Bristol City Council aims for 10% carbon reduction in 2010

Posted on Nov 25, 2009

As part of its commitment to tackling climate change, Bristol City Council has today announced that it is signing the 10:10 pledge. This will see the authority aiming for an ambitious goal of a 10% reduction in its own carbon emissions in 2010.

The Green Capital Action Plan has already committed the city council to cut its own emissions by 3% per year. A number of initiatives are currently underway, including installing biomass boilers in some schools and other public buildings, which burn locally sourced waste woodchip instead of fossil fuels, and the project to develop two wind turbines at Avonmouth that will meet 20% of the council’s annual electricity needs when built.

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Stop violence against women week

Posted on Nov 20, 2009

Stop Violence Against Women Week aims to tackle society’s attitude towards the issue and raise awareness of the help available to victims.

From November 23rd to November 27th Bristol will host a range of activities highlighting the violence and abuse inflicted on women both in and out of relationships including victims of rape and violence towards street sex workers.It will also focus on the work that Safer Bristol, the partnership of agencies working together to make the city safer, does on a day-to-day basis to increase the understanding of the problem within society, help victims and rehabilitate offenders.

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Kerry McCarthy calls on Council to “Back Young Britain”

Posted on Nov 19, 2009

MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy has written to Jan Ormondroyd, Chief Executive of Bristol City Council, asking how the Council plans to develop apprenticeship opportunities for Bristol’s young people.

Her letter is in response to concerns expressed by Ministers that the public sector accounts for 20% of the UK workforce, but only 10% of apprenticeship starts.

I want to find out exactly what Bristol City Council is doing: Kerry McCarthy

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City’s planning application given a ‘minded to approve’ decision

Posted on Nov 10, 2009

Ambitious plans for a multi-million pound development of a new stadium in south Bristol took a step forward this week, when the city council’s Development Control Committee considered Bristol City Football Club’s application for planning permission. A ‘minded to approve’ decision was taken – meaning that approval would be subject to the revision of specific elements of the scheme.

The decision means the proposed stadium development can move forward, once some specific matters have been resolved in the near future. Once completed, the stadium will be the region’s largest sporting capital investment initiative.

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Bristol parents think teens don’t want to talk about sex… but they do!

Posted on Nov 6, 2009

Research out today reveals that almost two thirds of Bristol parents think their teenagers don’t want to talk about sex, despite the fact that national evidence shows that 75% of young people want to talk to their parents.

Parents also believe that they should be the main source of information on sex and relationships, closely followed by schools and teachers. However, the responsibility is often left to the child’s teachers, friends, the media and the internet.

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Green Light for Hengrove Traffic Lights

Posted on Nov 3, 2009

Not this bad, but bad enough...

53 accidents and 75 casualties in three years at Hengrove roundabout mean new traffic lights must go on. The council was hoping to delay switch-on to help ease traffic flows in line with the popular Evening Post campaign, but safety issues alone have ruled out this course of action.

Seven hundred more people have relocated to local offices from the city centre in recent weeks, which means 700 more pedestrians in the immediate area and increased traffic levels. This increases the risk of further accidents if the lights are not active.

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