DARK SECRETS: Bristol city council - The Real Truth

Putting flags on public lampposts could land you in jail

Councillor says flag removals are becoming a ‘cat-and-mouse situation’

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Bristol spends £9.7m on 400m walkway, up from £2.5m plan, to link Temple Meads to £500m campus

Bristol City Council spent £9.7 million on a 400-metre floating Harbour Walkway, initially estimated at £2.5 million and designed to connect Temple Meads station to a planned music arena. The arena was later moved to Filton. The walkway now connects the station’s new eastern entrance with the University of Bristol’s…

The Times of India · Sep 18

‘I was fined more than 120 times after criminals cloned my number plate’

Heather Caddick received up to 12 penalty notices a day for driving in bus lanes, speeding offences and unpaid clean air zone charges for her Saab

The Independent UK · Jul 11

Who are Green Party leaders Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay?

The Green Party was the first national green party in Europe

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024

Family loses battle to keep LGBTQ+ rainbow canopy on iconic Bristol skyline

A compromise for the rainbow design on one of Bristol’s most iconic views has been dismissed by local council officers – and now it will be removed

The Independent UK · May 24, 2024

Evacuated residents of tower block in Bristol won’t return for at least ‘two to three weeks’

The building must undergo ‘complex and intrusive’ survey work before they are able to safely return

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023

Family ordered to remove LGBT+ rainbow canopy on historic Bristol view

Exclusive: Bristol City Council rules canopy doing more harm than good to iconic view

The Independent UK · Nov 19, 2023

Residents of evacuated Bristol tower block call for independent investigation

A number of residents attended a protest by the Acorn community union at City Hall, Bristol.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023

‘Shock and panic’ among Bristol residents evacuated from tower block

Around 400 people who live in Barton House were told to leave on Tuesday night.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

Hundreds of residents evacuated from Bristol tower block over safety fears

Surveys found there could be a 'risk to the structure' of the block

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2023