Labour Bristol

Residents voice objections amid growing anger at 'illegal' gym It has been open without permission since July

🏋️ A new gym opened in Frome Vale without planning permission, blasting music from dawn till dusk. Neighbours have had enough

🌹 While the Green-led council refuses to act, local Labour councillor Louis Martin is standing up for his residents

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Calls to stop resident parking zones expansion across Bristol Drivers in several neighbourhoods will soon have to pay for a permit to park near their home

💰 The Green-led council is spending £5m of Clean Air Zone fines on new Residents' Parking Zones. It'd be better spent on new buses, filling potholes, and road safety improvements.

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Thousands sign petition calling for rethink on major traffic scheme Campaigners are 'urging decision-makers to listen to the community now, not after the consultation has ended'

🙅 The South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood should be debated this week. However, the Greens have undemocratically blocked the petitioners from being heard

📣 Everyone deserves to have their say, whether the Greens agree with them or not

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A letter from Cllr Renhard and Cllr Rippington, outlining that a petition concerning the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood that meets the council's requirements for a debate has been blocked from coming to the next Transport Committee meeting.

🆕 The Green-led council is blocking a petition from local residents which raises concerns about the proposed roadblocks in Southville

👇 Read our letter to Ed Plowden, Bristol Green Party Transport Chief

📣 Residents deserve to be heard

Temple Quarter Community Fund The Temple Quarter Community Fund is designed to make sure local people and community organisations can benefit from change happening in their area. Grants of up to £5,000 (Tier 1) and up to £1,000…

✅ We're proud to have helped deliver Temple Quarter - one of Europe's biggest brownfield regeneration projects

💸 Find out more about its Community Fund - grants to support community organisations and projects in and around Temple Quarter

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📢 Residents and local businesses have told the Green-led council its plans for a 'traffic filter' on Dovercourt Road will have a negative impact

👂 The Green Party needs to listen and respond to concerns

Government minister tells Hartcliffe 'you decide' how to spend £20m "It's over to you - Government has never done this before"

💸 The Labour Government is giving Hartcliffe £20m - the local community will decide how it's spent

📈 After years of neglect under the Tories, Labour is investing in the areas that need it most

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📣 The East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood scheme needs to change. Read our full statement

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'Bring these cowardly thugs to justice' says Labour after hate crimes "Bristol is, and always will be, a proud, diverse place where all our communities stand with each other"

We will never tolerate racism in our city. Bristol belongs to everyone who calls it home.

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In the past few weeks, Bristol has seen a nine-year-old racially abused and shot with an air rifle in Brentry, a racist attack on two men in Lawrence Hill, and Islamophobic graffiti on a bus stop in Bedminster. These attacks on members of Bristol’s communities are abhorrent and need to end. The cowardly actions of a small number of racists are leaving our neighbours anxious in their own city. Every one of the thugs behind these incidents needs to be brought to justice. Bristol is, and always will be, a proud, diverse place where all our communities stand with each other. We will call out the appalling actions of the few in our city who seek to cause division and harm. Racism will never be tolerated.

📣 Our statement on recent racist attacks in Bristol

Brabazon to play key role in government's plans for new towns A part of the development in north Bristol is now included in the list of new towns

Labour's backing the builders, not the blockers.

🏘️ 6,500 new homes
👷 30,000 new jobs
🎶 20,000 capacity arena
🏫 Three new schools
🧪 Laboratories and advanced manufacturing facilities
🌲 The largest park to be built in the South West for 50 years

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🛴 Following our campaign for better night-time transport, Dott e-scooters and e-bikes will be available for use 24/7 from Wednesday 1 October

🚌 This comes alongside the new night bus services - giving Bristolians travel options around the clock

The flag of Palestine outside of City Hall, Bristol. Photo credit: Bristol City Council

We welcome the Government's decision to recognise the State of Palestine - an inalienable right of the Palestinian people and a vital step towards achieving a two-state solution

Bristol City Council is marking the occasion by flying the flag of Palestine outside of City Hall

St Nick’s Market has been home to traders since 1743. It is a historic asset, a destination for tourists, and offers a vibrant array of independent shops. During our conversations with traders, they have said the fee increases will put them out of business. The council’s own report states that, if these fee increases go ahead, ‘the council risks higher vacancy levels at the market, leading to financial losses from reduction in licence fee revenue.’ Labour councillors cannot support these outrageous fee increases in their current form. Clearly, it is time for the council to go back to the drawing board. The council would be better off by exploring opportunities to expand the market’s opening hours, in partnership with the independent traders that make the market what it is today.

📣 The Green / Lib Dem administration’s fee hike for St Nicks market is unaffordable for the traders. Time to go back to the drawing board

We're backing Bristol's Bus Drivers First Group made £204.3m in profit last year. Shareholder dividends were up by 45%. Yet, bus drivers have been forced to take industrial action to get the pay rise they deserve. The main sticking point in negotiations is First Group’s refusal to back date their drivers’ pay rise in full. Backdating it would cost around 0.15% of First Groups’s yearly profits. Doing so is clearly affordable and reasonable. Without our bus drivers, Bristol would grind to a halt. These strikes are causing severe disruption to Bristol’s workers. Senior management need to get back to the negotiating table with Unite and give our bus drivers the wages they have earned.

🤝 Pay Bristol’s bus drivers what they deserve

📣 Our statement

‘Illegal’ gym causing despair for residents The "premium gym for the community" has been accused of operating without planning permission

🎚️ A gym has opened in Fishponds. It's disturbing local residents by playing loud music from 'dawn until dusk' - even though its planning application was refused

👎 No enforcement action from the Green-led council. It needs to get its act together

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Bullying and harassment in the workplace is unacceptable. Demanding the names of councillors who don’t want to listen to gender critical people is an example of this.

Thank you to my Labour colleagues and those from other parties who are prepared to make trans people feel safe in this city.
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🚸 30 free hours childcare for working parents in Bristol
🥣 Free breakfast clubs
🥪 Increased access to free school meals

✅ Labour is delivering for families in Bristol. Change has begun.

Bristol fire engines and kit delivered to Ukraine A fire and rescue service delivers two fire engines and lifesaving equipment directly to Ukraine.

After more than three years of Russian attacks, Odesa urgently needs new emergency vehicles

Thanks to Avon Fire and Rescue Service and the tireless efforts of Labour councillor Paul Goggin, two fire engines are being donated to support the Ukrainian city

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New lift could finally provide step-free access for station Network Rail have submitted plans to Bristol City Council for the project

🚆 Thanks to Labour Mayor of the West of England, Helen Godwin, Lawrence Hill station is (finally) getting step-free access.

🌹 Very welcome news - we've been pushing for this for years.

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We are proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant because we recognise the value of our veterans, and all our serving personnel and their families. 🇬🇧

Today we join our Indian friends in the Indian community by celebrating India Independence Day.

We are proud to stand together in honouring the heritage, history, and contributions of our Indian community 🇮🇳

A newspaper column is pictured from Keir Starmer. Its headline and introduction read: "We're working together to make a difference; The Prime Minister on West of England Mayor Helen Godwin's first 100 days in the role", alongside a photo of Keir and Helen at a school in Bath.

Keir Starmer: "Now she’s your Mayor, Helen is working alongside us in the fight to make sure people have the opportunities they deserve."

The Prime Minister in the Bath Chronicle, Bristol Post & Western Daily Press on investing in the West, Kids Go Free, and more: tinyurl.com/KeirStarmerHelenGodwin

Today we join our Pakistani friends, neighbours, and colleagues in celebrating Pakistan Independence Day.

Bristol’s strength lies in its diversity, and we’re proud to stand together in honouring the culture, history, and contributions of our Pakistani community 🇵🇰

Acting union calls for 'assurances' over studio's future The Bottleyard's future remains uncertain after the council was unable to secure a deal.

🤑 The Green Party councillors running Bristol City Council want to privatise the Bottleyard Studios - our award-winning, publicly owned film studios.

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'Solidarity' sees convoy of Bristol fire engines sent to Ukraine Avon Fire and Rescue Service volunteers will deliver emergency equipment to Ukraine later this year.

🆕 Odesa, Ukraine, requested emergency equipment. Bristol will provide it

🌹 Labour Councillor Paul Goggin, Chair of the Avon Fire Authority, has arranged for two surplus fire engines be sent to Odesa

🇺🇦 Bristol stands with Ukraine

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📣 NEW: More night bus routes are coming to Bristol

🚌 Over 116,000 people work in our night time economy - they deserve to be able to get home safely

✅ We're pleased to deliver on our campaign

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Today we celebrate 62 years of Jamaican Independence. 🇯🇲

From Windrush to this day, we honour the rich legacy of Bristol’s Jamaican community, whose culture, spirit, and strength continue to shape our city every day.

Excitement in 'forgotten' Bristol area as Government millions arrive Residents feel "left behind" but say their neighbourhood has "so much potential"

🏗️ Fantastic to see the regeneration of Filwood Broadway continue at pace

✅ New community and commercial space, public realm improvements, and council housing - 50% of which will be reserved for members of the Knowle West and Inns Court community

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