Rob Acton-Campbell
@robcrewshole.bsky.social
Trustee for Your Park & St George CA. Committee member Friends of Troopers Hill. Love East Bristol.
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NEW – UK budget 2025: Key climate and energy announcements | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/unfZgrv
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November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
NEW – UK budget 2025: Key climate and energy announcements | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
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Read here: buff.ly/unfZgrv
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In January, the council gave permission for 68 flats to be built on a riverside concrete fabrication works in Bristol, with ZERO %‘affordable’. Now tho…
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
All the new apartments at riverside site will be 'affordable' after deal struck
Councillors gave permission despite there being no 'affordable housing' included, now it's going to be 100% 'affordable'
www.bristolpost.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
In January, the council gave permission for 68 flats to be built on a riverside concrete fabrication works in Bristol, with ZERO %‘affordable’. Now tho…
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
#OTD 20 Nov 1804 Elizabeth Emra was born in St Pauls #Bristol where her father was curate. The family moved to St George in 1809. As 'The Country Parson's Daughter' Elizabeth wrote 'Scenes in our Parish' describing St George & the lives of people who lived there.
www.troopers-hill.org.uk/emra/
www.troopers-hill.org.uk/emra/
Elizabeth Emra & the Emra Family
www.troopers-hill.org.uk
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
#OTD 20 Nov 1804 Elizabeth Emra was born in St Pauls #Bristol where her father was curate. The family moved to St George in 1809. As 'The Country Parson's Daughter' Elizabeth wrote 'Scenes in our Parish' describing St George & the lives of people who lived there.
www.troopers-hill.org.uk/emra/
www.troopers-hill.org.uk/emra/
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Norman Routledge who played a key role in preserving some of Bristol's historic buildings & set up the Bristol Historic Buildings Trust (BHBT) has died age 68. 👇
BBC News - Well-known Bristol historic building restoration specialist dies - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Well-known Bristol historic building restoration specialist dies - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well-known Bristol historic building restoration specialist dies
He is responsible for saving some of Bristol's best-loved buildings.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Norman Routledge who played a key role in preserving some of Bristol's historic buildings & set up the Bristol Historic Buildings Trust (BHBT) has died age 68. 👇
BBC News - Well-known Bristol historic building restoration specialist dies - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Well-known Bristol historic building restoration specialist dies - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is @caralavan.bsky.social not holding back about the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood truths.
Bristol Labour need to get on board for the scheme they instigated and voted for. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Bristol Labour need to get on board for the scheme they instigated and voted for. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'Labour MPs should work with the council, not against, to decide the future of the EBLN'
A Green councillor for St George Central responds to criticism from the MP for Bristol East
www.bristol247.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is @caralavan.bsky.social not holding back about the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood truths.
Bristol Labour need to get on board for the scheme they instigated and voted for. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Bristol Labour need to get on board for the scheme they instigated and voted for. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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I've been collecting pandemic era signs that nobody can be bothered to take down or remove. There's something grimly fascinating about this. Putting them up was urgent and important; removing them is nobody's job. How long will some of these hang around?
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I've been collecting pandemic era signs that nobody can be bothered to take down or remove. There's something grimly fascinating about this. Putting them up was urgent and important; removing them is nobody's job. How long will some of these hang around?
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How can collaboration turn local spaces into thriving, community-led green places where people are proud to live?
Join us 1 Dec to explore how co-design, volunteering and stewardship can create more resilient, inclusive, and loved places. Book your spot.
naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/growin...
Join us 1 Dec to explore how co-design, volunteering and stewardship can create more resilient, inclusive, and loved places. Book your spot.
naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/growin...
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
How can collaboration turn local spaces into thriving, community-led green places where people are proud to live?
Join us 1 Dec to explore how co-design, volunteering and stewardship can create more resilient, inclusive, and loved places. Book your spot.
naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/growin...
Join us 1 Dec to explore how co-design, volunteering and stewardship can create more resilient, inclusive, and loved places. Book your spot.
naturetownsandcities.org.uk/event/growin...
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A hard night in Kyiv.
We’re under massive attack.
The mayor reports damage across the city.
It feels like being trapped inside a strange game –
only this game is reality.
We’re under massive attack.
The mayor reports damage across the city.
It feels like being trapped inside a strange game –
only this game is reality.
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A hard night in Kyiv.
We’re under massive attack.
The mayor reports damage across the city.
It feels like being trapped inside a strange game –
only this game is reality.
We’re under massive attack.
The mayor reports damage across the city.
It feels like being trapped inside a strange game –
only this game is reality.
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“Labour is abandoning the progressive and inclusive values their party was based on.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol Labour councillor re-instated after racist comment
Fabian Breckels was suspended in October over a comment he wrote on Facebook.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
“Labour is abandoning the progressive and inclusive values their party was based on.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I’m really proud that my article is the most read today on BS/247. I was so worried no one would read it. This just proves that people care about nature and want to protect it.
Apologies to ‘Work to install bike paths starting soon’ you had a good run 😂
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Apologies to ‘Work to install bike paths starting soon’ you had a good run 😂
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I’m really proud that my article is the most read today on BS/247. I was so worried no one would read it. This just proves that people care about nature and want to protect it.
Apologies to ‘Work to install bike paths starting soon’ you had a good run 😂
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Apologies to ‘Work to install bike paths starting soon’ you had a good run 😂
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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I see that Councillor Breckels has been re-admitted to the Labour group after being suspended and is no longer an Independent. What was the outcome of the investigation? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bristol Labour councillor suspended over racist comment
Councillor Fabian Breckels is being investigated over a comment he made on Facebook.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I see that Councillor Breckels has been re-admitted to the Labour group after being suspended and is no longer an Independent. What was the outcome of the investigation? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Great piece by my colleague Lorraine Francis, Green councillor for Eastville
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'It is the greed of a privileged few, not immigration, that is Britain’s problem'
Lorraine Francis urges Bristol to continue to face up to historical hard truths
www.bristol247.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Great piece by my colleague Lorraine Francis, Green councillor for Eastville
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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I mean, in what universe does a train leaving 1 min after another, going to the same place, but arriving 10 mins later, cost £94.70 more?? 😡
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I mean, in what universe does a train leaving 1 min after another, going to the same place, but arriving 10 mins later, cost £94.70 more?? 😡
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East Bristol dog folks. St George Park 2pm.
Some of the dog owners we're friends with are raising money for Bristol Animal Rescue Centre selling cakes and home made dog treats.
Our house has stunk of cakes and peanut butter dog biscuits all week.
Donation link in next post.
Some of the dog owners we're friends with are raising money for Bristol Animal Rescue Centre selling cakes and home made dog treats.
Our house has stunk of cakes and peanut butter dog biscuits all week.
Donation link in next post.
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
East Bristol dog folks. St George Park 2pm.
Some of the dog owners we're friends with are raising money for Bristol Animal Rescue Centre selling cakes and home made dog treats.
Our house has stunk of cakes and peanut butter dog biscuits all week.
Donation link in next post.
Some of the dog owners we're friends with are raising money for Bristol Animal Rescue Centre selling cakes and home made dog treats.
Our house has stunk of cakes and peanut butter dog biscuits all week.
Donation link in next post.
Great bit of research, actually showing total numbers rather than numbers of species.
"Cities appeared to have higher insect numbers than homogenous agricultural land, which is likely to offer less diverse habitat"
"Cities appeared to have higher insect numbers than homogenous agricultural land, which is likely to offer less diverse habitat"
Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals
Night-flying insects over UK in decline, weather radar study reveals
Study of Met Office data one of first to show how nocturnal insects affected by factors such as light pollution
Scientists have used Met Office radar data to track the trillions of insects flying above the UK for the first time, revealing a concerning decline in nocturnal species.
The team repurposed data from the UK’s network of 15 weather surveillance radars, which scan the sky hundreds of times a day. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Great bit of research, actually showing total numbers rather than numbers of species.
"Cities appeared to have higher insect numbers than homogenous agricultural land, which is likely to offer less diverse habitat"
"Cities appeared to have higher insect numbers than homogenous agricultural land, which is likely to offer less diverse habitat"
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Bumblebees, butterflies and bugs are in crisis. You can help by adding your voice to the Big Insect Rescue Plan by 31 October! 📢🐝
⏰Take 1 minute to answer this quick survey: https://ow.ly/r58L50Xg852
Butterfly Conservation Buglife #InsectDeclines #NatureRecovery
⏰Take 1 minute to answer this quick survey: https://ow.ly/r58L50Xg852
Butterfly Conservation Buglife #InsectDeclines #NatureRecovery
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Bumblebees, butterflies and bugs are in crisis. You can help by adding your voice to the Big Insect Rescue Plan by 31 October! 📢🐝
⏰Take 1 minute to answer this quick survey: https://ow.ly/r58L50Xg852
Butterfly Conservation Buglife #InsectDeclines #NatureRecovery
⏰Take 1 minute to answer this quick survey: https://ow.ly/r58L50Xg852
Butterfly Conservation Buglife #InsectDeclines #NatureRecovery
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Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
October 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Yay. Priceless. The right column at the right time. And a gleefully English two fingers to the haters.
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The sun will rise in #Bristol #England tomorrow at 6:53, 3494 seconds earlier than the day before.
It will set at 16:55, 3717 seconds earlier than the day before.
🤷
It will set at 16:55, 3717 seconds earlier than the day before.
🤷
October 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The sun will rise in #Bristol #England tomorrow at 6:53, 3494 seconds earlier than the day before.
It will set at 16:55, 3717 seconds earlier than the day before.
🤷
It will set at 16:55, 3717 seconds earlier than the day before.
🤷
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University of Bristol Researcher Saving the Humble Cup of Tea
->Newswise | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Newswise | More from Lil' Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
University of Bristol Researcher Saving the Humble Cup of Tea
Newswise — Tea leaves picked from the hills of Sri Lanka 200 years ago could save the cup of tea as we know it from extinction. Thamali Kariyawasam moved from Sri Lanka to the University of Bristol to research how...
www.newswise.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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"Bristol is beginning to see the benefits of a Green approach to governing: one that prioritises genuine prevention over instead of sticking plaster treatments, a philosophy at the heart of our financial mindset."
Me for @bristol247.bsky.social.
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Me for @bristol247.bsky.social.
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
'We do not ask lightly for Bristolians to pay more council tax'
Green councillor Patrick McCallister is asking for everyone's views on Bristol's budget
www.bristol247.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Bristol is beginning to see the benefits of a Green approach to governing: one that prioritises genuine prevention over instead of sticking plaster treatments, a philosophy at the heart of our financial mindset."
Me for @bristol247.bsky.social.
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
Me for @bristol247.bsky.social.
www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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I love this. Set to the words of Benjamin Zephaniah. ❤️❤️❤️
October 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I love this. Set to the words of Benjamin Zephaniah. ❤️❤️❤️
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A train station will be “fully accessible” for the first time since it opened in 1863
New lift at train station finally gets go-ahead
It’s a huge win for cyclists, parents pushing prams and Disabled and older people
www.bristol247.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A train station will be “fully accessible” for the first time since it opened in 1863
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A good analysis of the lie of the land in politics in Bristol East here. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
‘Hastily arranged meetings are an insult to those impacted by liveable neighbourhood’
Rob Bryher accuses Bristol Labour of poor leadership and a lack of principles
www.bristol247.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:04 AM
A good analysis of the lie of the land in politics in Bristol East here. www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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“Playgrounds, like libraries or other public services, shouldn’t depend on unpaid labour – they should be properly funded and run by local government.”
Well said @robbryher.bsky.social
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Well said @robbryher.bsky.social
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
The politics of Bristol's playgrounds
Funding for parks and playgrounds in Bristol, some say, are subject to a postcode lottery
www.bristol247.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
“Playgrounds, like libraries or other public services, shouldn’t depend on unpaid labour – they should be properly funded and run by local government.”
Well said @robbryher.bsky.social
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Well said @robbryher.bsky.social
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...