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“Students need to look again at the Liberal Democrats” says guest blogger Harry Roper

When one observes the fortunes of the Liberal Democrats in Bristol, it is little wonder that so many people are pessimistic about their prospects for 2015. In Bristol city council elections, 2009, the Liberal Democrats made four gains from Labour which gave them overall control of the council. On 6th May 2010, two further gains [...]

Mayor challenged to face Council grilling over Parking Scheme

MAYOR George Ferguson is today (Tuesday, May 21) being challenged to appear before a crucial meeting of city councillors to answer questions about his beleaguered “residents’ parking” scheme. The scheme – designed to stop commuters clogging Bristol’s streets – will see thousands of residents and businesses forced to pay to park, whether they agree with [...]

Lib Dems fight City Council’s ‘Parking Tax on Business’

BUSINESSES face “devastating” charges of more than £3,000 a year under city council plans for a new parking scheme designed to stop commuters clogging up Bristol streets. Mayor George Ferguson is today (Monday, May 20) being warned by the council’s Liberal Democrat group to halt potentially disastrous residents’ parking plans. The shattering effect the council’s [...]

Apply for £6 million WWI funding, urges Stephen Williams MP

Stephen Williams MP is urging communities in Bristol to apply for the new £6 million First World War: then and now fund, which the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has launched. HLF is making at least £1 million available per year until 2019 to provide grants of between £3,000 and £10,000. The money will enable groups across [...]

Local concerns ignored over Residents’ Parking, say Lib Dem councillors

ADVISERS to Bristol Mayor George Ferguson are letting him down badly over plans for so-called residents’ parking across the city. Liberal Democrat councillors today warn that local needs and concerns that they have already raised with the team working for the Mayor are being ignored. A special scrutiny committee meeting of the city council will [...]

Lib Dem councillors attack ‘Poor Consultation’ on Residents’ Parking

COUNCILLORS in one of the areas Bristol Mayor George Ferguson is eyeing up for a residents’ parking scheme have hit out at the lack of consultation. Just three weeks is being allowed for people affected to comment on the plans, which are designed to stop commuters clogging up Bristol streets. The Westbury Park area of [...]

Stephen Williams MP Joins Action Aid in Urging European Leaders to Put a Stop to Burning Food for Fuel

Bristol West MP, Stephen Williams, joined campaigners from charity Action Aid this week to call for an end to burning food crops to fuel our cars when 1 in 8 on our planet goes hungry every day. Action Aid collected thousands of petition signatures from around the UK on symbolic ‘grains of wheat’, which were [...]

Stephen Williams MP Calls on Local Schools to take part in ‘My Money Week’

Stephen Williams, MP for Bristol West, has called on local schools to take part in My Money Week (3 to 9 June), giving pupils the chance to learn more about money and personal finance. Every primary and secondary school in Bristol West is being given the chance to take part for free in My Money Week, [...]

“Humble Address” honour for Bristol’s Stephen Williams MP (A Guest Blog from Andrew Brown)

Bristol West’s Liberal Democrat MP Stephen Williams was yesterday granted the honour of giving one of the “Humble Addresses”, following the State Opening of Parliament. Following the pomp and circumstance of the Queen’s Speech, which lays out the Government’s legislative programme for the new session of Parliament, MPs return to the House of Commons to [...]

More money available for childcare providers in Bristol – Williams

A new £2 million scheme has been launched by the Coalition Government to help boost childcare businesses and help women back into work. From this week, people who want to set up a nursery can apply for grants of up to £500 to help cover things like legal and insurance costs, training, equipment and adaptations [...]