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New Bristol Mayor elected
The people have spoken! Bristol has chosen the independent candidate George Ferguson as its first ever directly elected Mayor. Winning by over 6,000 votes, the result gives Mr Ferguson a clear mandate for his three and a half year Mayoral … Continue reading
Vote for trees in Bristol’s Mayoral elections
The City of Bristol will vote for its first ever directly elected Mayor on November 15th – in what offers an unrivalled opportunity for Bristolians to ensure that trees and woodland are on the agenda for the successful candidate. Here … Continue reading
HS2 charter at parliament
Last week we spoke at the Right Lines Charter parliamentary event, where the various coalition partners talked to MPs and Peers about the Charter. The Trust’s head of campaigning, Nikki Williams, gave a speech which focused on aim 4 of the … Continue reading
The new planning rules battle
Few can have missed the headlines and increasingly heated discussions around new proposals to change the planning system this week. Shrinking over 1,100 pages of planning guidance down to just over 50, the thrust of the Government’s new National Planning Policy … Continue reading
Goodbye Planning
A goodbye message to the planning system was sent by the Woodland Trust, CPRE, RSPB, Friends of the Earth, the Wildlife Trusts and others with these adverts in the Times and Telegraph today: Download the full advert The Government’s plans … Continue reading
