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What are the MMR Vaccinations? The MMR vaccine protects against 3 infections - measles, mumps and rubella. These are viral infections that can quickly spread to non-immune children and adults who have not had their vaccinations or been previously infected. The first dose of MMR is currently offered to infants

There has been a lot of coverage related to issues with the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood Scheme Consultations: Bristol Live - 16 Jun 2025 Bristol City Council officers are accused of making up a fictional community group of people with disabilities, who they claimed formed part of the consultation over controversial

In 2017 there were 3,799 Taxis in the Bristol Region (Bristol, BANES, South Glos and North Somerset). Of these Taxis 830 (22%) were Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles (WAV). In 2024 the number of Taxis had increased to 5,325 but the number of Wheelchair Accessible Vehicles had dropped to 427

Big changes are coming for Taxi Drivers in Bristol due to the National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse which was produced by Baroness Casey and published in June. Chapter 7: Taxi licensing As a key part of the nighttime economy, taxis have historically been identified as

Daryll Dulay is carrying out research about "Dog Fouling" in the UK and has submitted a number of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to gather data for this research. I have use the data provided by Bristol City Council for this article. Dog Fouling Fines (2022 to 2024)

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