Politics

• News / Politics

  WECA deputy to receive healthy pay rise

  The pay rise is substantial for the 'roughly honorific title'

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• News / Politics

  Labour councillor suspended for racist comment

  Fabian Breckels said he "deeply" regrets making the comment

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• News / Transport

  Labour say negatives of East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood outweigh positives

  Tom Renhard is calling for drastic changes to take place

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• News / Politics

  Poll predicts Greens winning three MP seats in Bristol

  The party currently has one MP in our city as well as control of Bristol City Council

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• News / St Nick's Market

  St Nick’s Market rent hike paused

  A petition to pause the council's proposed rent hike was signed by more than 5,000 people

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• News / Politics

  North Somerset begins formal process to join WECA

  A bitter row dominated a recent council meeting

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• News / Politics

  WECA exit payments ‘completely shocking waste of public money’

  The excessive exit payments have been called "a public scandal"

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• Your say / Politics

  ‘Councillors walking out of the council chamber is childish, petulant and pathetic’

  Former lord mayor Steve Smith says the council chamber "is a bit of a sacred space for democracy"

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