Author: Suzanne Audrey

The European Parliamentary election will take place on Thursday, 23 May 2019. The deadline to register for this election is midnight Tuesday 7th May. To register go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. The election and candidates The UK is divided into 12 electoral regions. Bristol is in the South West, and there are six[…]

1.       Community groups are being encouraged to bid for support to help clean up their local high street. Bristol City Council has been given £80k from the UK Government to back council efforts to clean up high streets and town centres. Funding will be used to buy kit and provide training[…]

Note: It’s important that groups and individuals also submit responses, highlighting specific aspects relevant to their neighbourhoods. The ABC draft may provide useful points, but please ensure you turn this into your own words. The deadline for responses is 24 May 19. To respond, email: blp@bristol.gov.uk Make it clear which[…]

The statement below has been submitted by TRESA to the Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus – Phase 1 Consultation: Detailed design of residential accommodation ______ TRESAcic wishes to make the following comments on the current proposal by the University of Bristol for student accommodation at Temple Quarter: – We welcome the[…]

Bristol Council will decide to allow or stop the building of a gas-fueled generator on St Philip’s Marsh at Committee at 1 pm on Wednesday 14th May.  Please put the date in your diary, and be at City Hall if you can. Pass this to all of your contacts and[…]

Going for Gold campaign launch It’s been a long time in the making, but we are finally ready to launch Bristol’s campaign to become a Gold Award Sustainable Food City. Working alongside Bristol Green Capital Partnership and Bristol City Council, we have been developing a website which will allow everyone[…]

Winter Garden Birds Thank you to those who submitted observations from last winter. A summary of the observations is attached at the end of this article. Earlier reports are available upon request. Also, a nice picture below of a male blackcap from Jane.       Secret Gardens Your annual opportunity[…]

Charlie Beaton of Living Streets Bristol has produced an interesting short report about shared use (pedestrians and cyclists) on the proposed Floating Pontoon between Bristol Temple Quay and Cattle Market Road – planning application 19/01050/F. He writes: “The local authority is proposing to install a pontoon on the dock between Temple[…]

This week’s Items of Interest: 1.       Since the beginning of this month, and up to April 2021, certain retail premises in Bristol can have a business rates discount. The discount will be provided to eligible occupied retail properties with a rateable value of less than £51,000 in 2019/20 and 2020/21, subject to State Aid[…]

SOWING THE SEEDS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH If you’re a small or medium-sized business keen to start up, innovate and grow, then you need to know about the free services available through the West of England Growth Hub. The Growth Hub works with businesses in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and[…]