School hedges alongside busy roads could reduce air pollution

Details: Published: 25 June 2019

hedge Scientists at Lancaster University are about to test a scheme using different species of evergreen hedges planted along school fences designed to mitigate air pollution levels in schools adjacent to busy roads. Read more on this project here

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Saturday 06 March

"There’s huge unmet demand in Bristol for safe bike storage, and we’re in a climate crisis where we urgently need people to switch to active travel. But lack of secure bike storage at home is a huge problem and it’s the less well off people who are hit hardest by it. They’re less likely to have storage space and less able to replace a stolen bike. This is a social justice issue.”

The Bishopston Society

Thursday 25 February

Increased visitor numbers and numbers of dogs roaming off the lead are believed to have contributed to a recent decline in the skylarks’ population. Skylarks build nests on the ground which are very hard to see and their eggs are also well camouflaged. Dogs off leads can easily trample the nests.

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Tuesday 23 February

The five Dawkins pubs in Bristol are the Miners Arms in St Werburgh’s, the Hillgrove and the Green Man in Kingsdown, and the Victoria and the Portcullis in Clifton.

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Monday 22 February

A well known author from St Andrews has written another great sounding book on some of the curious aspects of Bristol.

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Saturday 20 February

“Wood burning in homes has crept up under the radar while we all focused our attention on diesel traffic. We can count cars and lorries on our roads to understand the pollution that comes from traffic. But we have very little idea of what people are doing in their own homes.” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/20/hearths-on-fire-uk-residents-incensed-by-pollution-from-wood-burners?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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Friday 19 February

The plans for development of 102 Gloucester road (Nailsea Electrical) have been accepted. 9 dwellings will be built and a NE showroom and offices will remain. The NE warehouse will be relocated to Hengrove. Details here: https://pa.bristol.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=documents&keyVal=Q3OH0GDNL6I00