The mayor of Bristol has reflected on what the city council has achieved this year in his annual State of the City Address. While the city still faces huge challenges, from the climate to inflation, Marvin Rees said a lot of action had been “delivered” over the past 12 months.
In the first State of the City Address since the referendum in May, when Bristol voted to scrap the mayoral model, Mr Rees laid out a challenge for the city’s politicians to work together and “continue the momentum” he says his administration had begun to build in recent years.
In his speech, Mr Rees spoke about the cost of living crisis, how inflation is impacting council budgets, and the work Bristol has already done to help those hit the hardest by rising costs. He also listed recent achievements, like securing £95 million from the government for a major regeneration project around Temple Meads train station, as well as building hundreds of new homes across Bristol, improving parks and installing new district heat networks.
