80 people a week moving to Bristol!


Te City has been under the spotlight this year with reports in early January that 80 people a week are moving to Bristol from


London, making Bristol the second most popular destination after Birmingham in a study undertaken by Barratt Homes and the


Guardian. In 2017, Bristol was crowned by Te Times as the best place to live in the UK. More recently, Bishopston in Bristol has been ranked in the top 5 places to live in the South West.


crowned by The Times as the best place to live in the UK!


Bristol was £300m new campus


The campus will be an exemplar of sustainable development that has a positive impact on its surrounding environment and the people within it.


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skyline of the city Altering the


Bristol City Council plans to alter the skyline of the city by creating tall towers to ease the growing problem with a lack of space. Te


plans to build tall buildings in clusters across the city aim to create a new skyline whilst protecting the city’s iconic views. Tere are seven areas of the city that have been outlined as ‘pockets’ where ‘high density’ developments are needed. Tese include Newfoundland


Way, Lawrence Hill, Old Market, land adjacent to Castle Park, North Redcliffe, Temple Quarter and Bedminster Green.


plans altered University Bristol University has also been in the news as their


plans for a £300 million new campus in the city centre have now been altered. Te number of proposed buildings have been changed from four to three,


though the plans are still made under the assumption that the Arena will be built in the Temple Meads area. Te plans state that “the campus will be an exemplar of sustainable development…that has a positive impact on its surrounding environment and the people within it.”


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