Statement from the Leader of Bristol Labour @tomrenhard.bsky.social on the Green Party's "Zionism is Racism" policy
"As we celebrate Black History Month, we must also look forward. Progress has been made, but challenges remain." To mark Black History Month, Councillor Carole Johnson has written about celebrating the past and building for the future. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'I encourage young Black people to recognise the value of their experiences and voices'
Carole Johnson writes about the significance of celebrating Black History Month
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💷 Bristol is as expensive to live in as London. Council staff in the capital receive the 'London Weighting' - a cost-of-living uplift on their paycheque. Bristolians don't. 🌹 We’re backing @unison.org.uk's campaign for a Bristol Weighting. 👇 www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Petition to introduce 'Bristol weighting' for council staff discussed
A petition to introduce the concept has received more than 1,500 signatures
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🌹 The Labour Government is introducing new vocational GCSEs for practical skills in subjects like construction and child development - giving young people more opportunities to develop their skills and reach their potential. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New vocational GCSE subjects to be introduced in schools
New GCSE subjects could include child development and building and construction as vocational courses are being introduced.
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🚸 Families in Bristol are saving £34.5 million a year thanks to Labour’s rollout of 30hrs free childcare to 9months - 2 year olds. Labour is working hard to give families breathing space. 🌹 We’ve ended the two child limit, expanded free school meals, and brought in new breakfast clubs.
🎥 The Bottleyard Studios - Bristol’s publicly-owned film studios - continues to go from strength to strength. We’re proud to have stopped the Greens’ attempt to privatise it 👇 www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
£6m bid to expand film and TV studios behind hit show Rivals
The Bottle Yard Studios was also home to The Outlaws
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🆕 Another u-turn from the Green-led Council. This time, on their attempt to individually charge van dwellers Council Tax - even though the water on a Council van dweller site wasn't safe to drink. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Refunds amid Bristol's U-turn on van-dwellers' tax
People living in vans on "meanwhile sites" in Bristol will have their council tax payments refunded.
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Are you, or someone you know, looking for work or career progression? Don’t miss Our City, Your Jobs, a free recruitment event. Tuesday 20 October, 3pm – 6.30pm at City Hall. Secure your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-city-y...
Our City, Your Jobs
Join 30 leading Bristol employers at the return of Our City, Your Jobs recruitment event at City Hall.
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Everyone should feel safe and welcome in Bristol's parks. We've been pushing for upgrades to parks, with a particular focus on making them safer for women and girls. We're pleased to see the Council's progressing our plans. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Safety upgrades to make Bristol parks safer for women and girls
Last year Labour said many people found walking through a park in the dark too daunting
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📽️ Redfield Cinema will soon be gutted and turned into flats. The historic, art deco building deserves so much better. 🖊️ Fabian Breckels, Labour Councillor for St George Troopers Hill for Bristol24/7 www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'We have lost a former cinema but there is still no better time to push for community ownership'
Fabian Breckels laments the demise of a former cinema but says all is not lost
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🆕 Cancelling a subscription should be just as easy as setting one up. 🌹 The Labour Government is cracking down on subscription traps and dodgy deals 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Subscriptions you can’t easily cancel, sales that aren’t sales – I’ll end the rip-offs that British people hate | Andy Burnham
These everyday hassles are small, but they add up – especially in a cost of living crisis. That’s why my government will tackle them head-on, says UK prime minister Andy Burnham
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🌹 Young people in Bristol should not be priced out of education, employment or training. That is why Labour is making transport more affordable for 16 to 18-year-olds
👷 From today, Britain will value the hard hat every bit as much as the graduation cap. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14, Burnham says
The government wants pupils to take courses like AI and manufacturing which are linked to local jobs.
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⚡️ In case you missed it: Labour is cutting your energy bill - putting money back in your pocket 👇 www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
What do Burnham's VAT cuts mean for Bristol?
Households across the area could save thousands of pounds after the cuts are implemented in October
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🚆 Work is well underway on reopening the Portishead Railway line - 60 years after it was axed. The line will connect Bristol to Portishead and Pill, creating an estimated £43 million of economic growth each year. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Work begins on train track between Portishead and Bristol
The line will connect to two new stations near the city
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🌹 Bristol deserves mass transit. Labour can deliver it. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Prime Minister WILL fund Bristol and Bath mass transit system
"A city like Bristol should have a mass transit system"
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🏚️ Too many of the country's pubs, clubs, and venues have disappeared, replaced by boarded up windows and 'For Sale' signs 🌹 This Labour Government won't stand by while that happens - Prime Minister Andy Burnham is introducing a 20% cut to their business rates www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Business rates to be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and music venues in England
Burnham says relief for vape shops and other ‘non-positive’ businesses to be reviewed as part of £100m plan to fund cut
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🆕 Andy Burnham is cutting your bus fare 👇 💸 From January, all bus fares will be capped at £2. And this summer, @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social‘s 'Kids Go Free' scheme means under-16s across the West Country can travel by bus for free throughout the school holidays www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Burnham announces bus fares across England to be capped at £2
Measure to cost more than £500m, with money allocated to allow devolved nations to do the same
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🆕 On his first day as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has cut your energy bills - putting more money in your pocket. 👇 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living move
Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says reduction will be funded by cancelling digital ID scheme
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🚴 A £15m new Cycling Centre is coming to Lawrence Weston, providing a modern facility where give children and vulnerable adults to learn how to cycle. 💰 We've secured free access, or heavily-discounted tickets, for local people. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Free access or discounts for locals near new cycling centre
It comes after opponents criticised making locals pay when the site received planning permission
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🏃 Hours before councillors were set to have a debate on the future of Whitchurch Athletics Track, the Green-led administration formally decided to sell the site. 👎 This is yet another behind-closed-doors, undemocratic decision: the Council needs to do better. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Apology over 'deeply unfair’ timing of decision dooming athletics track
Shortly before a debate on saving the running track, a decision had already signed off its future
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🚮 Have your bins not been collected? Let us know: Labour Councillors are on the case. www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Bins overflowing as collections missed due to heat
The rubbish is 'attracting vermin'
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🚌 The UK's few remaining publicly-owned bus companies are some of Britain's best. Bristol should have one too. Councillor Tim Rippington writes for Bristol24/7 👇 www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'A council-owned bus company would provide the efficient service Bristol deserves'
Tim Rippington says a Bristol bus company running services under the WECA umbrella would be possible and cheaper than using a private company
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🥣 Labour’s free breakfast clubs make a huge difference to Bristol families - children get a great start to the day while parents get more freedom and flexibility and help with the cost of living too. That’s the kind of change Labour was elected to deliver.
📈 The Bottleyard Studios, Bristol's publicly-owned film studios, continue to go from strength to strength ✊ We're proud to have successfully fought back against the Green-led Council's attempt to privatise it www.bristol247.com/business/new...
Netflix series producer launches TV production company in Bristol
The new production company joins a host of creative tenants at The Bottle Yard Studios
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🌹 £20m for Hartcliffe, courtesy of the Labour Government 👇 www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
New £20m for Bristol area welcomed
A board of local people will choose how to spend the funding over the next ten years
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🆕 Free bus travel and cheaper theme park, zoo, and museum tickets for kids this summer 💷 While the war in Iran pushes up prices, Labour is protecting households from rising costs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cheaper theme park tickets and children's meals as VAT to be cut for some attractions this summer
Chancellor Rachel Reeves made a series of announcements aimed at relieving cost-of-living pressures.
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Politicians should do what they promise. Bristol Green Party need to return Eagle House to the community. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mission to help kids in one of UK's most deprived postcodes
The Green Party previously promised to reopen Eagle House as a youth centre, but it is now empty while options are considered.
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International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia & Transphobia reminds us all the importance of being an LGBT+ ally. That is why the previous Labour administration set up the Bristol Hate Crime Discrimination services, a partnership of organisations to support those who have faced discrimination 🧵
🆕 Free bus travel for under 16s every school holiday until 2029 🚌 Kids Go Free has provided over 1.4 million free journeys in its first year, benefitting deprived communities the most 🌹 The difference a Labour Mayor makes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol, Weston and Bath's kids go free holiday bus travel extended
Research suggests the scheme has had the biggest impact for those living in the poorest areas.
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