South Bristol Cemetery

• News / bristol city council

  Six alternative sites were considered for a new cemetery but discounted

  A Freedom of Information request has revealed the locations for the first time

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• News / Yew Tree Farm

  Ten more years of burial space to be gained with cemetery expansion

  Farmer Catherine Withers says no Site of Nature Conservation Interest in Bristol is now safe

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• Your say / Yew Tree Farm

  ‘The planned expansion of the cemetery will have a harmful impact on the adjacent land’

  Mark Ashdown argues the Council must not make any decisions until more evidence is available

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• News / Yew Tree Farm

  Bristol leaders: ‘We cannot find another Yew Tree Farm’

  The signatories hope their letter will help save the farm

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• News / Yew Tree Farm

  Controversial plan to expand cemetery onto farm could be scrapped

  But the move would cost Bristol City Council almost £1m in lost income from burial fees

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• News / Bedminster Down

  Proposed cemetery expansion onto farmland could still go ahead

  An internal review has concluded that city council processes have all been followed correctly

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• News / Yew Tree Farm

  Bristol Greens promise pause at Yew Tree after nests ‘destroyed’

  The Greens published a statement over the weekend

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• Your say / Yew Tree Farm

  ‘It is an assault on our community and planet to lose this site for burials’

  Danica Priest explains why expanding a cemetery onto farmland would be a bad idea

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