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Chris McEvoy

WECA Winners - Labour, Liberal Democrats and Reform

Helen Godwin (Labour) has won the contest for the West of England Combined Authority. WECA is made of of three regions: Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire. The winners in each region was: Bristol - Labour, BANES - Liberal Democrats, South Glos - Reform Here are the

Clifton Down is the Airbnb Capital of Bristol

Airbnb Density If you look at the percentage of properties in each Ward where entire properties are let on Airbnb you find that Clifton Down has the highest density at 2.33% (149 of 6,383 properties). This map shows the Airbnb properties in Clifton Down. Central Ward has the

Taxis to School Cost £6.4M in 2024

Taxis to School Cost £6.4M in 2024

Bristol City Council publish their "Spending over £500" data on a monthly basis. This is a bunch of spreadsheets that anyone can download and analyse, but I don't think many people do. I have processed all the data from Jan 2020 to Jan 2025 and have

Council Tax Rises Explained (properly)

Council Tax Rises Explained (properly)

Do you understand your council tax increase for this year? I read my bill and looked at the information on the council web site, but couldn't work out the details of which elements had changed and by how much. Increases were described in money terms or as percentage

"This Fix My Street enquiry has been automatically closed." Is it because of Nesting Birds or No Budget?

"This Fix My Street enquiry has been automatically closed." Is it because of Nesting Birds or No Budget?

On 3rd April 2025 Bristol 24/7 reported that "Problems persist on Fix My Street", where they stated: Residents who have filed legitimate concerns such as dumped mattresses, broken glass, dog mess and bags of rubbish strewn in streets and outside parks, have had their cases closed, but

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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