FOCUS ON: Tesco car meet & ebike hire scheme A4 Corridor update: In recent months, we have become increasingly frustrated by the lack of information since last summer’s consultation on the A4. We were scheduled to have a councillor briefing last year but it was cancelled at short notice with no explanation, although B&NES councillors had their briefing on their section of the A4 on time. After lots of emails to council officers and cabinet members and questions and statements at Full Council, we have finally been shown a shortlist of options that may be presented to the public in due course. All we can say is, no wonder the Council didn’t want us to see them! Unfortunately, we are not allowed to go into detail at this stage but two of the three options involve road building and traffic along the former Brislington Railway Line, despite the Labour Mayor and other members of his party telling us repeatedly there was no plan for a road in this location and even accusing us of lying about it! The truth of the matter is, we have a mayor who will say anything for electoral gain, Brislington Meadows being a case in point, and such an appalling lack of integrity and honesty is why we hope local residents will vote to scrap the Mayor in May’s referendum. In the meantime, we will continue to campaign against the Callington Road Link as we have done for five years.
Tesco ‘car meets’: In recent weeks, regular, noisy, late night car meets at Tesco, Callington Road have been making life a misery for local residents, especially in the Homemead, Gotley and Water Lane area but also further afield in Stockwood and Knowle. We’ve been in touch with the police, the council and Tesco to try to find a resolution to this issue. We will keep trying until the authorities do something about it.
New planter for Sandy Park: Great to see yet another wooden planter for Sandy Park Road. Once planted up it will be a lovely addition to our local shopping area. Thank you to Greater Brislington Together for financing its installation. 24
