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Bus franchising would be easier ‘if Bristol had a tram network’, says West of England mayor

Tram networks in some cities in England raise lots of revenue which is then reinvested into public transport

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Glenda Jackson's death leaves West England Mayor 'heartbroken'

Dan Norris recalled the amazing moment the Oscar-winning actress sang to him in the Houses of Parliament while they queued for lunch

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West of England mayor denies 'blowing millions' on Bristol underground study

Doubts are growing about whether the long-planned underground network will ever be built

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Bristol Underground dream may not survive after current mayor leaves office

Marvin Rees said Bristol needs a transport solution

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Mayor says £8m for birthday bus plan can’t be spent on restoring axed routes

Dan Norris said there were strict restrictions on how the cash could be spent, but these could soon be lifted

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WECA £8m free birthday bus rides slammed as 'kick in the teeth' for communities

Metro mayor says the idea is making the region the "envy of the country'"

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Paid internship scheme for West of England students from minority backgrounds returns

Financial services firm Hargreaves Lansdown and Bafta-award winning television production company Plimsoll Productions are among the organisations taking part in the programme

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Free bus travel in Bristol region if it's your birthday month

The new £8m plan is aiming to get people into the habit of catching the bus more often

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West of England Metro Mayor secures £3.6m for walking and cycling in the region

Metro Mayor Dan Norris wants to encourage more people across the West of England to walk and cycle

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Metro mayor pedals his way to £3.6 million boost for cycling and walking

The Mayor wants to make it easier and more secure to park your bike

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West of England's official representative at the Coronation is named

"Tomorrow I’ll be representing the million fantastic people of the West of England at the Coronation in London"

Bristol Post

Labour promises new home insulation scheme and subsidised buses if they win South Gloucestershire Council

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to decide which political party should run the council

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Lib Dems plan to keep car parks free and bring buses under public control if they take over South Gloucestershire Council

Voters will head to the polls on Thursday, May 4, to decide which political party should run the council

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WECA is broken and needs fixing urgently, report warns

Experts highlight "long list of fundamental flaws" in how the combined authority was set up and works today

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Plea to extend Thornbury to Yate bus service until June dismissed as ‘election bribe’

Several subsidised bus routes in the region will be withdrawn from April due to rapidly rising costs

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Flooded old coal mines to heat homes and businesses in £10m boost for climate

The West of England's green recovery fund for climate projects is expanding from £50m to £60m

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Protesters wear masks of napping politicians in demand for better bus services for Bristol region

About a dozen gathered outside a West of England Combined Authority meeting to make their demands

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‘Things will undoubtedly go wrong’ with West Link minibus services starting in April

The new demand responsive transport services are due to launch next month

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West of England mayor blames South Gloucestershire for blocking bus franchising

Calls are growing to bring the region's struggling bus network back under public control

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Bristol hospital bus cuts could impact ‘lower paid workers’

Bus services to Southmead Hospital are set to be reduced in April

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Bristol bus passengers still waiting for details new West Link minibus service

The new dial-a-ride minibus services are due to launch next month but many questions remain unanswered

Bristol Post

‘No analysis done’ on bringing buses under public control despite West of England Metro Mayor’s claims

The West of England Metro Mayor says bus franchising is "under review", but this has now been thrown into doubt

Bristol Post

Bristol rapid transit could be only £7 billion but has to go partly underground, Mayor Marvin Rees says

Leaked letter from Bristol Mayor to Metro Mayor aims to take the project forward again

Bristol Post

Bristol region's bus network in state of 'near collapse'

"We don’t have a two-month extension policy and then just throw everyone under the bus, but that is what we are doing”

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WECA placed on government 'watchlist' after council leaders' rows

Prospect raised that the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities could send in government inspectors

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