John Clifton Ake I find the photographs interesting but the peace and tranquility that I knew seems to have gone. I am 84 years old, and My Grandfather was the Manager of the Co-op in Frank Your photographer has done us an injustice!! Mark I've moved from Surrey recently and I think you all have it easy round these parts. Try going anywhere in the South East in a car or on a train between 6am and 10pm in the week And as for the train, Portishead will never get it back, its not just a case of that last 3 mile stretch being reinstated.
Bristol Temple Meads is at full capacity, which means another new platform will need to be constructed to accomodate any new trains from Portishead. The entire length of the line along the gorge will need relaying to bring it up to the standard acceptable for passenger use, at the moment it is at a standard for freight use only.
Passing points will also need to be added along the gorge because it is only a single line, how else are the freight and passenger trains supposed to pass each other? Portishead is a breath of fresh air compared to the South East, a better quality of life by far for me and my new family. There is far less litter, graffiti and mindless yobs hanging around. People are more friendly and patient, the standard of driving is so much better.
North Somerset Council We are in the hands of self opinionated bunglers who have their heads truly buried in the sand mark my words their eneptuios decision making will cause us all to suffer. Rob Portishead is a great town surely bringing in a massive deal of revenue for North Somerset Council and assisting other Local Authorities by providing an accessibile base to surrounding areas of the region.
People do not wish to spend over 1 hour a day commuting into Bristol! Also to add to another point of the BBC Bristol website if Portishead had a rail link, I'm sure that hundreds of people would not park on the already clutered streets of Kingsdown, Cotham, Clifton, etc and walkable areas to the City.
Has this solved any congestion issues or just added to the problem? Kate Strong There is nothing wrong with good development, in fact the town that stands still will eventually cease to exist.
Portishead has become the victim of ill advised councils and greedy developers with the result that new areas have been built with indecent haste, lacking in strutured community-focussed planning and with insufficient infrastructure. A beautiful town will soon become an eyesore and a classic example of 'too much too soon'. Thank you North Somerset for ignoring all the pleas from our residents and following the golden calf - please don't wreck any more towns before you correct your lack of forethought and put in the money so vitally needed to provide adequate infrastructure.
Redress the balance in Portishead and make this a town that people want to stay in and not just use as a weekend stopover. Helen Great place to live, but I agree we do need another road out of Portishead! Also, the wait for the traffic light ie. A new library and a bigger leisure centre would be great! Wake up Gordon Brown and give us our railway!
Jonathan The property developers and town council are so in love with their own reflection that they fail to a see a town whose infrastructure is crumbling around their ears. No rail line, pathetically under resourced health centre, traffic congestion, poor traffic planning i. Great town, spoiled in the name of greed. Val Fullalove We need a library which the elderly can use. We need another road out of Portishead! We need a railway. We need a roundabout by the Co-op - not lights.
We need a 24hr garage where you don't have to queue at a red light to get into it! We need an extension on the surgery. I could go on Tim If you dislike Portishead please move else where.
You will help reduce the traffic congestion in the mornings! Jane I am a 33 year old lady who has been in the council housing list since I was I waited my turn fair and square. I lived in a bed-sit for 9 years amongst single men who were drug addicts and sold drugs outside my front door for years. I had to put up with antisocial behaviour on a daily basis and music and yelling all night.
Also, I have been seriously ill for the past 4 years and on chemo therapy so all in all the last say 4 years of my life with regard to my living conditions, sleeping with a fridge freezer next to my bed buzzing all night and lack of space and the awful neighbours, my life was most unhappy. I did not hesitate and things went ahead and I had a interview and home visits. I viewed the new place and have been here almost a year, so yes after all that I went through illness and upset I feel my, ship shall we say came in.
I love the Marina and the Quay the yachts the walks all of it and Portishead ought to be PROUD of such a modern clean and above all, I feel, safe area along side its old town I love also and have many memories of myself.
I have been met with some not nice comments when I tell people where I live. One woman made the sign of the cross at me, when I said Ashland's. I do drive so I can travel, no problem there. See last answer. Where about a are you moving too? I also run a really nice toddler group and can recommend various other groups x. Search for a thread. Oh that's fab, we are moving to Burlington road, I've never been but other half says its on the port marine area!!!!
South West Moving to Gloucestershire. South West Moving to Cornwall. Hi that's not far from me it's lovely. You can walk round marina your on the flat so level with all the shops. Where are you moving from? I'm happy to answer any questions and would be great to meet up. The quick access to the motorway makes travel to other destinations simpler and quicker, with Exeter just over an hour and a quarter away and Birmingham just over an hour and a half.
With the M4 also close by too, driving to London from Portishead takes less than two and a half hours! Portishead is also well connected with regular bus links to Bristol City centre, The Mall at Cribbs Causeway shopping centre and other local attractions. For those who like to get away from home and take holidays further afield, Bristol airport is just over 10 miles from Portishead, meaning no more rushing to the airport or leaving ridiculously early. The airport serves both domestic and international flights, including destinations such as Munich, Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona and Rome — perfect for a quick weekend getaway.
Love shopping? You can spend hours strolling through Victorian high street shopping at unique local shops and well-known stores. Always wondering what to do at the weekend?
Portishead has your problem solved! There are numerous fun and educational attractions located in or close to the town. Located around three miles from junction 19 of the M5 motorway and nine miles from the M4 interchange, Portishead is only a short journey to motorway links to destinations across the country. Bristol International Airport, which provides scheduled and charter flights to worldwide destinations, is within 10 miles of Portishead and commercial shipping operates out of Royal Portbury Dock on the outskirts of the town.
Portishead dock has seen the conversion of a traditional deep-water dock in to a stunning new marina that offers sheltered and secure pontoon berths.
Plans are also underway to re-open the Portishead to Bristol railway line, a project currently scheduled for completion scheduled for completion in the not too distant future. The seaside town of Weston-super-Mare, is the administrative centre of North Somerset, which lies two junctions south along the motorway.
When moving to Portishead, the town has a wealth of expertise to help your transition.
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