Things are looking up
The days are getting slightly longer, the snow drops are out and the vaccination programme is building up steam. So those are all reasons to feel just a little bit more cheerful. I’m not ignoring the problems for businesses, especially for those people who are isolated from their friends, colleagues and family. But I am putting a focus on the positives, which was well illustrated by members in our latest Zoom meeting. One mentioned that whilst he had lost some customers, slig
New bus link is a step in the right direction
There are two pieces of good news I’d like to talk about which give us cause for optimism for 2021. First, the lack of good public transport links has been a long standing problem for our members because it means staff usually need to have their own cars to get to work as do visiting customers. We’ve regularly called for extra bus services which would allow people in the Chew Valley to access the buses on the main arterial roads and also make it easier for people coming into