For those who don’t know,  Stoke Lodge is a site in Stoke Bishop owned by the Council comprising Stoke Lodge House (which runs adult learning courses), a children’s play area and open green space of c26 acres used by residents for decades for walking, informal sport, exercising dogs, and general

Councillor Geoff Gollop and I recently took Regional Mayor Tim Bowles around one of the city’s declining shopping centres, Westbury Village.

Colleagues and I recently met with representatives of YTL - the Malaysian company developing the Filton Airfield and looking to convert the Brabazon hangars into a Bristol Arena.

“We all love our local high streets but many of these local shopping centres are facing stiff competition both from the internet but also larger retail precincts like the Mall.

Cllr Matthew Melias and I are exceedingly concerned about the proposed development at the old Fairways site in Kings Weston off Penpole Lane. At the moment the owner is hoping to get permission for 20 hard standing caravans and a modular building.

I broadly welcome the package of measures announced today by the Chancellor Philip Hammond aimed at easing austerity and providing an economic uplift.

Last month the Council published its Transport Strategy (you can read it at https://bristol.citizenspace.com/growth-regeneration/bristol-transport-…). 

At this month Full Council meeting the conservative group proposed a motion to make the eviction of travellers from public land quicker and easier.

Bristol has been debating having an Arena for decades with the current campaign going back at least 15 years. Two weeks ago a series of reports were published weighing up two possible locations for the future project - Temple Island in the City Centre and the Brabazon Hangars in Brentry.

The Council have finally started their long delayed review of the 20mph speed limits in Bristol. As you may remember these were introduced in 2014 when the vast majority of Bristol roads were converted to 20mph at a cost of £3.2m.