News Bristol

2012
* Bristol's Big Green Week on storify, June
2011
Bristol becomes a City of Sanctuary, 2 September positivenews.org.uk, 2 September 2011 As of September 2011 Bradford, Chester, Coventry, Glasgow, Hackney, Huddersfield, Hull, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Swansea and Wakefield have City of Sanctuary status 
2010
Newcastle, assessed by Forum for the Future as top amongst Britain’s most sustainable cities for the second year running, and Leicester, in second place, are outpacing rivals Brighton, Bristol and London. "But all five have set themselves ambitious targets and are guided by long-term visions of how to improve life for their citizens by reducing their impact on the environment and seizing new opportunities in the green economy." 18 Oct Forum for the Future, 18 Oct 2010 topic, place
Bristol falls to fourth place but retains the top spot in the quality of life basket, with a low unemployment rate, highly skilled and qualified residents, and improving school standards. 
	Bristol City Council e-Participatory budgeting Pilot Goes Live, 29-03-2010 delib blog, 29-03-2010 place
2009
*17 Community projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and developing clean, local energy sources to receive up to £20,000 funding, July 17 Department of Energy and Climate Change, July 17, 2009 topic, News London, News South East England, News South West England, News North West England, News North East England. The projects include, in Bristol:
:*Redcliffe Carbon Challenge, Bristol: a local school will become a low-carbon community hub.
2007
*Brighton and Hove rated as the most sustainable city in Britain, by Forum for the Future, October 20 Forum for the Future, October 20 The UK’s 20 largest cities were assessed according to three criteria – their ‘environmental impact', ‘quality of life’ and ‘future proofing’. Brighton and Hove as the most sustainable city is followed by Edinburgh in second place and Bristol in third. Liverpool comes bottom of the list, after Hull in 18th place and Birmingham in 19th. Forum for the Future intend to measure these indicators year-on-year. topic
*Bristol urban beach set to open on Saturday 21 July. Demos, July 19 topic
* Bristol pledges action as Green Capital, Bristol City Council, March 27 / South West England
2005
*Films of Local Food Week in Southville, Ashton and Bedminster, Bristol, UK, October 28
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