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News, Campaigns and Events

24 May 2010 - Council's IT chief welcomes Government moves to limit "snooping"

The councillor in charge of IT at Bristol City Council has welcomed the coalition government's moves to restrict "snooping" by councils. More...

1 Mar 2010 - Housing Chief Mark Wright's account of sleeping rough in Bristol

On a relatively unusual day in my life I'm going to be sleeping rough for charity, to raise the profile of homelessness in the city. More...

10 Feb 2010 - Lib Dems take action on Empty Homes

The Lib Dems running Bristol council are taking action against the large number of empty homes in the city. More...

4 Jan 2010 - Lib Dem action to control Council Snooping

The Lib Dems have taken action in Bristol to control the amount of "snooping" that the city council might undertake. More...

21 Dec 2009 - Bristol City Council could oppose the building of new nuclear reactors at nearby Oldbury and Hinkley Point

A motion has been submitted for debate by Liberal Democrat councillor Dr Mark Wright (Cabot ward) that notes the many problems that nuclear power presents and that none of the public consultations on the new reactors have come to Bristol even though Oldbury is just 8 miles from the city boundary. More...

20 Oct 2009 - Help us cut unnecessary floodlighting, asks Cabot Councillor

Bristol's housing chief has launched a drive aimed at cutting unnecessary floodlighting and he is calling on the public to help identify possible targets. More...

8 Sep 2009 - Bristol Housing Chief condemns Tory advice to delay housing developments

Bristol City Council's Housing executive councillor has condemned the news that a senior Conservative MP has secretly urged Conservative councils to delay housing developments. More...

June 2009 - Mark Wright says a big "Thank you" to Cabot!

Here in Cabot, Lib Dem councillor Mark Wright was re-elected on an increased share of the vote. More...

June 2009 - Lib Dems win Bristol!

Thursday 4th June proved to be a historic night in Bristol, as the Lib Dems made a breakthrough in the local elections and won a majority on the city council for the first time. More...

June 2009 - Elections are a chance for real change for Bristol people

Only the Lib Dems can deliver change for local people in Bristol. More...

May 2009 - Local Councillor speaks out against "Mosquito" devices

Cabot councillor Mark Wright made a strongly worded statement to the planning committee opposing the installtion of a "Mosquito" sonic deterrant device. More...

May 2009 - Public anger over expenses abuses "Understandable and Justified" says Mark Wright

The outpouring of public anger over Parliamentary expenses abuses is both understandable and Justified, says Cllr Mark Wright, councilor for Cabot ward. More...

May 2009 - Vote Mark Wright for Cabot!

Mark Wright is 34 years old, grew up in south Bristol and went to school on Brandon Hill. More...

May 2009 - Massive Response to Local Survey

Over the last 3 months, Cllrs Mark Wright and Alex Woodman and the Cabot Team have knocked on nearly 3,000 doors in Cabot ward to drop off their "Residents" Survey. More...

Apr 2009 - Gated communities are isolating the people who live in them

A local councillor has voiced concerns about growing numbers of people who are "disconnected" from local communities because of the type of flats that they live in. More...

Mar 2009 - Local School Saved!

Children and parents at St George's Primary on Brandon Hill are celebrating victory after a successful campaign to save their school. More...

Mar 2009 - "Friends of Brandon Hill" formed

Many people have commented over the years that Brandon Hill doesn't get the attention and upkeep it deserves. More...

Mar 2009 - 1,000 Join Gaza Strip Protest in Bristol

The Lib Dems are demanding an end to British arms sales to Israel in response to the occupation and attack on the Palestinian Gaza Strip in which 1,300 people were killed, including over 400 children. More...

Mar 2009 - Councillor calls for safety action at roundabout

Local Lib Dem councillor Alex Woodman is pushing for safety improvements to the mini-roundabout junction of Wapping Road, Commercial Road and Cumberland Road. More...

Mar 2009 - Recycling rate goes down under Labour

Bristol's recycling rate stalled and started to slip backwards during the eighteen months Labour were in charge. More...

Mar 2009 - Westmoreland House / Stokes Croft Carriageworks

Development plans have been submitted by the owners of the long-derelict buildings of the Stokes Croft Carriageworks. More...

28 Feb 2009 - Labour walk away from Power!

The Council's annual Budget setting meeting on Feb 24th witnessed extraordinary events. More...

Feb 2009 - Press Letter, response to Cllr Abraham

Cllr Peter Abraham does his best to try to paint his party's silly games in the Council House as something more (letters page, Wed 18th). More...

Jan 2009 - City Council affirms its opposition to ID Cards and routine fingerprinting of children

At a meeting of the Full Council on Tuesday 13th January, a motion proposed by Liberal Democrat councillor Mark Wright was passed. More...

January 2009 - "Don't hurt our Childrens' Education by closing their schools" says Mark Wright

Mark Wright has called on the Labour-run Cabinet not to hurt our childrens' education by closing their primary schools. More...

December 2008 - Health & Safety mania "strangling" Christmas

A local councillor has attacked what he called "Health and Safety mania" for taking the some of the beauty and fun out of the festive season. More...

October 2008 - Protests as Labour plan to close Historic Local School

Local parents have reacted with shock, and children with dismay, after the Labour council announced that it intends to close St Georges Primary, Brandon Hill. More...

October 2008 - Queens Road Post Office to Close

Local residents and businesses were shocked to learn that the Queens Road Post Office at the Triangle is set to close after the Co-op, the 'retail partner' which runs the branch, decided to resign. More...

October 2008 - Kingsdown Plastic Recycling Success

Local Lib Dem councillor Alex Woodman recently succeeded in persuading the Council to install a plastic recycling bank in High Kingsdown. More...

October 2008 - Income Tax Cut to Help Through Hard Times

Like everyone else in the country, residents of cabot are suffering from rocketing food and energy prices. More...

October 2008 - Students thanked for waste effort

The beginning and end of summer can both be times when the waste collection system is tested to its limits. More...

July 2008 - City Council set to step up its opposition to ID Cards

Bristol City Council could step up its opposition to ID Cards, if a city councillor can secure agreement among other councillors. More...

June 2008 - Shock as Council announces plans to close local school

Parents have reacted angrily to the news that the Council intends to close St George's C of E Primary, Brandon Hill. More...

June 2008 - Labour backs down on Parking Permit Costs

Bristol's Labour Council has performed a U-turn over the proposed costs of residents parking permits, after campaigning by a Lib Dem Councillor. More...

May 2008 - Lib Dems refuse to throw Council into Chaos

The major news today is the result of the Council AGM - which is the big meeting of the year where the Council Leader is elected - where the Lib Dems refused to rise to Conservative Party bait to throw the Council into chaos. More...

April 2008 - Save Redcliffe Post Office!

Redcliffe residents have reacted with anger after learning that the Labour Government intends to close their local Post Office. More...

April 2008 - New Safety Railing at local School

A new safety railing has been installed by the Council onto the pavement at St Georges Primary School on Brandon Hill, after lobbying by Cabot councillor, Mark Wright. More...

April 2008 - Council backs down over unfair Heating Bills

The Labour Council has issued a climbdown over a huge number of overcharged heating bills in council flats. More...

April 2008 - Kingsdown Sheltered-Housing Closure Shock

Residents of the sheltered housing at Holly Court, High Kingsdown, have reacted with dismay at the "bombshell" of being told by their Landlord, Anchor Housing, that the accommodation will close in July. More...

April 2008 - Green Transport Call from Cabot Councillor

Cabot councillor Alex Woodman has used the Council's budget-setting process to try and improve facilities for cyclists in the city centre, as well as encouraging more Bristol residents to choose greener transport habits. More...

January 2008 - Lib Dems push Council to prevent Post Office Closures

The Lib Dems on Bristol Council have put forward a Motion calling on the Council to take action to prevent Post Office closures in the Bristol area. More...

January 2008 - Parking Zone Moves Step Closer

Plans for a Residents' Parking Zone (RPZ) have moved a step forward, after the Council's Cabinet agreed last month to set up the 'Bristol Residents Parking Project' to proceed with the implementation of an RPZ around the City Centre. More...

January 2008 - Progress on Dangerous Junction

Cabot councillor Mark Wright has been campaigning for improvements to the junction of Cumberland Road and Mardyke Ferry Road, adjacent to the Baltic Wharf Shop. More...

January 2008 - Lib Dem Plastic Recycling Campaign Continues

The Liberal Democrat campaign to increase the number of plastic recycling points in Cabot is continuing, after the success earlier this year by Councillor Mark Wright in having a point installed next to the Kingsdown flats on Dove Street. More...

January 2008 - Labour Betrayal on Elderly Care

Bristol's Labour politicians have left their supporters dazed after they announced a complete reversal of all their promises in the local elections regarding the future of elderly care in the City. More...

January 2008 - Greens vote against sustainable communities!

The Green Party has continued its habit of voting with the Labour Party in the Council when both parties tried unsuccessfully to block the Lib Dem call for the Government to give local authorities powers to manage the number of flat conversions in communities. More...

January 2008 - Successful Campaign to Save Welsh Back Tree

Plans to fell the tree on the corner of Welsh Back and Redcliffe Bridge have been withdrawn following a campaign by local residents. More...

January 2008 - Somerset Street Gardens Saved

A controversial planning application to build over the gardens on Somerset Street has been defeated, after local residents campaigned against the plans. More...

September 2007 - Cabot Councillors submit petition to make dangerous junction safer

Cabot's two Lib Dem Councillors are to submit a petition to Bristol City Council calling on it to take action to make a dangerous junction safer. More...

July 2007 - Skateboarders on College Green

Here is the text of a letter that Cabot Cllr Mark Wright sent to the Evening Post on this subject, but which they typically refused to print (despite printing a letter from a resident that actually ASKED for a response from the local Councillors!). More...

June 2007 - Campaign to save iconic Bristol building

Cllr Mark Wright is calling for a local landmark building to be saved from demolition. More...

June 2007 - News in Brief...

Harbour Fesival: The Bristol Harbour festival is coming soon on 27th - 29th July. More...

June 2007 - Cllr Alex Woodman calls for Action on Uncontrolled Spread of Flats

Newly elected Cabot councillor, Alex Woodman, has submitted a motion to Bristol City Council that calls on the Government to change planning law on 'houses in multiple occupation' (HMOs) in order to give Councils the power to control their spread and so prevent areas from becoming unsustainable. More...

May 2007 - Bristol Lib Dems Elect New Leader

The Liberal Democrats on Bristol City Council have elected a new leader, Cllr Steve Comer, who now becomes Leader of the Opposition. More...

May 2007 - Shock at Green Party Posturing

Some Bristolians who voted Green at the last election have expressed their shock and dismay that the Green Party joined with the Conservative party to re-install the old failed Labour administration that did so much damage to Bristol in the previous 25 years. More...

May 2007 - Labour Party Profits from Fighting Hard and Dirty

The 2007 local elections saw the Labour Party fight the most ferocious campaign in decades in Bristol in order to hang on to key seats. More...

May 2007 - Labour Party Bites Back in Local Elections

In the recent local elections Labour won two seats off the Lib Dems, but no other seats changed hands. More...

May 2007 - Alex Woodman says "Thank you" to Cabot!

In a good local election result in Cabot on May 5th, Liberal Democrat campaigner and Cabot News editor Alex Woodman was elected in Cabot ward with a majority of over 500 votes. More...

May 2007 - Labour-Conservative Alliance Seizes Control of Bristol Council!

The unofficial Labour-Conservative alliance that we have been reporting on over the last 2 years was finally formalised on Tuesday 22nd May when the two parties co-operated to vote out the Lib Dem administration and install the Labour leader as leader of Bristol City Council. More...

May 2007 - Alex Woodman Elected in Cabot

Alex Woodman has been returned as councillor for Cabot. More...

Recent Publications

Below are listed some publications by Cabot Liberal Democrats. These are delivered by volunteers to most households in Cabot. Lib Dems have a tradition of informing local residents of developments and issues in their area. If you would like to help us delivering newsletters like these, please contact us.