West of England Combined Authority

• News / Transport

  £8m ‘birthday buses’ scheme criticised as ‘gimmick’

  People across the Bristol area will soon be able to ride buses for free during their birthday month

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• News / Transport

  Plan for bus lane and banned turns changed after criticism

  A huge range of works is planned in 2023 along Wells Road

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• News / east bristol

  Rare hairless bee recorded in Bristol for first time

  The creature was spotted by volunteer on Troopers Hill

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• News / West of England

  Car use in West of England must almost halve to meet climate targets

  A new report found that 52 per cent of people in the region travelled to work by car in 2022

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• News / Politics

  Bickering and mistrust lands WECA on government watchlist

  It follows a series of bust-ups, name-calling, dysfunctional public meetings and boycotts

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• News / climate emergency

  Youth activists target airport bus again

  Saturday's protest marks the third time the group has blocked an Airport Flyer bus

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• News / Avon Needs Trees

  Work begins on West of England’s ‘biggest and most ambitious’ woodland to date

  The woodland will be the size of Winnie-the-Pooh’s Hundred Acre Wood

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• News / traffic

  ‘Bristol has been too congested for too long’

  Bristol has been ranked the second most congested urban area in the UK

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