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Bristol region's political leaders promise to get along better following damning report

"'Compromise’ should not be a dirty word when it comes to the combined authority.”

Bristol Post

Plea for ‘smooth handover of power’ to committee system as transport staff cuts slammed

Trade union representatives are warning the plans could lead to more services being privatised

Bristol Post

Voi extends Bristol e-scooter trial further into south of the city

The Swedish tech firm’s operating area now covers almost the entirety of the city

Birmingham Post

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Bristol MP calls on Metro Mayor to take back control of 'shambles' bus service

"Buses in our city are in a mess" - Karin Smyth MP

Bristol Post

'Damning' WECA report into council chief spat prompts plea to 'play nicely'

Leaders have been criticised for the "poor state of professional relationships" between them

Bristol Post

WECA boss warned £59,000 severance deal for senior officer was 'unlawful'

Auditor Grant Thornton also found payout was not value for taxpayers

Bristol Post

Huge protest over how Bristol and South Gloucestershire buses are run to take place next month

They are calling for buses in the West of England to be brought under public control

Bristol Post

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Bristol and Bath e-scooter operator bids open as trial extends

More than 280,000 people have used the e-scooters to make six million journeys across the West of England since the scheme began

Birmingham Post

Half of South Bristol 'cut off' by Voi e-scooter no-go zone

Four months after the expansion was supposed to have happened, e-scooters are still banned in much of South Bristol

Bristol Post

Calls to end further bus cuts as dozens of services axed this month

A motion was passed by South Gloucestershire Council

Bristol Post

High inflation wipes out more than £11 million from West of England investment plans

Rising costs will likely impact on infrastructure works like reopening railways and upgrading bus services

Bristol Post

Flat £2 fare for buses across Bristol and Bath

But day riders are going up and it's the end of the three-stop-hop - all the new fares here...

Bristol Post

52 Bus service connecting south Bristol with city centre is saved

The 52 route was revived just ten days after it was axed

Bristol Post

South Gloucestershire only local council to not scrap all meetings during national mourning

All other authorities in West of England postpone public committees following Queen's death

Bristol Post

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Bristol underground transport system will 'never happen', some readers say

Mayor of Bristol Marvin Reess says "there is no time to fail and no time to delay" on ambitious plan to get Bristol moving

Bristol Post

Bristol's new underground network would be funded by local taxes and rising land values

Big questions remain unanswered on exactly how the multi-billion pound project would be paid for

Bristol Post

Campaigners brand Bristol region's bus system "completely broken"

West of England metro mayor Dan Norris has held a series of public meetings to discuss ways to save services

Birmingham Post

Cash grants on offer to help SMEs in Bristol and Bath region 'adapt and grow'

The £1.5m fund has been launched by the West of England Combined Authority

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Delayed Portishead train line to reopen in 2026 after costs increase by £35m

A 'historic' funding deal for the project was made by local transport bosses and the West of England combined authority

Bristol Post

WECA mayor calls urgent bus cuts meetings for residents to have their say

Routes are set to be axed from October when government covid funding ends

Bristol Post

Funding for Bristol’s new mass transit system ‘at very high risk’ after long delays

Bristol's deputy mayor said the move to a committee-run council after 2024 could create another risk to the project

Bristol Post

Free youth bus travel ‘would be lovely’ says West of England mayor but there's no funding

Bristol's mayor Marvin Rees pressed Dan Norris to back the calls for free bus travel for people aged 18 to 25

Bristol Post

Extra £35.5m needed to finish Portishead railway line

The council has previously blamed the government for delaying the scheme

Bristol Post

‘Unbelievably disappointing’: Weca pockets spare £786,000 for reserves instead of buses

Council leaders urged metro mayor to spend the extra cash on saving rural bus routes at risk

Bristol Post

Metro mayor fails in bid urging Avon pension fund to stop investing in fossil fuels

Two council leaders left the room at a crucial moment meaning no vote on divestment could take place

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