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Is this Council letting down disabled people? Is this Council letting down disabled people? Bristol City Council is making disabled Council tenants wait years for necessary adaptations to their homes to allow them to have a... Chaos on St. Ursula’s Academy School bid Chaos on St. Ursula’s Academy School bid There is chaos and uncertainty today about whether St. Ursula’s Catholic private school has made a decision to apply to become a state... Parliamentary candidate in bid to re-open historic Bristol pub Parliamentary candidate in bid to re-open historic Bristol pub The Lamplighters Pub, on the riverbank at the end of Station Road in Shirehampton, has closed. Leon Franklin, the landlord... LABOUR DOUBLES COUNCIL HOUSE-BUILDING CASH LABOUR DOUBLES COUNCIL HOUSE-BUILDING CASH Over £2,000,000 to come to Bristol to build 30 new Council homes. With the largest council house building programme for nearly two decades already underway,... Letter to the editor- Racism in Southmead Having spent a lot of time in Southmead, working alongside local Councillor Jenny Smith, local residents and groups, it is clear to me that the Panorama programme was not... Students favour Labour in Bristol Students favour Labour in Bristol Last week saw the students’ political clubs signing up new members across Bristol University and UWE campuses in Bristol as part of the annual Freshers’... Sam Townend calls for support for local Bristol schools at Labour’s Brighton Conference Sam Townend calls for support for local Bristol schools at Labour’s Brighton Conference Today at about 2.40 pm Bristol’s Sam Townend, Labour’s candidate for MP for Bristol North West is hoping... Conservatives damaging plans for education in Bristol Local Conservatives damaging plans for education in Bristol On the eve of Labour’s Party Conference one Labour candidate for MP in Bristol has described... Letter for publication- Tory's homophobic rant Sir, Bristol Tory leader Cllr Richard Eddy's blast at the work done by Bristol anti-homophobic bullying charity as being outrageous, mistaken and a waste of money is timed with... Eveningpost Letters I agree with many of the ideas outlined in "How would you fix Bristol's transport problems" (Post, 12.08.09) and Bristol's new transport supremo, whoever it may be, should give them... Government delivers for young people in Henbury Sam Townend, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Bristol North West, welcomes the allocation of a 1/15th share of £10m for projects for young people in Henbury. Fifteen projects from... What do Bristol's Lords do? "What do Bristol's Lords do?" In the week that Prime Minister Gordon Brown announces far-reaching reform proposals about the way we are governed one parliamentary candidate for Bristol re-states... Public meeting on crime in Crow Lane- letter to the editor The turnout for the public meeting to discuss crime in Crow Lane, Henbury was very impressive. The strength of feeling palpable. As a victim of crime in Henbury myself... Letter to the Editor- Bengough House and Brentry House, Henbury Sir, Why is the new Lib Dem Bristol City Council Administration seeking to re-open the care homes plan for Bristol ("Bristol care homes plan 'a mess'"23.03.09)? After considerable careful research... Public Meeting on Policing in Henbury Public Meeting on Policing in Henbury A public meeting is being held in Henbury on Saturday on policing and in relation to particular problems that there are about anti-social behaviour... Sam appears on BBC Bristol's 'Breakfast with Richard Wyatt ... Campaign for Bristol and against “Bristol, Avon” Campaign for Bristol and against “Bristol, Avon” “Why is it when you look up Bristol on weather forecast websites and other search engines do you get referred to “Bristol, Avon”?”... What do Bristol Lords do? What do Bristol’s Lords do? “Bristol’s interests are not served by the current House of Lords and it is time it was changed” says Sam Townend, Labour’s parliamentary candidate... Sam writes for progress Article in Progress: Tory attacks on the Human Rights Act bear little resemblance to reality http://www.progressonline.org.uk/Magazine/article.asp?a=3633... Youth Mayor Call for Youth Mayor for Bristol to combat voter apathy Sam Townend, Labour’s Prospective MP for Bristol North West, is leading calls for a youth mayor for Bristol as a proposal...

Sam Townend for Bristol North West