Author: Suzanne Audrey

Are you aware of a problem in a park or green space? Use the City Council’s website to report it at: http://bristol.gov.uk/reportparkproblem …

A Clean Air Action Plan for Bristol is currently being developed, which includes proposals for a Clean Air Zone. This could see high-polluting vehicles charged a fee for using certain parts of the city, and whilst there will be a formal public consultation on the Plan in early 2019, Bristol[…]

Are you Fluent in English and another language with good communication skills? Do you have excellent writing skills in your own mother tongue? If you have bilingual skills and attention to detail and accuracy, why not become a Public Service Casual translator and/or interpreter! Directorate: Neighbourhoods Job Type: Other Working Hours: Casual Employment[…]

By MARTIN BOOTH, Bristol 24/7, Monday 2nd July, 2018 If Bristol ever does get an arena, Massive Attack are among the firm favourites to headline the opening night. And now the band have made it very clear where they want Bristol Arena to be located: on the site next to Temple Meads[…]

The TRESA mosaic commemorating medieval friars who piped spring water from Totterdown to the Temple area has had a good wash for the summer and is now showing its full colours (dappled by shade in the photo below). Many thanks to George (Oxford Street resident and ace cyclist) for helping[…]

Construction updates District Heating Main (DHM) installation on Temple Circus roundabout (taken 27.06.18) New and updated: ·        NEW: 1st phase of Redcliffe Way drainage completed. ·        NEW: Bath Bridges south bound has lane 4 closed across the bridge, with the right hand inner gyratory closed for 5 weeks, as of 26th June 2018. This is for remedial[…]

Totterdown artist Lou Boyce is proud to announce that the Gromit she painted for the Gromit Unleashed trail is none other than Marshall from PAW Patrol. Lou, pictured below at the preview evening, said: ” I absolutely love him and couldn’t have asked for a better character to bring to life!”

The decision about where the Bristol arena will be located has been delayed again. At a scrutiny meeting last week, Buckingham Group, contractors for the Temple Quay site, challenged the figures published in the ‘value for money’ report and said the project would come in at or below the original[…]

Local ecologist Alex Morss ( www.alexmorss.co.uk ) is running a free wild flowers workshop with Buglife in Victoria Park on 14th July for #BeesNeedsWeek (see poster below). The workshop is 10.00am-1.00pm, meeting at the Bowls Club. This will be useful to #UrbanBuzz volunteers or anyone keen to learn or improve their wild flower[…]

Innovative small and medium-sized Bristol firms can apply for grants of between £10,000 and £75,000 to carry out research and development following the relaunch of an established funding programme. Innovation 4 Growth (I4G) funding totalling £500,000 is available to businesses from across the West of England in all sectors who[…]