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WECA have just published the "East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood: an Independent Review". Summary Independent EBLN review finds traffic reductions — but also division, unequal impacts and loss of trust. How independent is it? The Independent Review was produced by Steer Davies & Gleave Ltd. This review was commissioned by

Update: 01/09/2026 22:00 Bristol Live have published a news story where the Council said the material "was published ‘ahead of schedule’ in late August, with the finalised plan due to be published properly in September ."Update: 31/08/2026 20:00: I have been reliably

It can be difficult to visualise the large amounts of money spent by Bristol City Council, so I have calculated how many days of spending one million pounds would cover for specific items. For example, in 2025 BCC spent £36,497,535 on Pension Contributions. £36,497,535 / 365 = £99,

Last year I reported that Taxis to School Cost £6.4M in 2024 If these cost increases continue to rise then it won't be very long before we are regularly spending £1 million a month on "taxi to school" travel. Looking at the spending figures for

There is a site called Open Benches where people record information about Memorial Benches all around the world. I decided to use this data and build a report that showed the Memorial Benches in Bristol Wards. You can explore the report on BU Reports. Look for "Benches" button.

BBC Radio interviewed Ed Plowden about the SBLN Consultation results and the changes being made in response to the consultation BBC Interview with Ed Plowden0:00/697.4080271× At 03:09 you can hear Ed say this: "Let's just look at Raleigh Road, we've got

Following the successful launch of the Bristol Video Library, I decided to build a Bristol News Library. You can view the "Bristol News Library" from the homepage on "BU Reports". Click on the "Last 7 Days News" button.29/10/2026: New News Source