Council by-election

be able to make a difference for local people here, alongside my fellow Green councillor Emma Edwards.

“Together, we got safety improvements to the roads outside our local primary schools and City of Bristol College. We’ve worked with residents on issues with bus services and supported campaigns on the lack of school places. We’ve obtained trees from the council to plant on Horfield Common, and, along with local campaigners, we helped save the much-loved Ashley Down oak.”

The by-election will take place on Thursday August 24. Candidates had until Friday July 21 to get their nominations in.

At the time the Voice went to print, the known candidates were Barry Cash for the Lib Dems, James Crawford for the Green Party and Andrew Milton for Labour.

Rail ticket office closure plan fury

METRO Mayor Dan Norris has urged a government minister to be “flexible and pragmatic” as he raised deep concerns over rapid plans to close rail ticket offices across the West of England.

In a face to face meeting with Rail Minister Huw MerrimanMr Norris explained how residents had contacted him up in arms about the plans.

A 21-day consultation was held last month into the proposed closures, with the proposals apparently pushed by ministers.

The affected ticket offices include those at Filton Abbey Wood, Bristol Temple Meads, Bath Spa, Bristol Parkway, Yate, Oldfield Park and Keynsham where an estimated 600,000 paper tickets were sold last year.