Chris McEvoy

Liveable Neighbourhoods are a hot topic in Bristol. I have produced a news report that brings together the mainstream media reports that you can see on Google News, and the community generated news that you will not see on Google News. You can find my "Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood News&

On 15/08/2025 Bristol City Council published a post on X: Suzanne Audrey responded to this post with: This comment refers to the Engagement Report (May 2025) which includes analysis of the responses received about the SBLN. This analysis includes some information about the 6,081 responses to the

Since the "Bristol Pound" disappeared in 2020, we have not had a local unit of currency in Bristol. I am proposing a new unit of currency for our city. A "Bristol Beacon" represents £132 million pounds. This value is based on the estimated cost of the

I have been looking at information related to Bristol City Council and legal actions they have been involved in. I have now added a new set of reports to Bristol Uncovered (look for "The Law" button) to see the three new reports. Local Government Ombudsman Decisions This report

A recent news report on Bristol Live by one of our Local Democracy Reporters Alex Seabrook, covered the Audit Committee Meeting held on 28 Jul 2025 where Freedom of Information was discussed: Last year the Information Commissioner’s Office ordered Bristol City Council to get better at responding to freedom

There have been 2,830 Applications for Taxi Licences in Bristol between January 2023 and July 2025. Of these 46% (1,290) are Renewals and 54% (1,540) are New Applications. Of the 1,540 New Applications made in since January 2023 94% (1,445) are still "In Progress&