Local campaigners stage a protest to save the former site of bristol zoological gardens. The zoo closed in September last year - and since then the zoo has lodged a planning application to create homes, along with a public garden, at the site. A decision by Bristol City Council has been delayed. Alastair Sawday, co-founder of the group, said: “It is unthinkable that this beautiful and iconic place, loved by generations of Bristolians, should be consigned to destruction on the basis of a secret plan and with no public consultation.”