A councillor in one of South Bristol’s most deprived communities has called on her colleagues in the rest of Bristol not to allow the closure of one of only two pubs in the area.
In a heartfelt appeal, Cllr Kerry Bailes has called on councillors to refuse permission for a plan to turn the Fulford House pub into a huge HMO building that could house as many as 34 people.
She said Hartcliffe - which only has one other pub - had ‘already lost so much’ in terms of community facilities, and called on councillors who are due to meet today to decide on the application to ‘prevent a relapse of degeneration and stigma’ in the area.
