Author: Suzanne Audrey

1.       From April 2019 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 De Minimis limits; further details here. 2.       Travelwest’s annual Travel to Work Survey[…]

Bristol Civic Society – Transport Event – Wednesday 20th March 2019 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm at Broadmead Baptist Church, Union Street, Bristol BS1 3HY. Confirmed speakers: James Freeman, Managing Director, FIRST West of England Nuala Gallagher, Director, Economy of Place, Bristol City Council Jason Humm, Head of Transport at[…]

Local publisher, Richard Jones of Tangent Books, is updating the Naked Guide to Bristol and hoping to get it to press very soon. He is starting work on the new listings section which will feature recommendations but not a great deal by way of description. If you’re interested in contributing[…]

TRESA has received the following correspondence about Thunderbolt Steps which have been closed since November 2018: Our Bridges & Highway Structures team have confirmed that the remedial work to make the unstable wall along Thunderbolt Steps safe has now been carried out by the developer and the public right of[…]

Dear Respondent, Submission of the Joint Spatial Plan – Technical Evidence Work Following the recent Joint Spatial Plan – Technical Evidence work consultation (November 2018), I am writing to you to let you know that the responses to the consultation, along with the Key Issues Reports incorporating the West of[…]

ETM contractors will commence work to construct a speed table outside the southern entrance to Victoria Park, at Nutgrove Avenue / Hill Avenue / Park Avenue junction.  The works will commence on the 11th March, and are due to run until 31st May. Throughout the duration of the works, there will be[…]

The Big Listen 4th March 2019 to 10th March 2019 Windmill Hill City Farm is an organisation with the community at its heart and we want to hear from you! The Big Listen is a week-long project that aims to discover what the local community want from their city farm. We[…]

A decision about the planning application for a 17-storey tower block at Totterdown Bridge has been delayed again. A letter from Bristol City Council officer indicates: “I am writing to confirm that the time period for making a decision has been extended to 11 April 2019. This is to allow[…]

Join us for the Green Mingle on Thursday 7 March from 5.30 at The Kitchen, Silver Street. Always a great opportunity for new connections and interesting conversations, and this month we’ll be joined by UWE and Ujima Radio colleagues to share images from their recent Photovoice collaboration! Connect and collaborate with other Partnership[…]

The next Spark Forum event is on Tuesday 19 March from 4.30 – 7.00pm, generously hosted by Burges Salmon. Following an inspiring and impactful first Spark Forum event last November, Bristol Green Capital partnership is looking forward to offering an opportunity for members to connect and collaborate to create real change for the[…]