The recent trading ban on Winford Parking and Rental has focussed public attention on longstanding airport-related parking issues. But, if you live in one of the ‘airport parishes’ — Butcombe, Felton, Redhill, Regil, Winford, or Wrington — chances are these problems have been on your radar for years. BAPCoG is […]

Frankfurt Airport serves Germany’s fifth-largest city. In the hierarchy of world air transport hubs, it’s in the upper reaches of the premier league, servicing up to 70 million passengers a year and maintaining a flow of freight which peaked at two million metric tonnes in 2015. With stats like that, […]

Here’s an insight from Wales into the wider political context of Bristol Airport’s application for expansion. The Stop Bristol Airport Expansion campaign isn’t generally in favour of the reduction of taxation on flights but the argument here supports the development of a regional network rather than allowing Bristol to become […]

Friday 8th MarchIn response to the interview with John Darvall please write to Cllr Nigel Ashton at nigel.ashton@n-somerset.gov.uk The interview is available for a limited period https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p070nhdl On Radio Bristol this morning, Councillor Nigel Ashton, leader of North Somerset Council, made a number of partisan and poorly informed assertions about […]

The Stop Bristol Airport alliance is pleased to note that you have asked the Secretary of State to ‘call in’ the Airport planning application. However there are some serious misrepresentations and omissions in your letter: It is highly misleading to assert that local residents ‘understand and accept the substantial economic […]

Councillor Nigel Ashton is quoted as saying that ‘the numbers stack up’ on North Somerset Council’s strategy of commercial investment.One very good investment for public monies would be a small number of dispersed Park & Ride sites for Bristol Airport outside the Green Belt as an interim solution until full […]

A recent opinion poll funded by Bristol Airport (BA) found over 70% of respondents in favour of expansion… There were just two questions which were included in an occasional YouGov ‘omnibus’ survey. The survey was sent out to their UK-wide database but only respondents who answered the two BA questions […]

By stephen clarke, Thursday Feb 21, 2019 I totally respect the fact that people (especially politicians from different parties) are entitled to hold different views. However, when those opinions are written down, for example in an article for this publication, (Bristol24/7) then they really need to be fact-checked before the […]

By Amanda CameronLocal democracy reporter 05:00, 22 FEB 2019 (Image: Steve Roberts) Bristol Airport should be stopped from expanding to help North Somerset achieve its new ambition of going carbon neutral by 2030, the council heard. North Somerset Council unanimously voted to recognise a “serious global climate challenge emergency” and […]

Welcome! The Stop Bristol Airport Expansion campaign website is now up and running and ready for the next phase of the campaign leading up to the meeting of North Somerset’s Planning and Regulatory Committee in mid-April. The website summarises arguments against expansion, challenges Airport claims and statistics, and provides regular […]