Category Archives: Bedminster

Ashton Vale, Ashton Gate, new stadium, World Cup, Sainsburys: the battlelines for 2010

Posted on December 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

With the city’s World Cup bid accepted earlier this week, now might be a useful time to look at what will be happening at the grassroots as we enter 2010. First thing, the phoney war over Sainsburys at the Gate … Continue reading →

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Fancy that! "I will be out of the office at meetings on Monday 7 December 09"

Posted on December 7, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Oh look! The putative head of our city’s “atrocious” adult care services – “Why don’t you fucking go home Cathy?” Morgan – is not contactable today because she’s “at meetings”. Ho! Ho! Ho! When do we get her resignation then?

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More favours to local business from our planning department

Posted on December 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like “Dodgy” David Bishop‘s “objective” and “independent” planning department have been using that famous disinterested “quasi-judicial function” of theirs to benefit local business interests on the sly again. One of the more enduring mysteries of the sudden withdrawal of … Continue reading →

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Overheard: slap for a clap

Posted on November 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Intellectually-challenged primary school teacher and only person dumb enough to lead that pointless rump of out-of-touch middle class idiots who now make up the remains of Bristol Labour Party, Helen Holland, did what she does best on Wednesday night … … Continue reading →

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No food store = no stadium?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Looks like Stevie Lansdown and his football club Chief Exec, Colin Sexstone might just have gone and hoisted themselves with their own petard or, at least, from their 30 foot high billboard. Today’s revelation from Jones the News that Tesco … Continue reading →

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Supermarkets everywhere but can you find a source?

Posted on October 26, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

This weekend’s Cancer ‘EXCLUSIVE‘ by Ian “The Tumour” Onions claiming Stevie Lansdown has ditched his Tesco on Ashton Gate plan in favour of a Sainsburys on Ashton Gate plan asks more questions than it answers. Like where the hell did … Continue reading →

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Tesco Ashton Gate Planning Meeting: CANCELLED!!!

Posted on October 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The dedicated planning meeting to decide the Tesco Ashton Gate planning application has been cancelled today without explanation. This follows another Lib Dem/council officer fiasco today after Deputy Chief Exec Jon House and his sidekick Alun Owen appeared to take … Continue reading →

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'No foodstore = two weeks earnings'?

Posted on October 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Great news! Another super rich member of that socially useful economic powerhouse delivering monumental benefits to us all – the financial services industry – has just made more money in a few months than you can possibly imagine. Step forward … Continue reading →

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Hi-tech internet 'say no to Tesco' toy joy

Posted on October 20, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

As promised, our team of software engineers have produced the ultimate in easy-to-use ‘say no to Tesco’ internet applications. Just go to our dedicated campaign site, type your witty anti-Tesco riposte, press ‘Draw’ and then print! Hours of fun for … Continue reading →

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Something for the end of the weekend

Posted on October 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Prizes available for further amusing slogans … And the opportunity to go “viral”. Indeed, even as you read, our crack programming team will be working overnight tonight developing an easy-to-use web-based DIY write yer own slogan ‘n’ print version. Watch … Continue reading →

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