Cuts

• News / libraries

  Recruitment freeze that forced libraries to close finally lifted

  There have been more than 300 full or part-day closures over the last two months

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• Your say / Central Library

  ‘Bristol City Council does not have the right to sell off Central Library’

  Liv Fortune is appealing to living relatives of the library's original designer, Charles Holden

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• Learning / Creativity

  ‘I fear that arts education will only be available to those who can afford it’

  Schools in Bristol are being forced to cut back on the arts in favour of core subjects

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• News / Chandos House

  ‘There’s lives out there that need saving’

  A night featuring Will Self, stories of addiction and art sales for Bristol's Chandos House

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• News / bristol city council

  Bristol’s ‘hard choices’ budget

  The council is aiming to save £34.5m in 2018/19 to help plug an expected £108m deficit by 2023

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• Your say / bristol city council

  Are we working for or against communities in Bristol? 

  Martin Fodor is concerned about the new era of 'self help' under the Labour council

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• News / bristol city council

  Latest round of cuts approved by Bristol City Council

  Schoolchildren, vulnerable adults and arts organisations will be affected by these cuts

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• Your say / Austerity

  ‘Rife gave me validation that I was doing something right with my life’

  Jess Connett reflects on the organisation that started her career as its funding is cut

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