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 ...
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 ...
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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 and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
CommunityThe MP for Bristol, Kerry McCarthy MP, has lent their support to Carers UK’s national carers’ rights campaign, urging...
Bristol schools, youth groups & businesses share ideas to realise youth talent A major development is underway in Bristol...
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