Rail campaigners have joined other local groups in criticising the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) for the South West. The final document, produced by the South West Regional Assembly, will shape policy over the next 20 years until 2026. Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) argue that the overall approach to transport is muddled and unsustainable. They say the RSS should prioritise investment in local rail, rather than airport expansion, road building and a 'Greater Bristol Bus Network'. read full story / add a comment

Fed up with the prospect of more road building in Bristol? Can't believe that rail cuts are being made in your area? Fed up with fine words on sustainability but no action, or worse still, retrograde steps? Worried that the SW Regional Spatial Study will not be deliverable because of a lack of funds for integrated transport? Please come along! read full story / add a comment

Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways will meet Councillor Dennis Brown (Executive Member for Transport) this Thursday at the Council House, at 11.30. They will ask him to invest in a half hourly service on the Severn Beach line, using £450,000 of the expected £4 million released through 'productivity gains'. read full story / add a comment

Commuters, backed by community groups, are calling on Bristol City Council to invest in a half hourly service on the Severn Beach line.
Email your councillor if you think our local railways are a priority service that needs money! (Currently the Council spends nothing on local rail.) Find your councillor here < http://www.bristol-city.gov.uk/ccm/content/Council-Democracy/Elected-Representatives/councillor-finder.en> read full story / add a comment

A cheap 12 seater van can now be hired by groups and individuals around Bristol (and surounding areas if you can pick it up.) This is a not for profit venture, and especially intended to help with those events where you have about a dozen people who want to get somewhere, but you don't want to spend hundreds of pounds doing it through private hire.

This is a forwarded message, so please reply to the email provided below: read full story / add a comment

There has been a lot of discussion about Worstbus on this site but how would our great political leaders on indymedia run the bus service? read full story / add a comment

There were two heartwarming stories told on Saturday 13th May at Avonmouth Community Centre... read full story / add a comment

Railway lovers from all over Bristol will gather at 6.45pm on Saturday 13th May to watch 'The Titfield Thunderbolt' at Avonmouth Community Centre. The film tells the story of a village community's defence of its branch railway line in the sixties, a theme that is particularly relevant given the current threat to the Severn Beach line that runs through Avonmouth. The film will be introduced by Ian Marchant, the author of the highly entertaining history of the railway 'Parallel Lines'. read full story / add a comment

pranksters target First Bus read full story / add a comment

A campaign to stop the South Bristol Ring Road got underway tonight with a meeting in Stockwood. The south Bristol campaign, which began in the area is determined to fight the construction of the scheme, details of which was leaked two months ago. read full story / add a comment

Car drivers are more likely to die of heart attacks than any other group, a study published by Bristol Hospitals reveals. It is thought that the stresses of car driving may contribute to early cardiac failure. 74% of drivers in the study were found to have heart problems related to over-production of adrenalin. read full story / add a comment

Sources within the Bristol Motoring Press are privately wondering how to break the news that petrol prices are set to rocket again if the US invades Iran. 'We can't rule out £2 per litre,' an insider told us. 'Pretty soon, the average motorist will need a flexible mortgage to run a car.' read full story / add a comment

The Tories' plans to revive the failed Bristol Supertram scheme will be too expensive, an independent watchdog has stated. OffBus, which monitors bus usage across the area, has said that the Supertram would cost Bristol taxpayers over £100 million to integrate properly with the existing bus network. read full story / add a comment

Three smartly dressed managers claiming to represent Wirst (you know who!) hijacked today's rally on College Green at the end of the reclaim the bus demo.
After some mealy-mouthed PR spin countering th attacks on First, they then tried to convinve the campaigners to invest in Wirst Boats, the post-climate change alternative to the bus. These capitalists are clearly prpeared to make money out of any disaster. But heh, whats new? read full story / add a comment

A recent protest seen in Shefield calling for a better bus service creates a discussion on Sheffield indymedia, about methods and strategy for protest with the clown army and Rythms of Resistance towards a movement of movements?

Regarding the pics and disscusion in the comments at the end, what do you think?

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/sheffield/2006/04/337954.html read full story / add a comment

Last night some a banner was dropped from the railway bridge on Cheltenham Road, in support of the Reclaim the Buses public demo this Saturday. read full story / add a comment

get out on the streets for a public bus service!

Reclaim the Buses
Public Demonstration
12pm, Saturday 22nd April
Castle Green (opposite galleries)

Our bus service is dire - We deserve a better bus service and successive governments have failed to deliver on their promises.
Local elections are coming up and now's the time to act.
Let's get back our buses.
Join us in the fight for a publicly accountable bus service,
Bring banners, music, noise, yourselves and your friends

contact: reclaimbristolsbuses@gmail.com
www.reclaimthebuses.org read full story / add a comment

Passengers met at Temple Meads Station on Friday 31 March 2006 for 'We Love Our Line', an event to mark the changeover from the previous train operator, Wessex Trains, to First Group. The event sent a strong message of support for rail in the face of local and national government cuts to services. It demonstrated the widespread support for Bristol's local train network amongst all sectors of the community. read full story / add a comment

We love our Line Event on Temple Meads Station Friday
31 March 2006 read full story / add a comment

Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways (FOSBR) are inviting passengers to meet at Temple Meads Station on Friday 31 March 2006 for 'We Love Our Line', an event to mark the changeover from the current train operator - Wessex - to First Group. The event will take place on Platform 5 from 15.15, and will continue until 16.31 when the train departs for Avonmouth. read full story / add a comment