Air Pollution in Bristol - Some GOOD news!

Details: Category: Other news and events; Published: 25 February 2017

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A feasibility study into creating a Clean Air Zone for the Bristol area will begin soon following a successful government funding bid for £500k from Bristol and South Gloucestershire councils. More details on this can be found here

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The Bishopston Society

Wednesday 24 April

A small plot of land in Clifton is under threat of development again.

Cliftonwood residents fight to save one of area's last green spaces

The Bishopston Society

Tuesday 23 April

The Gallimaufry has been shortlisted for a national award. Good luck!

Gloucester Road bar shortlisted in prestigious national awards

The Bishopston Society

Monday 22 April

Cycling in Amsterdam was declining in the 1960s/1970s as shown in this old film. Action was taken to make routes car free and now Amsterdam has some of the highest cycling rates in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AB3hCbH0s4

Amsterdam cyclists 1970s

The Bishopston Society

Friday 19 April

An uplifting article on the joy of commuter cycling through Bristol when the car numbers are reduced.

'My cycle to work was no longer the Russian roulette of getting ‘doored’ on the cycle lane'

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Bill SingletonFriday 19 April

As soon as people start citing the Netherlands as an example for us, I switch off.

The Bishopston Society

Friday 19 April

Although the Wetherspoons chain is closing some pubs in the UK, they have applied again to open one near the Anchor on Gloucester road.

Wetherspoon keep pushing to open pub on Gloucester Road

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The Bishopston SocietyTuesday 16 April

Indeed Matthew this is their 4th attempt so they must have serious profits to invest and are desperate for this site. Sarah we loath the long-term dereliction but are not aware of alternatives though would gladly support any sensible scheme.

Gavin SpittlehouseTuesday 16 April

Wetherspoons can rescue the derillict building and also bring something different and positive to the area in the form of a fair attempt at a healthier pub menu (calorie counts listed and lots of veggie/vegan options), cheaper food and drinks served long hours (coffees etc as well as beer), no music/TV/games machines.

Matthew CorduroyTuesday 16 April

I would say a 'handful of Wetherspoons' 900 pubs are due to close', rather than 'many'. My impression is Wetherspoons is in general booming as a business?

Bill SingletonTuesday 16 April

In the context of pub closures in the UK, to describe 16 out of 600 as 'many' betrays this comment as subjective and manipulatory.

Sarah BonduelTuesday 16 April

Is there an alternative bid for this space? It’s been derelict for years.

Charlie HardingThursday 18 April

Well the 100 student flats no one objected to being built on my doorstep will be full of people wanting cheap booze 🤷‍♀️

The Bishopston Society

Friday 19 April

Two Bristol houses feature in a BBC programme on Good Friday and Easter Sunday

A glimpse inside a hidden piece of Methodist history in Stokes Croft

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Monday 22 April

What has Bristol done with the £11.4m it got for its cycling infrastructure in the decade since being named the UK'… https://t.co/UwIPz42TyA

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