This kit has been successfully used by Hackney Council for two years and has reduced the volume of traffic using roads past school gates, both school-run and through traffic.
It has improved air quality ...
21 May 2019
Thangam Debonnaire makes clear in her latest blog how disappointed she is in BCC's tardiness in deciding on and implementing policies that can begin to deal with Bristol's poor air quality - and how she ...
03 February 2019
... wide action from BCC. Read more on the tardy efforts of the Council here ...
27 January 2019
The most recent e-newletter from Eleanor Combley includes funding for local projects and an update on the Council 's consultation on the 20 mph limit. It can be read here ...
14 November 2018
Seth Piper is fighting the pedestrian's corner over the increasingly common practice by drivers of parking on pavements. See his comments here
07 November 2018
This newsletter includes articles on 'Cycle Sunday' - Sept 2nd, and 'Action on Car-free Day' - Sept 22nd. The complete newsletter can be read here
19 August 2018
Options for a Clean Air Zone (CAZ) for Bristol have been published, and a major awareness campaign launched by the Council , but it's not yet clear whether we'll benefit from cleaner air in Bishopston.
T ...
17 May 2018
This includes an update on the petition to keep the existing cafe - Fay's tea garden, in St Andrews park and the worsening parking problems in St Andrews and St Werburgs. The full newsletter can be read ...
24 March 2018
This latest newsletter from local Green Party council lors includes disappointing news about the plans for the North Bristol Baths, air quality, problems with plastics disposal and the work of the green ...
15 March 2018
For those who don't subscribe to this BCC newsletter, here is the link to the latest issue: BCCnewsletter
09 February 2018
By April 2019 the council has a target to reduce what it spends each year on parks by at least £2.868 million. This means services will need to be run in a very different way.
The Council says it will ...
18 November 2017
Over the next 5 years, and largely as a result of the so called ‘austerity’ measures brought in by the Tory Government, Bristol City Council faces a budget gap of £92 million.
In an attempt to reduce ...
18 August 2017
This newsletter covers the latest news on green issues, both local and wider Bristol-based ones which are being addressed by our local Green Party council lors and those in other Bristol wards. See the ...
15 March 2017
Tom Brook fleshes out Bristol City Council ’s response to pollution and proposes local community action within The Bishopston Society.
As we have seen, combating air pollution is a huge mountain to ...
21 February 2017
Bristol City Council are opening a consultation on their strategy for the next five years.
They are inviting you to take part in the Corporate Strategy 2017-2022 Consultation and share your views about ...
26 October 2016
At a meeting today Nov 26th, Chatsworth Homes, the developer of the Baths conversion project, has been told by Bristol City Council to leave the site within six days. Two accounts of this meeting can ...
26 November 2015
... council of the significance to Bristol of the historic war memorial sports ground. It was almost the first war memorial to be built in the city after the Great War – and it predates the Cenotaph in the ...
09 November 2015
Bristol City Council have given Chatsworth Homes, the Project developers, just two weeks to 'sort out their act' otherwise they will take over the project from them.
For full details of this lates ...
04 November 2015
... are doing what we can to access the most accurate information available, but it has been disappointingly difficult to do so.
With the latest libraries announcement of the council and the Mayor (to keep ...
15 September 2015
... community fair and getting younger people involved in local decision making....
Bristol North Baths development
We arranged a joint briefing with Redland Council lors Martin Fodor and Fi Hance where ...
04 September 2015
With the recent advent of two Green Party council lors for Bishopston, Daniella Radice & Tim Malnick, this was clearly seen by them as worthy of a new website, which can be seen here ...
31 August 2015
... food.
As local council lor Daniella Radice pointed out, despite BTP's protestations that it was all about the food, the application would turn the premises from a cafe into a pub.
Nearby residents emphasise ...
02 March 2015
The latest E newsletter from Bishopston’s Green Council lor Daniella Radice and prospective Green councillor Tim Malnick covers, as usual, a very interesting mix of subjects on a range of issues, both ...
04 April 2014
Daniella's latest newsletter covers a wide range of topics - 24 in total - including 'Walking Maps Project', 'Horfield Common Pond', 'Big Green Week', ...
02 February 2014
Bishopston council lor, Daniella Radice has just sent out her most recent (December) e-newsletter. This includes items on:
BCC Budget cuts, No 20 bus route to be reinstated, Traders and residents ...
22 December 2013
... is the original letter TBS sent to the Council , followed by our response (July 8th 2014) to a second submission of a proposed variation to the original application. But note this update, August 2nd 2014 ...
20 October 2013
Council lor Daniella Radice says: "It's been an incredibly busy few weeks for me...."
You can continue reading Daniella's email news here: http://www.bristolgreenparty.org.uk/Bishopston-News ...
20 October 2013
At a time when George Ferguson is trying to develop a policy that makes Bristol a healthier place less dominated by car traffic, Eric Pickles seems to be pushing for towns and cities to ease restrictions ...
27 August 2013
“I can walk on water”. That was the irreverent and rather over-the-top thought that kept going through my head after the big victory I scored as LibDem candidate for Bishopston Ward in 2009.
To ...
29 June 2013
It is a privilege to have been elected as a Council lor for Bishopston.
Although I thought I had a good chance of winning, it was still a surprise.
I’ve been interested in politics for a long time ...
29 June 2013
Here is a copy of the Bishopston Society letter sent recently by our secretary to the Council 's Bristol City Transport department:
I am writing on behalf of the Bishopston Society to express ou ...
27 March 2013
The Council are asking everyone what their views are on how to make Bristol a healthier place. You can look at and comment on the Draft Health and Wellbeing Strategy at: http://www.bristol.gov.uk/page/health-and-adult-care/health-and-wellbeing-strategy-consultation ...
25 February 2013
Bristol City Council is moving forward with the introduction of a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for Bristol. The Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) will also be amended ...
25 November 2011
Council lor Bev Knott threw doubts on the Localism Bill at the Bishopston Society Open Meeting on 4 April 4 2011 but spoke up for the Neighbourhood Partnerships, in which we are actively involved.
The ...
06 April 2011
... , other parts are just outside of it. We're concerned about the air pollution and traffic impact on areas on the fringes. Air pollution in some areas are expected to get worse [1]. We'll be asking the cou ...
12 November 2019
... budget, local council s get funding for these developments. However, although WECA is nominally responsible for transport across the region, Martin sees a reluctance on its part to take on the complexities ...
24 October 2019
... Most need re-roofing and re-wiring and one local Council lor at the time believed that all Bishopston houses were due for demolition and redevelopment!
Falling numbers of children of school age were anothe ...
04 October 2019
... at their heart. Bristol City Council ’s Draft Local Plan is proposing zero-carbon development and buildings designed to cope with rising temperatures, without the need for air conditioning.
The Hanham ...
08 September 2019
Plans for local council s' CAZs would need to be Class D ones (which includes polluting private vehicles) if the best benefit to cost ratio is to be achieved. Bristol has so far refused this option because ...
03 September 2019
... the Council to tackle the problem. Contact them here ...
16 July 2019
Defending the Council 's long delay in deciding how best to tackle the city's air pollution, Mayor Martin Rees argues that it is essential to ensure social justice is not sidelined while taking acti ...
28 June 2019
... to giving speakers from Medact , Living Streets Bristol , Bristol Cycling Alliance and School Streets Bristol. The latter group has gained useful experience of working with Hackney council to control and ...
21 June 2019
... l protest, thus raising additional revenue for the city council . - expense and difficulty of maintenance of tall buildings, as witnessed by Grendfell Tower. - social exclusion created by tall building ...
20 May 2019
... overall usage in future years to enable more practices. This would then be hard for the Council to refuse, if it had accepted the principle of practice sessions under floodlights.
The FLUMP, section ...
03 May 2019
Know Your Place is a free and fascinating on line resource that presents a rich story of Bristol. Pete Insole, Principal Historic Environment Officer at Bristol City Council , will delve into some of the ...
26 April 2019
Good news that Fay's Tea Garden cafe successfully won the bid for the cafe contract for St Andrews Park.
The Chair of Friends of St Andrews Park has written to the Council about this much appreciate ...
23 April 2019
Pressure continues to mount to get the Council to take significant action to improve Bristol's air quality with a new campaign - Fight for Fair Air - now started by the local independent news publication ...
11 April 2019
Bristol City Council has been given £80,000 from a £9.75 million government fund to back council efforts in cleaning up high streets and town centres across the country. The Council are proposing to work ...
07 April 2019
... cent shops takings by 20% (Hackney Council , 2017). (Pedestrian Pound 2018)
Better use of city centre space has been examined more widely, including the need to reduce the need for car parking - see for ex ...
27 March 2019
The Kingsdown Conservation Group tries to protect and enhance the area, and stimulate public interest in it. The Conservation Area Character Appraisal sets out the City Council ’s policies for Kingsdown. ...
23 April 2016
Promoting Bristol's local shops, markets, cafes/restaurants, pubs, hairdressers etc. Run by Bristol City Council . ...
23 April 2016
Know Your Place is a Bristol City Council website that allows you to explore your neighbourhood through historic maps, images and linked information. Know Your Place allows wider access to Bristol's histori ...
23 April 2016
... is supported by Bristol City Council but acts independently and is currently the only ‘community voice’ that is dedicated to all of Bristol’s green spaces. ...
23 April 2016
Bristol City Council ...
23 April 2016
