Posted in Conservatives, Liam Fox, MPs, tagged Adam Werritty, Conservatives, Liam Fox, MPs, North Somerset on October 12, 2011 |
By Heather Pickstock
North Somerset Conservative Association raised concerns with Liam Fox about his close friendship with Adam Werritty on a number of occasions over the past decade, it has been revealed.
A source close to the North Somerset Conservative Association (NSCA) said officers had raised concerns about the Defence Secretary’s relationship with Mr Werritty several times since the MP was elected to power in 1992.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Conservatives, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Conservatives, Peter Abraham, Tories on October 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The May local elections saw a raft of changes at the city council. The ruling Liberal Democrats lost their majority, Labour and the Conservatives appointed new – yet familiar – party leaders and for the first time The Green Party had more than one councillor. This week Sam Rkaina talks to all four party leaders about their ambitions for their group and the city. Today it’s Conservative Peter Abraham.
Posted in Liam Fox, MPs, tagged Adam Werritty, Bristol Politics, Conservatives, David Cameron, Liam Fox on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter
North Somerset MP Liam Fox is fighting for his political life as the row over his best man intensifies.
Prime Minister David Cameron was due to hear the results of an urgent report on Dr Fox’s dealings with Adam Werritty today.
Dr Fox is also due to appear in the House of Commons today in his role as Defence Secretary but could face a grilling from Labour politicians who smell blood.
Last night Dr Fox issued a lengthy statement accepting he had “made a mistake”, apologising to the Prime Minister but stopping short of resignation.
The leader of his local association has told the Evening Post they stand by their man.
Posted in Bendy bus, Bristol City Council, tagged Bendy Bus, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, Conservatives, Department for Transport, Evening Post, Hengrove to North Fringe, Liberal Democrats, M32, Marc Rath, Park and Ride, Politics, Tim Kent on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Marc Rath / m.rath@bepp.co.uk
AN access road could be created for an M32 park and ride – even though Bristol City Council does not know if it will ever get Government funding to build it.
The road will be created off the motorway between junctions 1 and 2 as part of the bendy bus route from Hengrove to Bristol northern fringe, if the Government awards funding to the project in December.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Buses, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Conservatives, Evening Post, Fishponds, Frome Vale, GBBN, Greater Bristol Bus Network, Lesley Alexander, Liberal Democrats, Politics, Sam Rkaina, Tim Kent on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
BRISTOL City Council has been accused of ignoring its own consultation after deciding to push ahead with a showcase bus route for Fishponds, despite ongoing objections.
Work is set to begin on the Fishponds Road route this week, as part of the £78-million Greater Bristol Bus Network project.
Posted in Bristol City Council, MPs, tagged Boris Johnson, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Bristolpolitics, Conservatives, David Cameron, Elected Mayor, Evening Post, Government, Mayor of London, MPs, Politics, Sam Rkaina, Wif waf on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
ELECTED mayors are a great idea but it should be up to the people of Bristol if they want one, according to the Prime Minister.
David Cameron said great cities needed great leaders, but stressed a referendum in 2012 would have the final say.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Conservatives, MPs, tagged Ashton Vale, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol North West, Bristol Politics, BRT, Bus Rapid Transit, Charlotte Leslie, Conservatives, David Cameron, Department for Transport, Evening Post, Lets Get Moving, Prime Minister, Sam Rkaina, Temple Meads, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
If local people want an Integrated Transport Authority for Greater Bristol the government will help them, Mr Cameron said.
The Prime Minister stopped short of openly backing the Evening Post campaign for an ITA – one body that could help bring the area’s transport network into the 21st century – during his visit to the city on Thursday.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Conservatives, MPs, tagged Aardman, Barbara Janke, Ben Moss, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Bristol Wood Recycling Project, Conservatives, David Cameron, Evening Post, Government, Greg Clark, Kian Gwan, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Local Enterprise Zones, Mark Wadhwa, MPs, Politics, Prime Minister, Royal Mail, Sam Rkaina, Temple Meads, Vinyl Factory, Wallace and Gromitt, West of England Local Enterprise Partnership on July 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
THE derelict Royal Mail site by Temple Meads is “not a good advert for Bristol”, according to the Prime Minister.
David Cameron looked around the land during a visit to the city to promote the government’s new Local Enterprise Zones.
He chose Bristol to confirm the approval of the scheme to encourage economic growth by giving businesses cheaper rates, more relaxed planning rules and fast internet connections.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Liberal Democrats, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Bristolpolitics, Conservatives, Evening Post, Jackie Bowles, Jacqueline Bowles, Jenny Smith, John Goulandris, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Local Elections, Peter Hammond, Politics, Sam Rkaina, Southmead on July 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
A LIBERAL Democrat councillor for Southmead has resigned her seat due to ill health.
Councillor Jacqueline Bowles has been suffering from cancer and feels she is no longer able to serve the residents of her ward.
Dr Bowles was elected to the council in June, 2009, taking the sear from the then Labour councillor Peter Hammond.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Conservatives, Green Party, Green Spaces, Labour, Liberal Democrats, tagged Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Conservatives, Evening Post, Gary Hopkins, Green Party, Green Spaces, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Mark Weston, Ron Stone, Sam Rkaina, Tess Green on July 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter
THE political row over Bristol City Council’s plan to sell off green spaces is threatening to erupt again after Labour proposed an alternate way of paying for the scheme.
The council’s £87-million parks and green spaces strategy was supposed to fund improvements to scores of parks across the city by selling off up to 64 other open spaces.
But it prompted a huge public backlash last year as the authority was accused of “selling off the family silver”.
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