Author: Suzanne Audrey

Tier 2: Christmas and New Year Communities across Bristol are being urged to have a safe and careful festive period ahead of Christmas and the New Year. Last weekend the Government announced changes to the relaxed rules over the festive period. This means:•  A maximum of three households can create a[…]

For those taking an interest in the development of Bedminster, details of an appeal to consider the (over?)development of St Catherine’s Place Shopping Centre are set out below. ————– Town and Country Planning Act 1990Appeal by: Firmstone Consortia One LimitedSite: St Catherines Place Shopping Centre East Street Bedminster Bristol BS3[…]

TRESA objected to a large monopole with cabinets on the pavement at the side of Bushy Park green space, and Bristol City Council agreed. We were pleased to see the application was rejected by the planning committee, but unfortunately the applicant has appealed. TRESA has therefore made the following representation[…]

At the December full council meeting, local resident Tom Bosanquet enquired about progress on a pedestrian crossing on St Lukes Road. His question, and the Mayor’s response are set out in full below and are in the Answers to Public Forum document at this link ModernGov – bristol.gov.uk ___________________ QUESTION PQ16Subject:[…]

The Knowle Focus e-newsletter, compiled and circulated by Liberal Cllrs Gary Hopkins and Chris Davies, contains a long article about Jubilee Pool including copies of correspondence between the Mayor and the cross party working group. Below we reproduce key elements of the article. ___ STOP PRESSSince this account was written[…]

Bristol is moving from Tier 3 to Tier 2. The list of restrictions for Tier 2 are listed below. More detail relating to the tiers is here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tier-posters-medium-high-and-very-high Tier 2 High alert MEETING FRIENDS AND FAMILY No mixing of households indoors, apart from support bubbles. Maximum of six outdoors. BARS,[…]

The message below is from Zero West and Transport for Greater Bristol Alliance. _____________________________ Please pass this invitation on to everyone in your networks, especially those who are frustrated with Bristol and the West of England’s transport. Everyone is welcome! Let’s make 2021 a year for positive change! We are holding four meetings, focused on[…]

The expansion of Bristol Airport was debated at a Full Council meeting of Bristol City Council on 8 December and a ‘golden motion’, proposed by the Green Party and amended by Labour, was approved (see below). ________________ Approved motion Full Council notes that: • Bristol City Council has led the[…]

Healthier Together looking to gather insights on mass vaccinations in response to COVID-19 To help plan and prepare for the COVID-19 vaccination programme, Healthier Together is running a survey to understand people’s thoughts and feelings about the potential COVID-19 vaccines and vaccines in general. The survey takes only five minutes[…]

The BS5 Secondary Education Forum have expressed concerns about the delay in providing a new secondary school at Silverthorne Lane, St Philips. The school is also of interest to Totterdown parents and so we have reproduced (below) an article from their Facebook page @BS5secondaryeducationforum _________________________________ Secondary places shortfall – BCC[…]