by Adrian Gibbs Analysis of Bristol Airport’s planning application has found that the carbon emissions submitted in the environmental statement hugely underestimate the actual impact of the expansion. Adrian Gibbs, an environmental consultant who analysed the planning statement, found that the “impact of the current planning application from 10 to 12 […]

… town by town, village by village, person by person to prise North Somerset out of the predatory grasp of Bristol Airport. IN BRISTOLSeveral hundred people met for the XR (Extinction Rebellion) family picnic on the Downs last Saturday, to protest against Airport expansion, joining hands to create this human […]

BRISTOL Airport expansion could jeopardise the long-term health of unborn babies due to massive increases in toxic emissions from planes and vehicles. A new Aberdeen University landmark study showed that exposure to air pollution is linked to the stunting of babies’ growth during pregnancy. A smaller gestational birth size is […]

This BBC Points West report follows up the points raised in our student video about the overseas ownership of the Airport and its unethical and unsustainable plans to expand. The Airport spokesman again repeats their mantra that the Airport will be carbon neutral by 2030 and again forgets to mention […]

On April 4, a small, dedicated team of highly-trained and expertly-equipped mannequins took up stations beside the busy A38. They were loosely affiliated with the Stop Bristol Airport Expansion campaign and their objective was simple and heroic. With bandannas and breathmasks, they aimed to focus public attention on the Bristol […]

At a recent Bristol Council members’ forum, the Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, responded to a question from Green councillor Stephen Clarke criticising the airport’s plans to increase passenger numbers from 8million to 12 million. [Adam Postan, B24/7, https://www.bristol247.com/news-and-features/news/bristols-mass-transit-ambitions-rely-on-airport-expansion-says-mayor/] The Mayor said it was not a simple choice of ‘good […]