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Chris McEvoy

Committee Public Forum - Does it work well?

Committee Public Forum - Does it work well?

Bristol City Council wants to increase public engagement so that our views can be represented and heard at committee meetings. One of the mechanisms for public engagement is the "Public Forum" section of the meeting (usually 30 minutes) where member of the public can ask questions and make

Asbestos Dumping Update

A few weeks ago I reported on the data related to asbestos fly tipping. The problem of asbestos fly-tipping not being dealt with in a timely manner was raised by Councillor Tim Kent. He talked about suspected asbestos fly-tipping being reported to Bristol City Council but not being dealt with

Bristol Uncovered is one month old

Bristol Uncovered is one month old

I publicly launched Bristol Uncovered just one month ago, and I thought I would give you an update on how it is going. I told all of our Councillors about the site, with this message: Why? Residents need to have a more a constructive relationship with their Councillors, and we

Danger - Asbestos Alert

Danger - Asbestos Alert

A story was published in Bristol Live on 21/03/2025: Hazardous waste left dumped on Bristol pavement because it was 'too dangerous to clear up' A councillor (Tim Kent) has reported his own council to the Health & Safety Executive for breaching public safety laws. I decided

Bedminster is the HMO Capital of Bristol

Bedminster is the HMO Capital of Bristol

According to Bristol City Council: A 10% threshold of HMOs in a neighborhood is considered a "tipping point" where negative impacts on residential amenity and community cohesion are likely. See HMO Density Evidence Paper I have written about my efforts to get hold of Property License data, and

HMO Data - Where is it?

HMO Data - Where is it?

Bristol Uncovered uses a lot of data to provide insights into life in Bristol, but I can only provide these insights if the data is available in a form that can be easily accessed. Providing data about the House of Multiple Occupancy (HMO) position in Bristol will allow us to

Trashman, Crusher and Sorting Sid

Trashman, Crusher and Sorting Sid

These aren't nicknames for Councillors, but are inspiration for encouraging engagement with Bristol citizens. I maintain a list of Bristol City Council videos on BU. Most of the videos are of Council Meetings, but today a new video appeared that was a bit different. A van seized by