Mayor urged to oppose controversial Bristol Airport expansion plans Tuesday, March 31, 2026 bristolairport expansion campaigners westofengland planning infrastructure environment climatechange weca transport Campaigners are urging the West of England Mayor, Helen Godwin, to oppose Bristol Airport’s latest expansion plans, which aim to increase passenger capacity to 15 million annually across 100,000 flights. They argue that the … Read More
Mayor Urged to Oppose Controversial Bristol Airport Expansion Tuesday, March 31, 2026 bristol airport expansion campaigners planning infrastructure climate transportation weca opposition sport Campaigners are urging the West of England Mayor to oppose Bristol Airport’s plans to expand its capacity to 15 million passengers per year. The airport has applied for permission to increase annual flights to 100,000, but … Read More
Campaign Grows to Reopen Uphill Railway Station in Weston-super-Mare Saturday, March 7, 2026 uphill weston-super-mare railway transport campaign weca northsomerset reopening infrastructure publictransport sport A growing campaign is calling on North Somerset Council to reopen the long-forgotten Uphill railway station in Weston-super-Mare. The town currently has active stations at Weston-super-Mare and Weston Milton on the Bristol to … Read More
Call to Reopen Forgotten Uphill Railway Station in Weston-super-Mare Saturday, March 7, 2026 uphill weston-super-mare railway transport weca northsomerset railwaystation publictransport portishead feasibility sport Campaigners are urging North Somerset Council to consider reopening the disused Uphill railway station in Weston-super-Mare. This move aims to improve local transport connectivity and better serve key community locations. … Read More
Rural North East Somerset Faces Losing Bus Services Yet Again Amid Funding Cuts Wednesday, February 11, 2026 buses rural transport chewvalley weca publictransport funding westlink westlocal liberaldemocrats sport The Chew Valley in North East Somerset is once again at risk of losing all its regular bus services following government cuts to regional transport funding. After losing all bus services in 2023, the local community rallied … Read More
Chew Valley Faces Threat of Losing All Timetabled Bus Services Again Wednesday, February 11, 2026 chewvalley ruraltransport busservices weca westlocal westlink publictransport fundingcuts communitycampaign timetables sport The Chew Valley, a rural area in North East Somerset, is once again at risk of losing all its regular bus services—a situation locals faced just three years ago. After unprecedented cuts in 2023 left residents without bus … Read More