What are the top news stories in bristol this week: New e-scooter company due to bring out e-bikes
As ever it has been a busy week in the city of bristol including the fight to save the livelihood of bristols last working farm and a plan to roll out new e-bikes by the end of the year.
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00:00 It has been a very busy week in the city of Bristol, but what are the top five news stories
00:08 in the city? Well, our first story is an exciting one. E-scooter operator Tyr is planning to
00:15 roll out e-bikes in Bristol by the end of the year, which will be available to rent.
00:20 Tyr took over the e-scooter contract from Voy a month ago, and as part of the deal includes
00:25 electric bikes and cargo bikes, which have so far yet to be seen in Bristol. People on
00:31 social media have recently questioned whether the e-bikes were still coming as promised,
00:36 after a post on Reddit appeared to suggest otherwise. But Tyr has denied this claim and
00:43 said the e-bikes will still be available in the city, and the company is now investigating
00:48 why their agents shared incorrect information. Our second story this week is Bristol Rovers
00:55 Football Club has now been granted planning permission for a new stand at the Memorial
01:01 Stadium. The new style stand will have capacity of over 3,000 fans, but local residents say
01:07 the building will block daylight into their homes and worsen parking problems. Construction
01:13 has already begun on the new stand at the Memorial in Filton Avenue in Horfield. Our
01:19 third story this week is a long-running shop Totally Toys is already adorned with Christmas
01:25 decorations as its owner gears up for the busiest time of the year. Paul Carpenter has
01:31 run this Gloucestershire Road store since 1988, and 70-year-old shows no signs of slowing
01:38 down. The store, an Aladdin's cave of toys, is packed with almost every toy imaginable.
01:44 Our fourth story this week is a concerning one. Surveyors will check other council tower
01:48 blocks in Bristol after hundreds of residents were suddenly evacuated. The deputy mayor
01:54 said he was fairly comfortable that Barton House was the only tower block affected by
02:01 severe structural issues, but surveys will confirm that. Barton House in Barton Hill
02:07 was evacuated on Tuesday, November 14th, as Bristol City Council told all 400 residents
02:13 to leave. There are several other council tower blocks in Barton Hill and across Bristol
02:19 built at a similar time, raising fears of similar problems elsewhere. And finally, fewer
02:26 families in Bristol have been approved to foster a child, new figures have shown, as
02:32 the number of families approved in England saw its biggest decline. The Fostering Network
02:38 has warned vulnerable children are at increasing risk of being placed in homes which do not
02:44 meet their needs, as thousands of households gave up fostering this year, while fewer new
02:50 ones were approved. That's you up to date with your top five news stories in Bristol
02:56 this week. Whatever you're up to, have a great day.
03:00 (wind blowing)