Category Archives: Bristol South

BLACK (cloud) WATCH: council cash news

Posted on August 11, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

A speedy reply to Woodsy’s Freedom of Information request to Bristol City Council regarding their expenditure on Victoria Park’s temporary roofless shed, ‘The Black Cloud‘, arrives on the ever-dependable ‘What Do They Know?‘ site and finds the council crunching urgently … Continue reading →

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BLACK (cloud) WATCH: Slim pickings

Posted on August 6, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

News drifts in that the city council’s direct cash contribution to this temporary roofless shed cum public artwork in Victoria Park – ‘The Black Cloud‘ – comes in at around £15k. Not much money then? Especially if you take the … Continue reading →

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"A new era for the site"?

Posted on August 1, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Was it only two years ago John from Urban Splash was on this blog talking about “a new era” for Hartcliffe’s Imperial Tobbacco factory site? “We are making a massive investment into this area ensuring it will be a success,” … Continue reading →

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Spirit of the age?

Posted on July 26, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Some wealthy and painfully middle class hippies – sorry, “artists” – built a big shed (surely a “remarkable new temporary structure? Ed), cheerfully called The Black Cloud, in Victoria Park yesterday. So locals now have a weird state-sponsored miserabilist temple … Continue reading →

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News release: BEDMINSTER RESIDENTS AGAINST TESCO’S EXPANSION INTO ASHTON GATE (BERATE)

Posted on July 5, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

NEWS 5th July 2009 Greater Bedminster Residents meet to form “No-Superstore” Campaign Group More than 70 people from Greater Bedminster packed into a meeting room at the Southville Centre on Friday night, to hear more about the proposed Tesco superstore … Continue reading →

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Tesco: value range vagueness from the Dim Prawn

Posted on July 3, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Lucky recipients of South Bristol MP Dawn Primarolo’s ‘Hear From Your MP’ e-newsletter will have already read the Prawn’s fence-sitting on Tesco’s at Ashton Gate. But here it is for the rest of you: ASHTON GATE SITE Several residents have … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS of confusion

Posted on July 2, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Are we in need of the Council House equivalent of a Kremlinologist to explain what the Lib Dem leadership’s view of the proposal to build a Tesco Extra on Ashton Gate might be? A couple of Lib Dem cabinet members … Continue reading →

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Extra! Extra! Extra! Tesco Ashton Gate latest

Posted on June 23, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Been reading through the presentation about this proposed new store Tesco and Bristol City FC propose to build at Ashton Gate again. It’s all there … It’s a “sustainable development” and even “A Sustainable Store”. “Offering a further choice of … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS

Posted on June 22, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It’s really nice that Tory Councillor Peter Abraham of Stoke Bishop is such an enthusiastic cheerleader for a Tesco superstore to be built miles from his ward in Ashton on the site of Bristol City’s current Ashton Gate stadium. It’s … Continue reading →

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CONsultation of the week: Ladies and gentleman Tescos and Bristol City FC are floating in space

Posted on June 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s a sample of the Bristol City FC/Tesco CONsultation that took place at Ashton Gate this weekend about building a supermarket on the site. The full document is below. Further comment seems superfluous … Here’s the full document: Bristol City … Continue reading →

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