West of England Combined Authority

• News / Politics

  Bristol City Council chief exec jumps ship to WECA

  Stephen Peacock could be paid up to £220,000 a year in his new job

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• News / Transport

  More than 70 fully electric buses coming soon to Bristol

  Money will also be used to fully electrify First's Hengrove bus depot

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• Features / Advertising Feature

  Introducing the Good Employment Charter

  The GEC supports businesses across the West of England to become better employers

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• News / Dark Skies

  Metro mayor urges households and businesses to ‘turn off lights at night’

  The Dark Skies initiative comes one month before a global 'lights off' moment

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• News / Transport

  Birthday bus scheme helping rich and those who can ‘exploit system’

  WECA's flagship birthday bus scheme and WESTlink are not working as intended

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• News / Transport

  Severn Beach line services could become more frequent

  The suburban railway route currently runs trains only twice every hour

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• News / theft

  Grant for independent shops to tackle shoplifting ‘epidemic’

  Instances of shoplifting in the West of England shot up by almost half in 2023

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• News / Politics

  Dan Norris named Labour ‘Mayor of the Year’

  The West of England metro mayor was praised for his efforts in “listening to people on the ground"

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