Bristol City Council have proudly announced the installation of new bee-friendly bus stops across the city, less than six months after a similar installation by volunteers was torn down. Continue reading Campaigners sidelined by council bee garden plans
Four years after declaring a climate emergency, Bristol council’s commitment to climate action was questioned by campaigners and an ironic birthday cake. Continue reading Council mocked over climate inaction
A petition will be launched this weekend calling on Bristol City Council to cut ties with a twinned Chinese city. Continue reading Cut ties with China demand Bristol’s Hong Kongers
Protesters gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday (October 18) to raise concerns about the upcoming Clean Air Zone, which they say will disproportionately affect disabled people. Continue reading Make clean air fair, demand activists
Less than 48 hours after being installed a bee-friendly garden has been removed by corporate advertising company Clear Channel. Continue reading Activists’ dismay as bee garden removed after just two days
In November 2018 Bristol City Council made history as the first UK local authority to declare a climate emergency. Over three years later, with flagship projects like the Clean Air Zone and City Leap delayed, some are questioning whether the council is walking the walk. Leading the criticisms are XR Bristol. Their new campaign, Greenwash-free Bristol, targets the council and businesses who the group accuse … Continue reading XR Demand Climate Action From Council
Campaigners say cuts to adult social care funding will have “devastating consequences” for disabled people in Bristol as they protest outside City Hall. Protesters from community group Bristol Reclaiming Independent Living (BRIL) gathered outside City Hall from 1pm this afternoon (Wednesday, March 3) ahead of the full council vote on this year’s budget, which includes £11mn of cuts to adult social care provision in addition … Continue reading City Hall Protest Against Cuts to Adult Social Care
As councillors exchanged political blows inside City Hall over this year’s budget, trade unions gathered outside the building to protest the proposed cuts to services and union support. The budget proposed by the Labour administration, and voted on today (Tuesday, February 15) attempts to balance the budget by cutting £19.5mn from services across the council. Areas set to see cuts include 30-minute free parking, South … Continue reading Trade Unions Protest Cuts in Council Budget
Bristol Sex Workers’ Collective led a march through central Bristol tonight (December 17) in a protest to end violence and stigmatisation targeted at sex workers. The protest started as a vigil on College Green with speeches from 6.00pm to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Sex Workers. At 6.30, the crowd of around 50 people set off on a short march … Continue reading March to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Campaigners face a last minute scramble to safeguard 74 mature trees on Baltic Wharf, land on which Bristol City Council plans to build luxury flats. Community group Save Baltic Wharf Trees have a deadline of Wednesday (December 22) to gather 3,500 signatures on their petition, which they say is not only about the trees, but is about council decision-making and ‘the future of Bristol.’ We … Continue reading Last Minute Race to Save the Baltic Wharf Trees
