Posted in Bristol City Council, Education, MPs, tagged Barbara Janke, Bristol City Council, Dawn Primarolo, Education, Liberal Democrats on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Bristol City Council’s Lib Dem leader Barbara Janke has said sorry for not making clear in an approach to the Government that the shortage of primary school places is affecting the whole of the city.
The apology came in response to a complaint from Labour MP Dawn Primarolo, who accused Mrs Janke of ignoring the problems in south Bristol
Posted in Bristol City Council, tagged Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Cuts, Liberal Democrats on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
A BRISTOL city council project that was supposed to save £2.5 million by selling off its office buildings has been condemned as “inadequate and flawed”.
The authority had hoped to cut the number of buildings it uses from 52 to 17 by 2014/15, as part of the four-year, £70-million savings plan.
Posted in Bristol City Council, Cuts, tagged Bristol, Bristol and District Anti Cuts Alliance, Bristol City Council, Cuts, Liberal Democrats on September 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
More than 100 people turned out to protest against cuts being made by Bristol City Council to a range of services.
A number of groups took part in the gathering outside the Council House ahead of the authority’s monthly meeting on Tuesday night.
Posted in Bendy bus, Bristol City Council, Rapid Transit, tagged Barbara Janke, Bendy Bus, Bristol City Council, Bus Rapid Transit, Liberal Democrats on September 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Rachel Gardner / r.gardner@bepp.co.uk
Bristol’s Labour and Tory groups have told council leaders they do not approve of plans for new taxes on city businesses to fund its controversial bendy-bus scheme.
Both groups submitted statements to the ruling Liberal Democrat cabinet voicing their disapproval of plans to use the new taxes on businesses to help meet a £42-million shortfall in the scheme.
Posted in Bristol City Council, tagged Barbara Janke, Bristol, Bristol City Council, Bristol Politics, Bristolpolitics, Evening Post, Harbourside, Liberal Democrats, Otters, Phil Quinn, Sam Rkaina on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Sam Rkaina, Local Government Reporter / s.rkaina@bepp.co.uk
THERE are plenty of people who move from the countryside to the big city – now it would seem otters are following the trend.
Wildlife experts believe Bristol is the largest city to be home to the semi-aquatic mammals after a bevy was discovered living at Harbourside.
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 MPs, tagged Bristol, Bristol Politics, Bristolpolitics, Evening Post, Liberal Democrats, MPs, MPs expenses, Steve Webb on August 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
By John Houseman
THE pension scheme for members of Parliament is too generous, a Bristol MP claims.
Pensions Minister Steve Webb believes members of parliament should be forced to pay higher contributions.
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, 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.
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