Author: Suzanne Audrey

Early Wildlife Sightings Thank you to those who have seen and reported sightings in this unusually warm period: the Beast from the East has been followed by the Sweety from the South. Keep ‘em coming! On Monday, 25 February Shelagh Akbulut saw a Little Egret in the trees whilst taking[…]

Almost 600 Bristol Cable members voted on what to campaign for in 2019. From the two options crowd-sourced from members, the most voted-for option is cleaner air for Bristol. There were several steps for gathering campaign ideas from members, including a members’ meeting, and an online suggestion form. The reasons[…]

Bristol firm Extract Coffee Roasters is appealing to local skaters to donate their spare boards to a charity that empowers young people in Ethiopia through skateboarding. St Werburghs-based Extract launched its ‘Kickflip Deck Amnesty’ aims to collect at least 100 boards to send to Ethiopia Skate, which was formed in[…]

Bristol Green party are looking for a part-time manager for their 2020 Mayoral campaign. Details are reproduced below. ____ Bristol is one of the UKs ‘Greenest’ cities with a consistently high green vote in local and national elections.  It is a city where innovation, green industry and business flourish.  But[…]

Mayor Marvin Rees has responded to Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Under Secretary of State for the Environment, who recently wrote to the Mayor expressing concern at his failure to meet the deadline for a plan to improve Bristol’s air quality. The text of his letter, dated 21st February 2019, is[…]

The Big Slug Pellet Question Barney wades in on the big slug pellet question: Most slug pellets have rightly been despised as being poisonous to more than just slugs and should not be used for the sake of the soil or for the sake of all the animals in the[…]

Thank you for taking the time to read our 19th email update on the Temple Gate roadworks. We will be sending one of these updates every month, providing the latest information about changes to the road network and some general information about the scheme. Please feel free to pass this update[…]

Notification of committee date Application no. 18/05184/P Site address: Broadwalk Shopping Centre Broad Walk Bristol BS4 2QU Proposal: Outline planning application with all matters reserved other than access for the partial demolition, refurbishment and redevelopment of Broadwalk Shopping Centre and adjacent land to provide a mixed use scheme comprising residential[…]

BBC Good Food writers have rated the Thali restaurants amongst their top 10 favourite places to eat in Bristol. BBC Good Food says: “Bristol’s popular Thali cafés serve-up fresh Indian ‘roadside’ dishes using local suppliers and sustainably sourced ingredients. Particularly good for veggies and vegans, and kids (you can even order[…]

Bristol Wood Recycling Project has undertaken a successful fundraising campaign to buy its premises through a bond offer. The offer raised £430,000 which will be used to buy the project’s new base in St Philips and allow the project to grow. The St Philips site (Unit 4, William Street, Bristol BS2 0RG) includes a[…]