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SBLN - A Community United

SBLN - A Community United

Liveable Neighbourhoods Handbook Strong collaboration between the council and the local community to identify issues and codesign solutions is an essential feature of delivering successful Liveable Neighbourhood projects. This ground-up approach should be built into the foundations of meaningful and extensive engagement that seeks to raise seldom heard voices in

Food Hygiene Ratings in Bristol

Food Hygiene Ratings in Bristol

I have taken the public data about Food Hygiene Ratings and carried out some in depth analysis. Ratings Explained You will have seen these ratings in many establishments. The available ratings are: 5 – hygiene standards are very good 4 – hygiene standards are good 3 – hygiene standards are generally satisfactory 2

SBLN - Engagement Results Finally Published

SBLN - Engagement Results Finally Published

After months of trying, I have finally got the comments made as part of the SBLN Engagement Survey that took place last year. This article provides some analysis of the 6,084 comments received, but you can explore the data yourself on BU Reports (look for the SBLN button). Here

Welcome to Weedville

Welcome to Weedville

I have noticed that the weeds are doing really well in Southville this summer. I did wonder if the Council had given up on spraying weeds due to budget cut backs. But no, it appears that our Councillor Christine Townsend made a unilateral decision to stop using weedkillers (glysophate) all

Is Bristol really a City of Sanctuary?

Is Bristol really a City of Sanctuary?

Bristol celebrated its reaccreditation as a City of Sanctuary in Feb 2025. As we enter another weekend of people talking about Protests and Counter Protests, and whether Bristol is a welcoming place for refugees, I thought it might be helpful to look at what the available data tells us about

2025 Annual Report for Tenants and Leaseholders - Don't trust the numbers!

2025 Annual Report for Tenants and Leaseholders - Don't trust the numbers!

The latest Annual Report for Tenants and Leaseholders has just been published. This table shows the key measures for the last 10 years (if you believe the published figures!) * Properties let in the year increased to 1,058 from last year * The average number of days to re-let a property

Are you one of the 16,677 Bristolians who have signed the "Do not introduce Digital ID cards" petition?

Are you one of the 16,677 Bristolians who have signed the "Do not introduce Digital ID cards" petition?

Please note that the 16,677 number for the "Do not introduce Digital ID cards" petition was correct as at 28/09/2025 21:04 You can see more recent data on my UK Petitions Report. The UK Government Petitions website provides some interesting data about Petitions created

SBLN - The "Real" Survey Results

SBLN - The "Real" Survey Results

I have already written about my attempts to get sight of the comments submitted as part of the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood (SBLN) engagement survey. I did manage to get hold of some of the comments but I am still waiting for BCC to provide the rest of them. (I

East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood - How many Cars, Taxis, E-Scooters or Pedestrians?

East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood - How many Cars, Taxis, E-Scooters or Pedestrians?

The Monitoring Strategy for the EBLN was published in September 2025. I would have expected this to be published in the "Bristol Documents Library", but instead it was published on the Survey Site used by BCC at https://files.smartsurvey.io/3/0/7JLPT0FJ/EBLN_Monitoring_Strategy_(September_

Books about Bristol

Books about Bristol

I already produce reports on cultural activities in Bristol, which include Bristol Bloggers and Podcasts. I have now added reports on publishers who publish books (and other printed items) about Bristol. Publishers Tangent Books Tangent is a purposefully radical publisher: both in the content we publish but also in the

Bristol Airbnb grows by 23% in 6 months

Bristol Airbnb grows by 23% in 6 months

At the end of 2024 there were 2,368 Airbnb lets in Bristol. By June 2025 this number had grown to 2,904 That is an increase of 23% (536) in 6 months (01/01/2025 to 27/06/2025) See Also: Clifton Down is the Airbnb Capital of Bristol

SBLN - Bus Gates, Modal Filters etc.

SBLN - Bus Gates, Modal Filters etc.

BCC have opened the Consultation for the South Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood. You can complete the survey here. Key Proposals Parking Schemes Connector Roads and High Streets Phase 1 Neighbourhoods Southville - Ashton Gate School - Modal Filter Southville - Gathorne Road Bedminster - Gateways and Bus Gate Enforcement Bedminster -

"This isn't housing, this is an investment vehicle"

"This isn't housing, this is an investment vehicle"

These words were spoken by Councillor Guy Poultney at the Planning Committee Meeting on 27 Aug 2025. The item being discussed was the "Build To Rent" development that will be built at Silverthorne Lane in Lawrence Hill. I am not going to repeat the rest of the discussion

"Committee Confusion" and "Secret" Enforcements

"Committee Confusion" and "Secret" Enforcements

At the "Development Control B Committee" held on 27/08/2025 there was a short discussion about Planning Breaches and Enforcement. Please Note: The "Development Control Committees" are changing their names to "Planning Committees". This is being done "as a helpful move forward