A disability charity is to protest the implementation of the Clean Air Zone, saying it could ‘deepen inequalities’ faced by disabled people. Continue reading Disability activists to protest for fairer Clean Air Zone
A strong smell of sun cream hovers outside Weston super mare town hall. On Monday the Met office issued an extreme heat warning for the very first time in its history as temperatures in the south west are predicted to reach as high as 33 degrees. The sun is already bearing down heavily at 9:00 on Tuesday morning as around two dozen people gather, some … Continue reading Local Decision With Global Consequences: Bristol Airport Inquiry Begins
Campaigners in Ashley Down are celebrating after Bristol City Council U-turns over the decision to fell a 120-year old Holm Oak tree on Ashley Down Road. The Council ordered the felling after the insurers of a nearby house reported that the tree’s roots were causing subsidence of the building’s foundations. However, in a video released on Facebook today (May 12th), Mayor Marvin Rees said that … Continue reading Tree Protectors Victorious After Council Drops Tree-Felling Plans
In Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the alien Ford arrives on Earth and supposes cars to be the dominant species. A visit to Bishopston and St Andrews makes one sympathize with Ford’s misunderstanding. To experience vibrant Gloucester Road, verdant St Andrews Park, or vistas of Bristol from Ashley Down on foot is to experience oneself scurrying between cars parked on double yellow lines, … Continue reading Residents Campaign for Social Justice on the Streets of Bishopston and St Andrews
Tree campaign group Save the Ashley Down Oak (STADO) are calling on Bristol City Council to tell the truth about the proposed felling of the 100 year old holm oak on Ashley Down road. In a letter to Afzal Shah dated April 13th, STADO request the release of key evidence supporting the claim that the oak is causing subsidence to a nearby house. STADO was … Continue reading Tree Campaigners Demand Truth from Bristol City Council
The last remaining Norway maple tree on Lower Ashley Road, one of five such trees known as the M32 Maples for their proximity to the M32 motorway, has been felled this morning, Monday 1st March. According to a source, an individual, thought to be a rogue builder, arrived at the tree at midnight on the 28th of February and removed the defences put up by … Continue reading Breaking: Last M32 Maple Felled
Air pollution campaign group Our Air, Our City (OAOC) hosted their first large public event on Saturday, Clean Air Everywhere – a Facebook livestream with simultaneous banner drops around the city. The online event featured community members from across Bristol speaking on issues around clean air and sought to raise awareness about the reality of air pollution in our city, the problems it causes, and … Continue reading Clean Air Everywhere
