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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

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_

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

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

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 -

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

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