Chris McEvoy

I have already published an article about the increased reporting of fly tipping in Bristol. Which described how the opening hours change at recycling centres from 7 days a week to 5 days a week meant that we had lost 30% of the available slots. This article uses utilisation data

The Draft Statement of Accounts for Bristol City Council, for the year ended 31 March 2025 have been published. Bad News * New homes built down by 10% (from 1,599 to 1,433) * Affordable homes built down by 11.9% (from 607 to 535) * Households in temporary accommodation increase by

New population projections have been published for Bristol. Highest Core City Increase (apart from Manchester) The population in Bristol is projected to increase from 478,600 people in 2022 to 526,600 people in 2032. TThe biggest factor in this population change is net international migration, which will increase the

The best data analysis tool provided by Bristol City Council is the Ward Profile Tool which compares data across the 34 wards in Bristol. It mainly uses Census Data, but does use some other data sources as well. This article will provide some insights into the Southville Ward when compared

Avon Fire and Rescue have just published their incident data for May 2025. Attended incidents have increased every month in 2025, with 580 in May. Here are some charts for May 2025 incidents. You can see all the reports on BU Reports (look for "Fire and Rescue" button

Helen has just published an article "The Pointlessness of Planters" where the poor state of the Planters in the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood is documented. I decided to look at the state of Planters across Bristol by looking at FixMyStreet Reports. Planter Reports on FixMyStreet The number of