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Alex Seabrook
@alexgseabrook.bsky.social
Local democracy reporter covering Bristol and South Gloucestershire
Interesting that somebody has had a long hard look at which colour Bristol's bike lanes should be painted

Yellow is apparently "loud and garish"
May 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Alex Seabrook
The first (the only?) poll for the West of England Metro Mayor election next week has been conducted by @YouGov

Read all about it here:

#LDReporter

www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/local-n...
YouGov poll puts Greens ahead of Labour in tight race for WECA Mayor
The first poll into how the West of England Metro Mayor election may go has been published
www.somersetlive.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Interrupting coverage of Bristol political news for a pint of bitter and a packet of salt and vinegar crisps
February 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My Christmas wish is that people please stop using hyphens when they should be using em dashes — like this
December 23, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Take a look at these new pictures showing how the Bristol Uni campus under construction behind Temple Meads will look 👀
December 18, 2024 at 10:14 AM
On the front page of the Bristol Post today is my story about controversial plans to roll out more 20mph speed limits on roads across the city

Must have been a slow news day... 🧐

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
December 16, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Explosive meeting of Bristol's housing policy committee last Friday, where a leading Conservative councillor made a 12-year-old girl cry. And from there it then got even worse...

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Girl living in Bristol tower block begs council to be rehoused
The block of council flats was evacuated 13 months ago but people there are still living in fear
www.bristolpost.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 2:15 PM
A cake baked to promote birthday buses and then fed to journalists and a dog cost taxpayers £120

While parents of pupils at a rural school are told “there is no money” for buses to get their children there safely, there appears to be plenty of money for cake

www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
‘Gimmick’ cake promoting birthday buses scheme cost taxpayers £120
A new scheme has relaunched this month giving West of England residents free bus travel in their birthday month
www.bristolpost.co.uk
December 5, 2024 at 2:33 PM