You Councillors Say

Your Councillors say...

Community Protection Order issued for Kernow building- Green Cllrs demand enforcement. In October 2021 local residents contacted councillors Tim Wye and Jude English about the old ‘Kernow’ building in Mina road, St. Werburgs. The building has been empty and unused for several decades. Locals were concerned about the dangerous condition of the building, the unsightly graffiti and the illegal fly posting They asked us what could be done about it.

In early 2022 the building owner was taken to court by Bristol City council and issued with a community protection notice (CPN). The landlord was fined and told to remove graffiti, make the building safe, remove fly posting and generally keep the site safe, clean and tidy. These actions should have been completed by July 2022. This has not happened and your local councillors Tim Wye and Jude English have now asked the council to enforce the CPN. We hope this will happen soon !

A CPN has also recently been issued for the area of land known as Turbo Island in Stokes Croft. This means the advertising company who are owners of the land have been ordered to make some improvements. They will pave over the area and provide some new bike parking. This will hopefully reduce the level of anti-social behaviour including fires and noise that many local residents and businesses nearby have been struggling with.

Bristol Bus crisis gets worse- your Cllrs will fight back Last year the number 5 was under threat and year your councillors helped with the ‘Bristol 5 Bus Campaign Group’ (search for it on facebook). We lobbied the Labour West of England Mayor (WECA) and the 5 seemed to have been spared. Now many routes are now being hit again. We have been told the no 5 is to be replaced by the ‘ Y47’. It will be less reliable and more infrequent. Sadly We think is a route doomed to fail.

Your Local Green Councillors from Ashley and Lockleaze hosted a public meeting in August on the changes at the end September. We again are using the comments made to lobby WECA and first bus about the importance of buses in our community. We have met with independent transport planners and we suggest that a more frequent service to the Eastgate centre through a ‘ bus gate’ in Glenfrome Road what is actually needed - not more cuts to services. Be assured will continue to fight for a decent bus service through St Werburghs.

Your councillors Tim, Jude and Amirah.