Kerry urges Bristol to back the global poverty promise »
Kerry McCarthy MP is urging people to go online and back a new campaign to turn a promise to tackle global poverty into a law.
The www.globalpovertypromise.com website is part of a campaign to put the Government’s promise to raise international development aid to 0.7% of national income by 2013 into legislation.
Kerry said: “People across Bristol [...]
Brunel Field school plans get go-ahead »
Plans to build new school buildings on the former Brunel Field site in Bishopston got the go-ahead from planners last night. The buildings will provide much needed primary school places for the area.
Parents at Ashley Down Junior School are currently being consulted about this school running the new facility, which would become Ashley Down Primary [...]
Join the conversation on Clifton’s character »
Bristol City Council’s Urban Design & Conservation Team will be producing a Character Appraisal for the Clifton Conservation Area. A Character Appraisal is a document that outlines the significance and special interest of a Conservation Area; it details the features that make that specific area unique. It is one of the documents that guides [...]
TreeBristol and Cycling City team up for world record attempt »
The city council’s TreeBristol team and Cycling City team are joining hundreds of other tree enthusiasts this weekend in a national tree-planting event to help claim a Guinness World Record. And members of the public are invited to come along and get involved.
Volunteers are needed to help plant trees throughout Friday, December 4 and Saturday [...]
PCSOs unite with Bristol Council staff to make sure people clean up their act »
Bristol Police Community Support Officers have now been trained to join forces with Bristol City Council staff to target anti-social behaviour, which is damaging the local environment. As part of their duties the PCSOs will now be issuing fixed penalty fines for behaviour such as littering, dog fouling and fly posting.
“Local people tell us that [...]
Bristol primary schools achieve best ever results »
Figures released by the government today confirm that Bristol primary schools achieved their best ever test results this year.
Ten and eleven-year-olds across the city sat their Key Stage 2 Standard Assessment Tests (SATs) in May this year. Results released by the government confirm continued improvement in all three subject areas, English, maths and science and [...]
MP urges carers to “care for their incomes and pensions” »
Kerry McCarthy MP has added her support to Carers UK’s national carers’ rights campaign on Friday 4th December 2009.
There are over six million unpaid carers in the UK who provide care and support to family, friends and neighbours, providing unpaid care worth an estimated £87 billion each year. The Carers Rights Day campaign, run by [...]
Planning for the future of Bristol »
Bristol City Council has published its planning strategy and policies for the future development of the city.
The Core Strategy is part of the Bristol Development Framework, the council’s development plan. It has been prepared over the past three years with involvement from Bristol residents, businesses and stakeholders.
It sets out the council’s strategic policies for different [...]
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Join the conversation on Clifton’s character
TreeBristol and Cycling City team up for world record attempt
PCSOs unite with Bristol Council staff to make sure people clean up their act
