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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

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)

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?

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

100 Subscribers

I have just reached the milestone of having 100 subscribers. Thanks to you all and I hope you are finding the content interesting.

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

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

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

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?

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

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

The Bristol Poonami

Trigger Warning: This article contains descriptions and images of "poo" (and an Estate Agency). Please do not proceed any further if you are disturbed by "poo" (or Estate Agents).Educational Information: The word "poo," meaning faeces, is of uncertain origin, but likely developed as

Shhhhhh, you can't say that!

Running a site where people can discuss or comment on topics of interest is about to become a lot more risky, because of the Online Safety Act, which has been introduced to "protect children and adults online. It puts a range of new duties on social media companies and