Controversial plans to relocate Bristol’s Central Library from its historic home have now been scrapped after a public outcry. Labour said the plans would be dropped after speaking with residents in the ward where the library is located, which is facing a by-election next month.
Plans to relocate the Library from its Grade-I listed home on College Green were revealed in November by Bristol City Council as part of a wide raft of budget cuts. The council is facing a giant hole in its budget due to inflation and a lack of funding from the central government.
But the plans were met with strong opposition from across the political spectrum, and appear to now have been dropped from next year’s budget. Liberal Democrats and Greens claimed the move was due to the upcoming by-election in Hotwells and Harbourside, on February 2.
