Bathonians and other West locals will get the chance to see what planet Earth “looks like from the moon” starting this week. The illuminated planet Earth artwork called Gaia, named after the Greek Goddess of Earth, is by local artist Luke Jerram, and will be visiting the city for six weeks as part of aContinue reading “GIANT PLANET EARTH COMING TO BATH ABBEY THIS WEEK – TIME TO EXPLORE LOCAL, SAYS MAYOR”
Author Archives: Dan Norris
DAN NORRIS: PM PLANS TO GUT GREEN POLICIES PUTS WEST’S 2030 NET-ZERO TARGET AT RISK
Mayor Dan Norris has warned that the government’s U-turn on climate policies makes it “unlikely” the West of England can achieve its 2030 net zero ambitions. Responding to reports the Prime Minister is planning to water down key net-zero policies the Mayor said, “this tips the balance for the region’s goals, from really challenging toContinue reading “DAN NORRIS: PM PLANS TO GUT GREEN POLICIES PUTS WEST’S 2030 NET-ZERO TARGET AT RISK”
WEST ‘STILL PAYING THE PRICE’ FOR TRUSS PREMIERSHIP AMID “MORTAGE BOMB”, SAYS NORRIS
The West of England is “still paying the price” of Liz Truss’s so-called ‘mini-budget’, the region’s directly elected Labour Mayor Dan Norris has warned. A year on from the former PM’s budget, the housing market has hit its worst slump since the Credit Church thanks to soaring mortgage rates seen in the past 12 months.Continue reading “WEST ‘STILL PAYING THE PRICE’ FOR TRUSS PREMIERSHIP AMID “MORTAGE BOMB”, SAYS NORRIS”
YOUR CHANCE TO BE CREATIVELY DESTRUCTIVE?! BRISTOLIANS URGED TO SIGN UP TO ‘EDIBLE HISTORIES’ EVENT TODAY
Bristolians are being invited to sign up to take part in a special chocolate smashing event at St George’s next month as part of a sweet arts project by local artist Luke Jerram celebrating Bristol’s inspiring culture and history. ‘Edible Histories’, which is funded by the West of England Mayoral Authority, led by Mayor DanContinue reading “YOUR CHANCE TO BE CREATIVELY DESTRUCTIVE?! BRISTOLIANS URGED TO SIGN UP TO ‘EDIBLE HISTORIES’ EVENT TODAY”
CLIMATE CHAOS, ECONOMIC CHAOS: ECONOMY SHRINKS IN JULY – MAYOR URGES CLIMATE RESILIENCE
The country is sleepwalking into “climate chaos, and economic chaos”, according to the region’s directly elected Mayor Dan Norris, after rainy weather caused the economy to shrink. Official figures released today (Wednesday 13 September) showed gross domestic product shrank 0.5% in July from June, which was worse than analysts had projected. All three key areasContinue reading “CLIMATE CHAOS, ECONOMIC CHAOS: ECONOMY SHRINKS IN JULY – MAYOR URGES CLIMATE RESILIENCE”