Sunday, November 29th, 2009
Charlotte reveals the true cost of traffic lights to the city
New figures reveal that the number of traffic lights in Bristol has risen by almost 70% in just a few years, and that the Council now spends almost half a million pounds maintaining them.
Saturday, November 8th, 2008
Charlotte Leslie and FOSBR call for support to re-open Henbury Station
As the campaign mounts to get Henbury Station back in use, the Government has sold it off. With other sell-offs like this happening around the country, this is effectively closing the coffin-lid on a the hope of replacing any road travel with rail.
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Charlotte Leslie uncovers First Bus Bill for Terror Police: £125,000
Charlotte Leslie, Conservative Prospective MP for Bristol North West, has revealed that First Bus issued a bill of a massive £125,000 to Avon and Somerset Police for CCTV footage taken from the companies buses, used to investigate the case of Andrew Ibrahim.
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Charlotte Leslie celebrates success of the Severn Beach Line train campaign
Charlotte Leslie with members of FOSBR (Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways) sing in celebration of the recently announced funding increase for the Severn Beach Line.
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
Fighting for better rail
Charlotte Leslie has met Andrew Griffiths, Regional Manager for First Great Western, to voice local residents’ concerns about how your local rail network is run.
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
£700,000 fund for congestion charge plan should be spent wisely
Charlotte, who has been campaigning for a referendum of Bristol people on the congestion charge before it is introduced, said: “January 2008 was to be the month that the tram-system was opened in Bristol, but the Bristol area lost out on this opportunity because of internal political bickering.”
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Save Our Trains
We are way behind comparable cities like Birmingham when it comes to public transport. Moreover, Bristol City Council was planning to further reduce our public transport infrastructure by pulling funding from the Seven Beach to Temple Meads line.
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
Charlotte Leslie calls for better public transport
Charlotte Leslie issued the call in an effort to encourage First Great Western to increase its investment into the much-maligned public transport infrastructure currently available within the city. Charlotte’s appeal comes as recent figures show Bristolians currently pay one of the highest bus fares in Europe – which has lead to an estimated 2 million passengers journeys being lost in the past two years.
Friday, July 6th, 2007
Charlotte Leslie Launches Road Toll Petition
Charlotte Leslie has launched a petition for Bristol people to approve any final decision of the Council to introduce a road-tax pilot.
