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Cars could soon be restricted on Bristol's Park Street to ease congestion and improve bus times. Green city councillors have approved the scheme but it faces one final hurdle as a full business case has to be submitted to the West of England Combined Authority (Weca) for approval. Under the plans, the street would be mostly used by buses, cyclists and pedestrians. https://lnkd.in/gFtDkRfz #bristol #citycentre

A Bristol cycling accessories designer and manufacturer has secured £600,000 to fuel its expansion plans. Tailfin, on Cumberland Road, is part of the rapidly-growing 'bikepacking' market - an adventure-focused cycling discipline where cyclists carry all necessary gear on their bikes. https://lnkd.in/eJB8jq6v #bristol #cycling

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A council has been granted the power to auction the lease of empty shops, in a bid to revive its high streets. North Somerset Council is one of eight local authorities in the UK that can use High Street Rental Auction powers, if a retail space remains empty for a year and landlords do not take steps to let it. There are now plans to put this into practice in Weston-super-Mare, Nailsea and Clevedon. https://lnkd.in/g-mPM38E #somerset #shops

A former furniture yard in Bedminster has been given a new lease of life since autumn 2024, making it into a growing hub for businesses and creatives. Fred Wyatt is the creative force behind the hub at Willway Yard, which is now home to about 50 businesses and creatives, ranging from writers and musicians to animators and tattooists. The site is run by Danielle Howe who has a background in creative industries. https://lnkd.in/erkFnQQH #creative #bristol

Very strange! - A number of "welcome" road signs have been swapped or replaced with ones belonging to other towns and villages across the West Country. Four signs are confirmed to have reappeared in different areas, with those from Camerton, near Bath, Somerset, and the Jurassic Coast, in Dorset, appearing in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, in the past week. https://lnkd.in/eME8pt7X #westcountry #signofthetimes

Bristol Light Festival has delivered a record-breaking boost to the city’s economy, according to the organisers of the annual event. More than 200,000 people visited Bristol to see the immersive and interactive light installations between January 31 and February 9, with visitor spending surging to £9.4m - an increase of 30% on last year. https://lnkd.in/g2CcAGkt #bristol #festival

"Don't be afraid to fail," says one woman from Bristol who has gone from working part-time in a scrapyard, to creating a successful beauty brand in just four years. Lucy Pearce founded House of Amor, which aims to empower women to achieve salon-quality results at home with its range of lash extensions and press-on nails. https://lnkd.in/ewTYq-SV #bristol #entrepreneur

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A five-week cargo bike trial in Bristol has set an ambitious goal of drastically reducing van deliveries in urban areas in order to improve air quality. Delivery firm XeroE and logistics company Whistl have joined forces for the trial, testing a sustainable delivery system in Bristol using containerised cargo bikes and virtual logistics hubs. #bristol #cargobikes