Author: Suzanne Audrey

This is obviously outside of the Totterdown area, but Millennium Square is of importance to people across the city. Some people have expressed excitement about the proposed Arc at Millennium Square but below we have reproduced the concerns of Bristol’s City Design Group which need to be given serious consideration[…]

Action for Balanced Communities (ABC) will be asking questions and making a statement about the Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) supplementary planning document (SPD) at the Communities Scrutiny Committee meeting on 7th December (see below). This policy is will be VERY important for Totterdown as the University of Bristol campus is developed[…]

Bristol moves to Tier 3: Very High alert On Thursday 26 November, the Prime Minister announced the tiers local authorities will go into when the national lockdown restrictions are lifted on Wednesday 2 December. It has been confirmed that Bristol will move into Tier 3. This will come into effect[…]

Tier 3: Very High alert Bristol – and therefore Totterdown – will be uder Tier 3 restrictions when lock-down is lifted. Full details of Teir 3, from the government website, are listed below ____________________________ This is for areas with a very high or very rapidly rising level of infections, where[…]

Totterdown residents who attended the exhibition at Temple Meads where initial plans were revealed for a new secondary school at Silverthorne Lane, may be disappointed to learn that the plans are subject to considerable delays. A letter from the Department of Education to Bristol City Council outlines some of the[…]

TRESA director, Suzanne Audrey, asked Mayor Marvin Rees a question at full council about the working group proposal to reopen Jubilee Pool. Her question, and the Mayor’s response, are reproduced below. QUESTION PQ 28Subject: Jubilee PoolBackground – Paul Smith, who was a leading cabinet member until recently, said there is[…]

Details of three important Bristol City Council surveys are below. _____________________________________________ Annual budget consultation now open – share your views on council tax Tell us what you think about proposed changes to council tax as part of the council’s annual budget setting for the next financial year. The Covid-19 pandemic[…]

TRESA supports Liveable Neighbourhoods for Bristol who are campaigning for schemes across Bristol to reduce rat-running and improve streets for local residents. Details of their next public meetings are below._________________________________________________ It has been four months since we launched the Liveable Neighbourhoods for Bristol campaign. It’s been a busy few months[…]

TRESA asked for an update on local road projects that have been agreed for funding by Bristol City Council and received the following information. St Lukes Road Pedestrian Crossing – To be reviewed in November 2020 – Project initiated. Placed on hold due to Covid priorities. High priority. Wells Road[…]

LIBERAL DEMOCRAT QUESTION 5Question(s) to the Mayor from Councillor Gary Hopkins (Knowle Ward)Subject: Jubilee Pool Now that it is fully clear that the real reason for the planned closure of Jubilee Pool is toprevent choice and get Jubilee users to go to Hengrove to prop up its finances, will theMayor[…]