A cafe bar along a busy road in North Bristol wants to open for longer to ensure it can survive. The Blue Lagoon on Gloucester Road, Bishopston, has submitted a planning application to have its opening hours extended.
At the moment, the cafe bar is open until midnight Sunday to Thursday and until 1.30am on a Friday and Saturday.The venue is looking to extend its opening hours to 1am Sunday to Thursday and 2.30am on Friday, Saturday and Bank Holidays.
It also wants to be able to have its outdoor seating area open until 11.30pm. The documents describe the application as "a modest request", but say they would "go a long way to ensuring that the business survives".