Bristol City's new stadium site is flood risk

If the new Bristol City football stadium is built in Ashton Vale, residents of low-lying areas of Ashton and Bedminster may have more to worry about than whether a store or housing replaces City's present ground.

Environmental Agency maps show that Ashton Vale, the site of the new stadium, is already deemed to be at risk from flood. In addition to the new stadium the government is planning to build a town the size of Clevedon at Yanley and on the western slopes of Dundry.

I sincerely hope that if all these proposed developments go ahead, Bristol City, Tesco and nearby households do not find themselves one day wading through several feet of water.

Steve Wright

Bristol