southbristolvoice January 2017 No. 15
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FREE EVERY MONTH in Bedminster, Southville & Ashton Businesses urged to claim on traffic jams BUSINESSES across South Bristol may be able to claim reductions on their business rates if there is prolonged congestion caused by multiple roadworks this year. Rating specialists at Bruton Knowles are inviting firms to contact them if their business is damaged by the works, which include a one-way Hartcliffe Way, part closure of the Sheene Road junction in Bedminster and major work at Temple Circus. Bristol team leader Paul Matthews said: “Roadworks on the principal routes into the city centre are due to last anything up to 18 months. “Trade can be affected by reductions in customer visits, time delays on deliveries and staff movements,” he said. “Traffic will be diverted onto previously quiet roads through areas like Novers Hill, and businesses either side of Hartcliffe Way are likely to be affected.” The Hartcliffe Way works will be delayed until the South Bristol Link road is open, expected by mid-January But Mr Matthews said the other works should be postponed too. • A year of delays: Pages 7-9
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One way: How Whitehouse Street would look with a cycle lane
Cycleway plans run into HGV setback PROTESTS from businesses in Whitehouse Street, Bedminster, will bring changes to plans for a cycle lane along the street. But the changes could see 44-tonne HGVs having to manoeuvre over the cycle lane – which is supposed to be a segregated, safe space for cyclists. The proposal is part of the £2.3 million Filwood Quietway, designed to encourage cyclists by making a safer route from Hengrove and Filwood to the city centre via Northern Slopes, St
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John’s Lane and Victoria Park. A storm of protest has erupted from residents around Victoria Park after the first planning application for the Quietway was submitted in early December. A protest group, FOG, Filwood Quietway Opposition, group, is leading opposition to plans for a 4.7m wide cycleway through the park. At Whitehouse Street the proposals drawn up by the council, with help from Sustrans, Continued on page 9
Paul Clark is the winner of our Gaines Christmas hamper after a big entry to our December competitions. Paul, who lives off St John’s Lane, was delighted to be given his hamper full of goodies by Gaines grocery owner Jason Gaines. “This has come at the right time,” said Paul, who is looking for work. The winner of a Christmas veg box from Plowright Organics was Charlotte Day of Totterdown, and the winner of a box of Polar Pops was Hannah Oakman of Knowle.
• HMO refused Page 6 • Winter wildlife: how to help Pages 10-11 • Rival plans for the Green Pages 16-17 • Let’s look after our station Page 20
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