Caring In Bristol launches Bristol’s only youth emergency shelter: What are the top five news stories in bristol this week?

As ever it has been a busy week in the city of Bristol, but what are the top stories in the city this week?

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00:00 What's been happening in the city of Bristol this week? Here is your roundup of the top

00:08 five stories over the last seven days.

00:13 Our first story this week is an exciting one for the city. A derelict city pub is set to

00:18 reopen after a successful fundraiser to bring it back to life. Tara and Sonny have passed

00:25 their initial fundraising target of £35,000 to bring the Rhubarb Tavern back as a pub

00:32 and community hub for Barton Hill, as well as a new music and arts venue for Bristol.

00:38 Our second story is council chiefs have been forced to delay a decision on whether to cut

00:44 £3 million in benefits to Bristol's poorest families after a legal challenge from ACORN.

00:51 The community union claimed plans to spend less on the council tax reduction scheme,

00:57 CTRS, were unlawful. Now, Bristol City Council seems to have accepted it made mistakes and

01:04 is launching the public consultation into the proposed cuts.

01:09 Our third story this week is business owners on St Mark's Road in Easton have launched

01:15 a new campaign to fix the street. The St Mark's Road Community Group has launched the Six

01:21 to Fix campaign, which is demanding the council addresses problems associated with potholes,

01:28 signs, cycle lanes, pavements, parking and loading on the street and in Easton.

01:35 Our fourth story this week is one that has been spoken about a lot on Twitter. Bristol's

01:40 new e-scooters have been slammed for lacking availability in certain parts of the city.

01:46 Tayers Turquoise e-scooters launched in the city on October 13th, replacing the coral

01:52 coloured boys, which had become a familiar sight on our Bristol streets. The e-scooters

01:58 have been rolled out in a phased approach, with 2,000 e-scooters deployed across the

02:04 city as part of the first phase. This is set to increase to 4,000, with e-bikes also to

02:10 be launched shortly, and e-cargo bikes, but people have taken to social media to criticise

02:16 the number of e-scooters in areas outside of the city centre.

02:22 And finally this week, an exciting one for the City of Bristol. Caring for Bristol is

02:27 launching a youth shelter, which will become Bristol's only emergency youth shelter for

02:32 young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The shelter will be open to service users

02:39 in early 2024. Volunteers, a vital part of caring in Bristol, have been stepping forwards

02:45 for training and for the new service as it is materialising day by day.

02:50 That's you up to date with your top five news stories in Bristol this week. Whatever you're

02:55 up to, have a great day.

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