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First Mayor of the West of England and inaugural chairman of the M9 group of Metro Mayors.

West of England
Joined November 2019
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It has been an honour to serve as the first West of England Mayor. A brief message from me 👇🏽
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Conservative candidate Mark Shelford has been declared the winner of the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner election with 161,319 votes following a second stage count. Labour's Kerry Barker received 146,293 votes. avonpccelection.org.uk/resul…
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I'm very pleased that I managed to squeeze in a factfinding tour to @TDI_transport as one of my last visits. It's incredible to see the potential of the very light rail system, the innovation that has gone into it and hear about how it could help get the West of England moving.
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Mayor Tim Bowles retweeted
Fantastic to look around this new £7million #Brunel centre for high tech skills at @sgs_college in #Filton delivered with @MayorTimBowles @WestofEnglandCA It will provide more places locally to inspire the next generation of scientists, engineers, & creatives 👨‍🔬👩‍🏫🎒 @Samuel4WECA
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Listen to our Bristol Mayoral Candidate @AlastairWatson5 as he speaks to @NeilMaggs2 well worth listening to and engaging in the conversation over the future if Bristol 👍🏽
Still time to listen to this - the first of our Bristol Unpacked Mayoral election special 1 on 1 interviews 🎙️ First up is Tory candidate @AlastairWatson5 - who doesn't seem to check his twitter account much if at all! Have a word @Samuel4WECA 😃 thebristolcable.org/2021/04/…
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We have developed a 10 Year Rail Delivery Plan in partnership with Network Rail and our councils. It sets out how we plan to transform rail travel in the region and includes new routes, step-free access at stations and more frequent ‘turn up & go’ services westofengland-ca.gov.uk/rail…
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Mayor Tim Bowles retweeted
To mark Alan Turing being made the face of #TheNew50, we’re setting you our toughest ever puzzle – the #TuringChallenge! Can you hunt down the answers to 12 puzzles hidden on the new note? 🕵️‍♀️ Get to work ⬇️ gchq.gov.uk/information/turi…
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Proud to represent the West of England at the @TPE_SmartCity Taiwan Smart City & Expo summit, presenting about our region's resilience, recovery and innovation during Covid. Another example of how in spite of the pandemic, we continue to promote the region around the world.
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Excellent to be joining Mayoral colleagues from across the planet to share best practice around how to become a Smart City of the future, offering new opportunities and a better environment for residents.
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The Smart City Mayors' Summit is NOW LIVE!!!! Welcome to join us online for this international grand gathering NOW WATCH: youtu.be/aWk13deq9fY #智慧城市 #首長高峰會 #物聯網 #國際論壇 #高峰會 #SMARTCITY #mayorssummit #summit #international #iot #futurecities #online #forum
The @voitechnology e-Scooters are proving very successful. All our journeys matter, and my plan is to encourage a wide variety of transport options so we can all move around our region freely.
West of England's e-scooter trial expanded to include more areas of Bath bathecho.uk/3f6Vv4X
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Today applications open for @WestofEnglandCA business growth grants. Don't miss out. Grants can help your business adapt & grow. All SME sizes across all sectors can apply. bit.ly/3dKOIx2 👇
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I was very pleased to see this arrive in the office this morning, and to fully stand by what it stands for.
We’re proud to have received our Living Wage Employer accreditation today. Through leading by example, we aim to encourage other employers across our region to show the same commitment to paying the Living Wage to their staff too. See⬇️ westofengland-ca.gov.uk/west… #LivingWage
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I’m thrilled to see this scheme launch. It’s the first of its kind and will help make sure that we keep talented people in jobs in the West of England as we recover and renew our economy
We're launching a new service to support businesses & employees at risk of redundancy due to Covid-19 It'll offer employers looking for new staff a place to share opportunities with other businesses who may be facing the prospect of making staff redundant westofengland-ca.gov.uk/firs…
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Everyone 50 or over can now have a #COVID19 vaccine - click the link below: 💉 nhs.uk/conditions/coronaviru…
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Construction has begun on the new #Yate Park and Ride We're delighted to continue supporting sustainable transport and our #ClimateEmergency goals having secured £3.5m to deliver this fantastic #Conservative-led initiative #SouthGlos For more info click👉bit.ly/2N2vs3c
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Mayor Tim Bowles retweeted
Pleased to have been part of this and introduced it in a way that's fair and affordable to both taxpayers and staff 🤝
We’re proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. Through leading by example, we aim to encourage other employers across our region to show the same commitment to paying the Living Wage to their staff too. See➡️westofengland-ca.gov.uk/west… #LivingWage #NCW2021
#FutureBright shows the impact WECA has on lives and livelihoods across the region. National unemployment has risen during this challenging time. I share @MayorTimBowles commitment which falls within our 4 year £100m package to boost businesses and skills westofengland-ca.gov.uk/succ…
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