Politics

• News / Politics

  Bristol area’s first Mayoral Development Zone is ‘ambitious vision for future’

  An MDZ is much more than just a new acronym

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• News / Brislington Meadows

  Plans refused for Brislington Meadows housing development

  Campaigners have spent years pushing for the meadows to be left alone

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• News / Politics

  Parks business licenses ‘debacle’ could be paused in extraordinary council meeting

  Labour claim that the correct constitutional process was not followed ahead of the introduction

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• News / Politics

  ‘We’re not trying to appear cosy – it’s a collegiate relationship’

  WECA mayor Helen Godwin has appointed Bristol City Council leader Tony Dyer as her deputy

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• News / Politics

  Hazelgrove supports Starmer and says Labour needs to ‘crack on’

  The MP for Filton & Bradley Stoke says Labour cannot afford to have "internal chaos"

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• News / Politics

  Yassin Mohamud becomes lord mayor of Bristol

  Green Party councillor Yassin Mohamud says the ceremonial role is "greatest privilege of my life"

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• News / Politics

  Labour mayor appoints Green as deputy

  It is unusual for regional mayors and deputy mayors to be from different parties

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• Your say / planning

  ‘Farcical scenes during planning meetings put Bristol’s economic future at risk’

  Planning committee chair Don Alexander sets out some of his frustrations

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