Chris McEvoy

There have been recent changes at "Bristol Live" which impacts how local people access the stories on Bristol Live, so I thought it would be a good time to look at our local "newspapers". I have analysed the 400 news stories published since 1st May 2026

Looking at Companies in Bristol can give us some insight into the shape of economic activity in Bristol. A Company is classified as being in Bristol if the registered address is in a Bristol Ward. So far in 2026 (Jan to 15 May 2026) there have been 1,644 new

I never knew that for the last 25 years Bristol has been twinned with Guangzhou in China. I only realised this when I saw that the Lord Mayor's Diary included this entry for 18/03/2026 Visit to Guangzhou, China 25th anniversary of Bristols twinning with Guangzhou. Four-

The information in this article it taken from electoralcalculus.co.uk which uses data to predict the outcomes of the next general election. The recent elections in the UK showed the major gains made by Reform, and the support for Conservatives and Labour dropping dramatically Looking at the predictions for

In March 2026 there were 2,069 reports of "Violence and Sexual offences" crimes in Bristol. This is the highest number since I started collecting this data in June 2023. This category of crime consistently has the highest number of reports. Violence and sexual offences: Includes offences against

Bristol City Council have responded to challenges about the evidence for "rat run" problems in Southville by publishing a lot of the data that they say backs up their claims that there are problems with motorists using Southville side streets as "rat runs". * Independent Analysis of