Tag Archives: Bristol City Council

A popular cafe on Stokes Croft could move over the road into the new Carriageworks development after being granted a premises licence. The Crafty Egg would move into a larger space on the ground floor of the Carriageworks, and start opening in the evenings too. The Crafty Egg was granted …

A Bristol woman has been fined four times for parking in a disabled bay at Hengrove Park Leisure Centre, despite being told by staff that she is permitted to use it. The penalty notices, each for £100 or £60 if paid within 28 days, were issued by Smart Parking Ltd, …

It’s the kind of sight that would make Postman Pat’s heart sink – a postbox in Bristol that has been repurposed by litter louts as a rubbish bin. Perhaps it is because there are two post boxes right next to each other on this spot in Bedminster, but it can’t …

The University of Bristol has unveiled major plans to expand its new Temple Quarter campus before it is even built. A series of five stepped buildings ranging from four to eight storeys would transform a former industrial area next to Temple Meads station after the institution bought the Wales & …

Just south of the River Avon, a curious sign perches near Bedminster Bridge Roundabout. A mostly unremarkable guidepost gives directions to places including Temple Meads, St Mary Redcliffe and the city centre. But it also points east with an arm which reads: “Too far.” One of the zany relics of …

The final hurdle to the University of Bristol’s new £300million city centre campus has been overcome after councillors unanimously backed the plans. Development control committee members approved detailed designs for the new academic buildings on the site of the former Royal Mailsorting office on Temple Island. They heard conditions would …

Bristol University’s plans to build a brand new £300 million campus on part of Temple Island have been recommended for approval. The planning application relates to the detailed design of the academic buildings which will be built on the site of the former Royal Mail Sorting Office. The site was …

The main entrance to Temple Meads could be moving as plans to redevelop the station progress. Last year council heads finally started the process of regenerating one of the city’s most historically important buildings after years of promises and failed bids. At the time Bristol City Council and the West …

2003 Plans for an arena for Bristol were first proposed in 2003 with the aim of having it completed by 2008. It was agreed that the arena should be built on brownfield site near Bristol Temple Meads station, on the former Bristol Bath Road depot land. The arena was originally …

Bristol is not short of iconic views, but the sight of Totterdown’s colourful houses from Temple Meads station is surely one of the loveliest. The famous rainbow row of Richmond Street sits atop a hill high above the city centre. Brightly painted homes are Totterdown’s signature, and Richmond Street is …