Christine Townsend

• News / walking

  Creating a pedestrian environment that is safe and convenient for all

  Bristol Walking Alliance is launching a revised edition of its booklet, '50 Ways to Better Walking'

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• News / st judes

  Violence plaguing city centre neighbourhood

  A councillor even claimed that a street in St Jude's is "one of the most dangerous in the country"

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• News / bedminster

  Former bank and bookies could be turned into new ‘health hub’

  Two thousand places for new dental patients could be created if plans go ahead

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• News / SEND

  Warning SEND bailout will ‘make life harder’ for disabled children

  Councillors criticised a bailout plan to rescue Bristol’s spiralling SEND budget

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• News / Education

  Primary school which closed due to lack of pupils now used by nearby primary school

  St George Primary School at the foot of Brandon Hill suffered from years of under-funding

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• News / Education

  ‘Medieval institution built on human exploitation’ has no place running schools

  "To use a well-worn phrase, 'in the name of God, go'," says Christine Townsend

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• Your say / Transport

  ‘We must prioritise School Streets where they are most needed’

  Shadow cabinet member Christine Townsend says School Streets need to serve disadvantaged areas

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• News / SEND

  Cases of parents taking council to court over SEND delays tripled in 2022

  The rapidly increasing number of tribunal appeals shows the scale of anger among parents

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