News

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

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

Cumberland Road closed
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.

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

Cumberland Road developments
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.

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

Thekla comes home
After a three-month re-fit with a £1m brand new hull, the Thekla has returned to her familiar mooring opposite the entrance to Bathurst Basin.

Swing bridge repairs
Work continues on the opening mechanism of the swing bridge leading into Trin Mills and Bathurst Parade.

Proposed Clean Air Zone
Bristol Mayor, Marvin Rees, has given details of the Clean Air Zone (CAZ) charges that will be introduced in October this year.

Wapping Road street parking
Bristol City Council Highways Services have finally placed double-yellow no parking lines on the full length of Wapping Road.

Bathurst Bridge work
Maintenance work on Bathurst Bridge started on 1st September. The work will take around a month to complete.

GMV funding for the Louisiana
The Louisiana pub is one of three Bristol music venues to receive emergency relief funding from the Grassroots Music Venue (GMV) Crisis Service.

Compound area for Bathurst Bridge work
In response to residents’ concerns, Bristol City Council have moved the location of the compound area chosen for this work.

Going red
On the evening of 6th July, the John Sebastian and the Louisiana pub joined many other music venues in the national #LightItInRed campaign.