Author: Suzanne Audrey

Details of another belated response to a Freedom of Information request, relating to the proposal for a conference centre on Arena Island at Temple Meads, have now been published at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/information_in_relation_to_nec_a?nocache=incoming-1264964#incoming-1264964    Please confirm the date on which an approach was made to NEC in relation to the potential development or[…]

20mph speed limits save lives BRITE Bristol 20mph limit evaluation report_20July18update 20mph limits also make it easier for people to get out and about in their neighbourhoods. Roads with faster speeds present barriers that can result in ‘community severance’ where people feel unable to easily access shops, schools and local[…]

The time period for making a decision about Hadley’s proposed development including a 17-storey tower-block on the old Esso garage site at Totterdown Bridge has been extended to 15th February 2019. This is to allow time to consider responses (from the developer?) on issues that have been identified within the application.[…]

A Freedom of Information request has belatedly shed some light on the process through which Bristol City Council and Legal & General proposed mixed-use development on Arena Island instead of the Bristol Arena (although some information is withheld, there seem to have been quite a few meetings with no notes[…]

Several important documents and consultations relate to concerns about current and future planning regulations which may lead to poor quality development e.g. conversion of office blocks to sub-standard residential/student housing. If you have an interest in planning, please have a look at the links below (thanks to Bristol’s Neighbourhood Planning[…]

Improving our High Streets for walking is good for business Living Streets has launched our updated Pedestrian Pound report which puts forward the business case for walking. Funded by Transport for Scotland, it looks at 20 case studies across the UK which show how making high streets better for walking can[…]

Bristol Ageing Better report on Age-friendly Bristol How Age-friendly is Bristol currently?  To join the WHO Network for Age-friendly Communities, Bristol had to submit a base line assessment on how Age-friendly Bristol is. This assessment considered all of the Age-friendly domains, the potential barriers they presented with examples from organisations with[…]

St Luke’s Road, running alongside Victoria Park, was closed to traffic this morning (5th December) while emergency services attended a road traffic collision between a car and a motorbike. The police later reported that the motorcyclist was taken to hospital as a precaution.

This free talk may be of interest to ‘Totterdown sprouting’ members and friends and other community gardeners out there … Andrea Gaynor Urban Agriculture, Health and History: Learning from Our Productive Past Mon 17 December 2018, 18:00-20:00 Hepple Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences, University Road, Bristol BS8 1BF Free, but[…]

Entries for the 2019 South West Fairtrade Business Awards opened on 5th November 2018 and close at midnight on Sunday 1st February 2019. The awards are free to enter and showcase the very best of ethical business in the region. All applicants receive a free place at the awards party during National Fairtrade Fortnight in March[…]