Marvin Rees Brislington Meadows decision on housing development would cost taxpayers £15million
The land was bought by Homes England for £15million last year with the aim of building 300 homes - but mayor Marvin Rees has now said that no development should take place
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Marvin Reesâ announcement that no homes should be built on Brislington Meadows, less than a year after getting the Government to buy the land for housing, could end up costing the British taxpayer £15 million, Bristol Live can reveal.
Bristol mayoral candidate vows to oppose Covid passports and promises a lockdown free city
Robert Clarke s election pledges are rooted in controversial beliefs that run counter to accepted scientific evidence
15:45, 22 APR 2021
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A Bristol mayoral candidate has pledged to fight “tooth and nail” against the introduction of Covid passports in the city.
Bristol Mayoral election odds: Ladbrokes still has Marvin Rees as favourite but race tightens
The race is getting tighter according to bookmakers
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Bookmakers continue to have Marvin Rees as the favourite to win the Bristol Mayoral Election.
On Thursday, May 6, people across the Bristol region will be voting in up to four elections.
Conservatives pledge never to close a library in Bristol manifesto
Voters go to the polls on May 6
13:33, 21 APR 2021
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The Conservatives are promising to “never close a library” if they win control of Bristol City Council at the local elections on May 6.
More litter police, round-the-clock roadworks in certain areas to slash how long they take, fines for drivers blocking access by parking on pavements and a clampdown on roadside van dwellers, using civic powers to move them onto permanent sites, are promised in the party’s manifesto.
Conservatives pledge to never close a library in 2021 Bristol manifesto
By Adam Postans, Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
The Conservatives are promising to “never close a library” if they win control of Bristol City Council at the local elections on May 6.
More litter police, round-the-clock roadworks in certain areas to slash how long they take, fines for drivers blocking access by parking on pavements and a clampdown on roadside van dwellers, using civic powers to move them onto permanent sites, are promised in the party’s manifesto.
Other pledges in the ten-page document, called
Our Plan to Build Back Better in Bristol, include reversing Marvin Rees’ cuts to public toilets and stopping overdevelopment of key sites such as Cumberland Basin and Hengrove Park.