A Government task force called in to help save ‘South Bristol’s High Street’ have recommended urgent action be taken by Bristol City Council in a hard-hitting report that warns people and businesses will be pushed out if nothing is done.
And the High Street Task Force called in to assess how to rejuvenate East Street in Bedminster - while still keeping it as a hub for all in South Bristol - has called on everyone to get involved in developing a plan to stop it being taken over by new businesses catering for the more than 1,250 students and 1,000 new residents set to arrive in the next couple of years.
The Government advisors’ report says ‘decisive action is needed now’, and warns that if the council and local people and business leaders do nothing, a ‘watch it happen approach is profoundly risky’.
