Local News

Campaigner raises over £500 in Bristol 10K race for the Jessie May Trust
A local campaigner has completed the Bristol 10k to raise £500 for the local charity,with donations still coming in, for The Jessie May Trust and their 'Precious Time' Appeal...

Read full story 06 May 2008



Michael Gove MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families talks to parents about Redland Green Catchment area decision:
Charlotte Leslie took Michael Gove MP, the Shadow Secretary of State for Children Schools and Families, to visit Elmlea Junior School...

Read full story 25 April 2008



Charlotte Leslie condemn's council decision on Redland Green as 'tantamount to discrimination
Charlotte Leslie has condemned the decision by Bristol City Council to relegate children living in parts of the city as 'second priority'...

Read full story 25 April 2008



Bristol Conservatives launches Post Office campaign
A CAMPAIGN designed to strengthen local support for the vital post office services across Bristol has been launched...

Read full story 15 February 2008



Super-size schools exacerbate the problem of 'the invisible children'
Bristol Academic, Dr. James Wetz says that secondary schools are too big, and that we are failing to meet the needs of thousands of young people who leave school without any GCSEs...

Read full story 15 February 2008



The Battle of the sexes is over, it's time to work together
Charlotte Leslie today ( February 14th) visited Westminster for the launch of the new report, entitled Women in the World Today, by the Shadow Minister for Women, Theresa May MP...

Read full story 15 February 2008



Respect for the past means looking to the future
The Conservative Group are showing real respect for Bristol's past in finding a way to ensure that valuable community projects do not go without funding after the Government slashed the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund in areas like Southmead and Lawrence Weston...

Read full story 15 February 2008



Victory for lifelong learning
Conservative pressure has forced the Labour-run City Council to back down on plans to abandon support for Adult Education courses in Bristol...

Read full story 5 February 2008



Save Our Suburbs!
Charlotte Leslie, Conservative Prospective MP for Bristol North West, has successfully led a campaign to get Bristol City Council to write to the Government to stop...

Read full story 4 February 2008



Post Office Closures
Since 1997, Labour have closed 5,000 Post Offices across the country, including nearly one in four Post Offices in Bristol North West....

Read full story 3 February 2008




Boxing Club Success
With the support of Charlotte Leslie, The National Smelting Boxing Club in Avonmouth has managed to gain funds to build a badly needed gym extension...

Read full story 3 February 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...

Read full story 2 February 2008




Labour u-turn on parks
Prospective Conservative MP, Charlotte Leslie, has congratulated local campaigners, including the Bristol Parks Forum, on fighting off Labour Council plans to sell off...

Read full story 1 February 2008



SEN: The truth about inclusion
In a new national report “SEN: The truth about inclusion,” Charlotte Leslie looked at the human cost of the Government’s determination to reduce the number of children with special...

Read full story 31 January 2008




Children should not become council’s ‘second priority’: Charlotte Leslie
A LOCAL CAMPAIGNER has launched a petition calling for Bristol City Council to reconsider controversial plans to redraw school admission boundaries for the new Redland...

Read full story 31 January 2008



£700,000 fund for congestion charge plan should be spent wisely
A CAMPAIGNER has raised concerns over whether a near £700,000 investment into improving public transport in Bristol is being put to its best possible use....

Read full story 16 Januray 2008



Southmead Carol Bus brings the real spirit of Christmas to the Streets
I would just like to congratulate Cliff Howells from Southmead Pride and all those involved in organising the Southmead Carol Bus this year. I followed the bus's procession...

Read full story 14 December 2007



Save Our Trains
How many times have you been stuck, fuming, in a traffic queue? The crazy thing is, Bristol has a superb suburban railway infrastructure which is currently going to waste...

Read full story 22 November 2007



Charlotte Leslie calls for better public transport
Calls have been made for a public meeting, involving the South West's main transport operator, to be held in a bid to solve Bristol's "embarrassing" public transport network...

Read full story 25 July 2007




Safer routes to school petition launched
A petition calling for an essential schools road safety initiative to be reintroduced in Bristol has been launched...

Read full story 19 July 2007



Charlotte Leslie calls for vote on road tax
An online petition calling for a local debate over proposals to introduce a road congestion charge pilot scheme in Bristol is being launched today by Charlotte Leslie...

Read full story 06 July 2007





Charlotte Supports Council Home Care workers
AN ONLINE petition calling for a local debate over proposals to introduce a road congestion charge pilot scheme in Bristol is being launched today by Charlotte Leslie...

Read full story 20June 2007



Charlotte Supports Council Home Care workers

Charlotte has lent her support to the Council Home Care workers in their bid to keep Bristol Home Care council-run...

Read full story 18 May 2007



Charlotte Launches 'Invisible Nation' magazine for The Bow Group
"The Invisible Nation" magazine shines a spotlight on all the people who have fallen off the back of the statistics, and fallen below our social and political radar...

Read full story 01 May 2007





Special Needs Petition presented to Council
Charlotte Leslie presented her petition to protect Special Schools, and made a statement to a full Council meeting today...

Read full story 27 March 2007



youcanpark.com
With global warming threatening our environment, it is vital that we find a greener alternative to the car...

Read full story 01 March 2007



Boxing packs a punch on youth crime
A major new initiative is about to be launched in Lockleaze, using boxing to get youngsters off the streets and out of crime...

Read full story 22 Febrauary 2007



Save Our Special Schools
Charlotte has launched a campaign to save our special schools. Special schools in Bristol are either 'good' 'very good' or 'outstanding' according to Ofsted...

Read full story 01 Febrauary 2007