Christine Townsend

• News / care leavers

  Long-awaited support hub for care leavers opens

  The Hub is a dedicated centre supporting care leavers as they transition into independent living

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• News / Rubbish

  Bin store becomes cause of plight for residents

  Fly tipping, dumped bags of rubbish and overflowing are a frequent site in and around the bin store

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• Art / News

  First sculpture of its kind in UK to be permanently etched in British Sign Language

  The sculpture celebrating British Sign Language and deaf culture has been unveiled at two schools

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• News / SEND

  Independent investigation to finally take place into council ‘spying’

  Former mayor Marvin Rees could be asked to take part in a future inquiry

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• Your say / SEND

  ‘Parent-carer voices should be valued, not treated with suspicion’

  Kerry Bailes says there is now nothing stopping an investigation into council 'spying' going ahead

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• News / immigration

  Council has no plans against use of hotels for asylum seekers

  Ahead of a new strategy, the council leader highlights Bristol's commitments as a City of Sanctuary

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• News / SEND

  Independent inquiry likely to look into council ‘spying’ scandal

  A previous 'fact-finding report' found "no evidence that systematic monitoring took place"

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• News / SEND

  Independent investigation could finally examine ‘spying’ allegations

  Staff at City Hall collected and shared a dossier of posts from parents critical of the organisation

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