Another round-up of Out and about this week local news from your in Brislington with Jos hardworking Lib Dem and Andrew team
Green waste update: Last week we visited Bristol Waste’s facility at Albert Road for a tour of the site. We have also volunteered to do an hour with the crews to see first hand some of the issues they face. During the tour we took the opportunity to ask about the continued suspension of the garden waste service. Bristol Waste were very apologetic and told us there would be an announcement on the reintroduction of the garden waste service at the beginning of October. In a statement they said, “The national driver shortage is continuing to have a significant impact and in order to maintain the city’s essential refuse and recycling collections, the temporary replacement of the garden waste collection service with drop-off points, will be extended. Bristol Waste currently has a shortfall of 17 drivers resulting from vacancies, lack of available agency drivers, and absence due to illness and COVID-19. Bristol Waste continue to advertise for new drivers, and are training up potential candidates. 24
Where possible, qualified staff have been redeployed to support the collections service. They are also looking at incentives to recruit more drivers and retain the ones they currently have. We will automatically discount the renewal of people’s subscription to cover the missed collections, however if people are not planning to continue the subscription they can contact the council for a refund. We understand this will be disappointing for households that use the service. We’d like to thank you for your patience and understanding as we put our full effort in to minimising any disruption.” Revised plans for Bath Road development: We wanted to tell you about the revised details for the following planning application:
