Almost 10,000 fines for breaches of ‘petty’ council orders were issued in 2018, leading to calls for the PSPOs to be scrapped.

MPs will debate the case for reforming the Commons’ ‘divisive, broken electoral system’.

Large parts of England are effectively ‘democracy deserts’, with hundreds of thousands of potential voters denied real choice in this May’s elections.

Under new proposals set out in the council’s draft Local Plan, vital green spaces across Bristol would be protected from future development.
Across the city, 159 open spaces in the city are proposed to become specially protected Local Green Space, a nationally recognised designation for open spaces of special status and importance to the community. A further 410 other valued open spaces will continue to be protected as Reserved Open Space.

Analysis of spending by English local authorities on services for young people has revealed a real-terms cut of £880 million since 2010.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on the government to initiate a national review of event security.