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Cllr Andrew Varney πŸ”Ά

@cllr-andrew-varney.bsky.social

Deputy Lord Mayor of Bristol, 2025 - 2026. Lib Dem Councillor, Brislington West. Promoted by the Liberal Democrats, 1 Vincent Sq. London.

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We’ve just been to the drop-in on the A4 Corridor proposals at Hungerford Road Community Centre. Come along and share your views with the team. Open until 8pm.

04.11.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The first of two Brislington drop-in events on the A4 corridor proposals is tomorrow, Tue 4 Nov, 2-8pm:

Hungerford Community Centre Hungerford Road BS4 5EX

As this project will have a major impact on Brislington, we hope as many people as possible will come along and air their views with the team.

03.11.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌺 A service will take place at the Cenotaph in Bristol on 9 November for Remembrance Sunday.

There will be road closures and diversions in the city centre, from 5am to 1pm.

More details about road closures and the service for the event can be found here:

www.bristol.gov.uk/council/coun...

03.11.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Since the 36 was introduced, passenger numbers have grown by almost 50% but there is significant capacity to fill. This special offer is designed to encourage greater usage.

03.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚌 Great news! Free travel on the 36 bus between St Anne’s and Highridge via Brislington, Knowle, Knowle West, Hengrove Park, Hartcliffe & Withywood starts today, ends 9 Nov. The bus launched in April 2025 via BCC’s CAZ funding to provide additional public transport to an underserved area.

03.11.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop Hungary’s Pride Ban – Defend LGBT+ Rights Now Police in Hungary questioned GΓ©za BuzΓ‘s-HΓ‘bel, organiser of PΓ©cs Pride, as a criminal suspect – simply for holding a Pride march. The EU must act to defend equality, freedom, and human dignity. Add yo...

Police questioned GΓ©za BuzΓ‘s-HΓ‘bel, organiser of PΓ©cs Pride, as a criminal suspect – just for holding Hungary’s only rural Pride. The EU must act now to defend equality and freedom. Sign & share! a.allout.org/s/P29lG/

30.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic showing a laughing Nigel Farage - above are the words Lib Dems defeat Farage's plan to undermine our Human Rights

Graphic showing a laughing Nigel Farage - above are the words Lib Dems defeat Farage's plan to undermine our Human Rights

Liberal Democrat MPs just defeated Nigel Farage’s Bill in Parliament to tear up people’s rights and withdraw from the ECHR.

Farage wants to do away with the Britain Churchill built and turn it into Trump's America. We won't let him.

29.10.2025 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 248    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 19
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Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning to tidy up and decorate our War Memorial in readiness for a service of remembrance on Armistice Day.

25.10.2025 20:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#StopReformUK
#VoteLibDems
#LibDems
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24.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Waiting weeks to see a doctor when you're sick, worried, or in pain should be unheard of.

The Labour government must back our emergency plan:
πŸ₯Ό A recruitment and retention drive for 8000 more GPs
πŸ₯ A dedicated fund to reopen surgeries
πŸ“± 24/7 booking via 111

22.10.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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A great evening at City Hall at a Meet the Councillors event with Lib Dem colleagues. Interesting presentations, lots of great questions in the Council Chamber, and a chance to try on the Lord Mayoral robes in the Parlour. Hopefully there were a few future councillors in the audience tonight!

24.10.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Call for β€˜Operation Bike Bait’ as just 10% of all Bristol bicycle thefts solved last year Bristol Liberal Democrats have castigated recent figures by the Home Office showing the β€œdisastrous” local police record on solving bike theft. Avon and Somerset Police solved just 10% of local cycle ...

Find out where Bristol placed amongst the top 10 areas for bike theft last year: www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

24.10.2025 13:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cllr Nicholas Coombes with his bike - "Tackling Bristol's Bike Theft epidemic"

Cllr Nicholas Coombes with his bike - "Tackling Bristol's Bike Theft epidemic"

Only 10% of bike thefts in Bristol were solved last year.

That's why we're calling for Operation Bike Bait - to tackle the bike theft epidemic once and for all.

24.10.2025 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fix Britain's Trade Liberal Democrats want to turbocharge our economy by forming a Customs Union with the EU, tearing down the trade barriers and red tape holding us back.

The @LibDems have a plan to fix our broken relationship with the EU with a new UK-EU Customs Union and eventually rejoining the Single Market.

Please help us apply pressure on a reluctant Labour government by signing and sharing our petition.

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www.libdems.org.uk/trade

22.10.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it.

Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.

22.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 679    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 12
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Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season We call on the Government to stop the shooting of hares during their peak breeding season, by establishing a legally enforceable close season for hares in England and Wales, from 1st February to 30th ...

🐰 Petition: Protect hares and their young from shooting during the breeding season petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

22.10.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tory MP criticised after demanding legally settled families be deported Katie Lam said move would make UK β€˜culturally coherent’ and that a large number of people β€˜need to go home’

Lam’s call to remove thousands of people who are in the UK legally shows just how far the Tories have moved away from the fundamental values of decency, tolerance and respect for the rule of law that the vast majority of people in our country hold dear.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

21.10.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The idea that the government's going to spend billions and billions of pounds on digital ID is such a wrong priority."

@JoshuaReynoldsSL6.bsky.social

21.10.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
Have Your Say West Check out this post on the Have Your Say West website

The A4 Bath Road consultation is now live: haveyoursaywest.co.uk

21.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A willow near Sparke Evans bridge was pollarded last week. The tree officer said an ecologist has assessed this work and no concerns were raised in relation to any potential impact on protected species and/or habitat loss. A valuable deadwood habitat has also been created nearby.

21.10.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have reported this carelessly discarded e-bike in Sparke Evans Park to DOTT and asked them to collect it.

21.10.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A4 plans go back to drawing board after outcry "We need more carrots and less sticks," says West of England mayor, Helen Godwin

The latest A4 Bath Road consultation goes live at midday today. We would urge everyone who lives near or uses the A4 to get involved:

www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

21.10.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TikTok: Protect LGBT+ users from hate Trans and queer users are facing constant harassment on TikTok – and the platform is failing to act. Sign now to demand stronger protection for LGBT+ people online.

TikTok says it bans hate – but LGBT+ users are still being harassed daily with β€œno violation found.” Sign now to demand real action to protect our community. a.allout.org/s/WeMgg/

20.10.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wishing a peaceful and very happy Diwali to all those who are celebrating across Brislington and beyond!

20.10.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We will be tidying up and decorating the Brislington War Memorial on Bath Road this Saturday 25 October. We are also hoping to organise a small Act of Remembrance on Armistice Day, Tuesday 11 November. Details to follow.

20.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Protect the South West’s vital hospice services Bristol Liberal Democrats are warning that terminally ill patients across the country are now facing cuts to vital hospice care, as they back a Liberal Democrat campaign in Parliament to save our hosp...

www.bristollibdems.org/news/article...

20.10.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our hospices have been pushed to the brink.

Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year.

Protect our hospices: sign our petition ⬇️

20.10.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New A4 Bath Road Consultation

After a year of delays, the next public consultation on the Bath Road A4 Strategic Corridor has just been announced for Tue 21 Oct.

The project will have a major impact on Brislington, we hope residents will engage in the process. The consultation ends on 2 Dec.

20.10.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join our winning team - libdems.org.uk/join

17.10.2025 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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