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April 2022 No. 76
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INSIDE Western harbour row Page 7
Dock trains steam up 150 years
Wicked Witch of Knowle Page 11
Bristol Harbour Railway was formally opened on 11 March 1872 by Lady Mayoress, Mrs Elizabeth Hare and was used to transport goods arriving by ship including coal, esparto grass, wood and meat, as well as alcoholic beverages such as sherry and Guinness. A great deal of goods traffic was moved on the railway throughout its working life including vital war supplies during both world wars. More on page 20
The working class princess Page 14 Letters Page 22
Redcatch Park phone mast latest Page 28 Sport Page 30 What's On this month Page 32-35
Budget finally approved with Council tax up by 2.33% By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporter:. Council tax will rise by 2.99 per cent in Bristol after the city council passed its budget at the second attempt. But the pact agreed in advance between Labour mayor Marvin Rees’s administration and opposition Conservatives, which ensured the financial plans for the next 12 months and beyond had enough votes, was blasted as an
“unholy alliance” and an antidemocratic “stitch-up”. It means the local authority’s portion of council tax will rise by £55.20 to £1,901.22 for an average Band D property and by £42.93 to £1,478.72 for Band B households, which are the most numerous in the city. Adding on the much smaller increases for Avon & Somerset Police and Avon Fire Authority, total
bills landing on Band D doormats from April 1 will be £2,230.37 and for Band B £1,734.74. Full council, which met on Wednesday (March 2), first had to decide on the budget as amended at the previous meeting last month when members voted in favour of five of the nine sets of proposed opposition changes – four by the Continued on page 3
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