Author name: David Demery

Cumberland Road is now closed to eastbound motor traffic but remains open for vehicles travelling west. 

Bristol City Council are planning to start maintenance work on Bathurst Bridge on 1st September 2020, work which will mean closure of the old bridge to pedestrian and vehicle traffic.

Good news for those who enjoy a good roast. The Louisiana can now provide take-away roast lunches each Sunday between 12.00 and 2.00pm.

Bristol City Council Highways Services have confirmed that they will make a Traffic Regulation Order to revise the parking restrictions on Wapping Road, replacing the current single yellow lines with double lines.

Cumberland Road is now open to motor traffic in both directions along its full length.

Bristol White Water Boaters use the unusual high water to kayak from the New Cut into Bathurst Basin.

A high spring tide, made even higher by low atmospheric pressure, caused water from the New Cut (River Avon) to overflow into Bathurst Basin.

Find out about forthcoming events at the Lightship Theatre held on the John Sebastian Lightship.

Cumberland Road is closed in both directions close to the caravan park entrance. A water-main burst and a section of the New Cut wall has collapsed.

Butcombe Brewing Company is investing heavily in the Grade II-listed Ostrich Inn following its purchase by them towards the end of 2017.

Bristol City Council are planning to strengthen the weak section of the Chocolate Path in the summer and this will require them to close Cumberland Road to east-bound traffic.

An extract from Councillor Mark Wright’s latest Cabot eNews with unexpected news that Cumberland Road will be closed to eastbound traffic.