Mr Bowles is the first metro mayor for the West of England Combi...

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, said: “I have neither seen nor heard anything that suggests the consideration of these specific pote...