Jonathan Holmes

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Laura Jones |Jonathan Holmes

A court in Bristol has heard how a school spent hundreds of thousands of pounds building a fence to keep members of the public away from pupils playing sport. Cotham School erected the fence at Stoke Lodge, on leased land, in 2019, after concern about dog mess and other safeguarding issues. This upset nearby residents, who likened it to the "Berlin Wall". After a campaign in 2023, the area was registered as a Village Green, and the fence was taken down.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Lucy Tegg |Jonathan Holmes

Bristol could become the first council in England to collect black waste bins once every three or four weeks, under new plans. The city council, run by the Green Party, already has the highest recycling rate among "core cities" in England, with 45% of household waste being recycled. Bristol City Council has launched a public consultation on the potential changes, which will run until 10 March.

Jan 18, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jonathan Holmes

Plans to close a main city road to through traffic and prioritise buses have been released by the council. The Bristol City Council proposals would see a bus gate introduced at the top of Park Street along with new bus lanes to improve journey times. The council also wants to make Queens Road one lane in both directions, turning half of the current road layout into public green space.

Jan 13, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jonathan Holmes

A new documentary on BBC 2 will tell the story of an 18th Century water mill which was uncovered in the heart of Bristol. Digging for Britain, presented by Professor Alice Roberts, was recorded during archaeological digs in 2024 at St Catherine's Place shopping centre in Bristol. Wessex Archaeology, who carried out the excavations, said the mill was in use for around 170 years. "It takes us back to a time when Bedminster was a rural village, not really part of Bristol," said Prof Roberts.

Jan 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jonathan Holmes

Stormy weather has led to sewage being discharged into the sea at Weston-super-Mare. Wessex Water said a temporary pipe at Uphill beach burst on Sunday. "Regrettably, this has resulted in sewage entering the sea and erosion of the causeway used to access the beach," a spokesperson said.