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Meet the Bristol mayor candidate: Oska Shaw
By Ellie Pipe, Monday Apr 26, 2021
Oska Shaw’s mayoral candidacy was originally meant to go to the last remaining M32 maple but when the tree was felled, he stepped up.
The 23-year-old drama student is standing on a one policy platform; to raise awareness of rights for nature.
“It’s valuing the trees while they are still alive and growing – their rights to exist and persist and to be enjoyed as such,” explains Shaw.
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The next major development in Bedminster could be the transformation of St Catherine’s Place on East Street.
Scaled-back plans have now been approved for 180 homes, fewer shops and no cinema, despite continued concerns from dozens of residents and councillors’ own reticence over a number of aspects of the plan.
The new plans mean the tallest residential block is now 14 storeys instead of 17 storeys, but there is no affordable housing promised any more.
“East Street is slowly having its weird, unique character stripped away,” says Charlie Revelle-Smith, author of Weird Bristol. – photo: Martin Booth
Stretching from Ashton Vale Trading Estate in the south, to the Cumberland Basin in the north, Bedminster ward covers a large amount of the BS3 area.
Ward profiles 2021: Bedminster - Too much through traffic and bad air quality are ongoing issues bristol247.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bristol247.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.