Category Archives: Bristol Evening Post

Fancy recycling that!

Posted on June 23, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“Bristol City Council still plans to introduce “pay-as-you-throw” rubbish collections – and residents could end up having to buy bags for their waste,” thunders today’s Evening Cancer. Who’d’ve thunk it? Er, anyone who read The Bristol Blogger nine months ago … Continue reading →

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Victim watch

Posted on May 27, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Another big shout out to our friend Farooq Siddique, Evening Cancer columnist and self-styled voice of the Muslim community. In Today’s column Farooq dished up this treat: For every act or planned act of terrorism, it is the Muslim community … Continue reading →

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Blogga Shocka!

Posted on March 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

As one door closes another one opens … The Bristol Blogger is pleased to announce that the ink is now dry on a deal signed earlier today with Bristol United Press, owners of the Evening Post, Western Daily Press and … Continue reading →

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Pretentious?

Posted on March 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

“[The Bridge Cafe at the Clifton Gorge Hotel] is essentially Modern British – whatever that means these days – and it’s unfussy and unpretentious,” writes Cancer food critic Mark Taylor. And here’s a sample of the menu to prove it: … Continue reading →

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Friday night is bad gags night

Posted on March 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The back of a bus and the council’s new chief exec. A reader writes … (Made me laugh anyway) Sir, Have you noticed the resemblance between our new Bristol City Council Chief Executive, Jan Ormondroyd and the back end of … Continue reading →

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Jesus wept, now we've got mystery consultants and moonlighting PRs

Posted on March 10, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Willard: Who’s in charge here? Soldier: In charge? I don’t know man. I thought you were in charge… Apocalpyse Now If you’re looking for any hard news about the city these days – as opposed to articles about what the … Continue reading →

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Brass necks of the week

Posted on March 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Following Saturday’s Guardian magazine ‘Big journeys around a small island’ feature, which listed the current incarnation of the Bristol and Bath Railway Path as one of the UK’s great journeys, comes a story in today’s Evening Cancer announcing that the … Continue reading →

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"I'm in favour of free speech unless I disagree with it"

Posted on March 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s Tuesday. Must be time for Cancer editor News Bunny Norton to wheel out his Islamo-looney, Farooq Siddique to give us his highly personal take on Islam in his ‘A Muslim in Bristol’ column. Strangely enough Norton’s stopped posting Siddique’s … Continue reading →

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Scoop!

Posted on March 1, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s been another big week for Bristol journalism … “Dream Jobs! How to get them by those who know,” announces the front cover of this week’s Venue. Sounds good. We could all do with a dream job. Here at the … Continue reading →

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Oh what a circus

Posted on February 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Cancer editor and corporate lackey Mike “News Bunny” Norton was positively wetting his pants with joy yesterday. News that 4,000 low paid, low-status jobs are about to come online at the cheap and nasty new Broadmead development – that we … Continue reading →

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