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Labour-run Council introduces Bristol’s first ‘School Streets’

A School Streets pilot scheme has been launched at two Bristol primary schools. Wansdyke Primary School in Whitchurch and St Peter’s C of E Primary School in Bishopsworth are the first two schools to take part in the Bristol School Streets pilot scheme. School Streets aims to make roads directly outside…

Community projects secure grant funding

Labour-run Bristol City Council has awarded grants to community projects which aim to empower citizens who experience the greatest exclusion and inequality. 19 organisations were successful in winning a grant from the Bristol Impact Fund (BIF). Applicants that were successful this year include projects that; aim to tackle knife crime,…

First of its kind new children’s home opens in Bristol

The first of eight new, smaller children’s homes planned for this and future years has opened in one of Bristol’s popular residential areas. Frome House, owned and managed by Bristol City Council, has a family-home feel and layout, and has been designed specifically for children in care. The two children,…

Community library projects set up thanks to new council funding

Thirty new community projects will be set up in libraries across the city in 2020 after benefitting from funding from Labour-run Bristol City Council. The Library Innovation Fund was set up to enable communities to develop new and exciting ideas for their local library. The new projects include a variety…

Care home in Bristol uses pioneering dementia technology to train staff

Bristol City Council is funding the training of over 30 staff using virtual technology which replicates the experience of living with dementia. Redfield Lodge is one of a handful of care homes in Bristol to use the dementia simulator, which gives staff an insight into what life is like for…

New funding announced to help communities improve their local library

Bristol Libraries have launched a new fund to help community groups develop innovative ideas for their local library. The Library Innovation Fund will see just over £100,000 split between the city’s 27 libraries. The fund will enable communities to lead on putting the ideas they have about their local library…

Great Western Cities partnership launched

The potential for a new economic powerhouse for the UK was unveiled last week, with a new report setting out recommendations to supercharge the economy in the west of Britain. The Powerhouse for the West report, commissioned by the Great Western Cities partnership of Labour-run Bristol City Council, Cardiff Council…

Climate Action Commitment

The Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has presented an action plan in response to the threat of climate change at July’s Full Council. Mayor Rees has reiterated his commitment to addressing the global climate emergency by setting a new Bristol City Council target to be carbon neutral for its own…

“Co-operative values are at the heart of the council”

The article below, from Cllr Tom Brook (Convenor of Bristol’s Co-op councillors), first appeared in Bristol 24/7: Poverty, inequality, disenfranchisement, disempowerment, immigration, demographic changes, climate change. Issues you’ll hear about across the country, and indeed the world. Just ask any of the city leaders we hosted in Bristol last year…

Bristol hosts event to mark Refugee Week with International Organisation for Migration

Cities are at the forefront in managing the benefits and the challenges migration and inclusion can bring. In Bristol, one of the UK’s most diverse cities, nearly 200 migrant, refugee and local community members shared their own experiences and perspectives in an event marking the UK’s national Refugee Week. The…