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Category Archives: Bristol West
Castle Park: free for all
I’m no lawyer so can’t verify how legally watertight this really is. But why let technicalities get in the way of us having a damn good laugh? Anyway, it turns out that one of the consequences of Bristol City Council’s … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bristol, Bristol West, Broadmead, Cabot, Developments, Environment, Local government, Planning, Politics
Tagged Castle Park, Town Green
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Hot fuzz?
A reader writes: Residents in the Ashley Down/St Andrews/Montpelier area of Bristol have just received this hilarious letter (see below). The following comments seem relevant: a) This letter was clearly not just sent to my road and I suspect the … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Bristol, Bristol West, Local government, Policing, St Pauls
Tagged Avon & Somerset Constabulary, Parking
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Wind 'em up … And off they go
Been really enjoying the predictable uproar over the last couple of days caused by the Cancer’s ‘”Outrageous” lottery grant to Bristol gay teens’ group’ story. In a fairly simple – but highly effective move – the paper wheeled out rent-a-quote … Continue reading
The strange death of Labour Bristol
Here are the Euro election results for Bristol’s local authority area: Conservatives: 20,675 (19.4%) Lib Dems: 19,834 (18.6%) Labour: 17,321 (16.2%) Greens 16,735 (15.7%) UKIP: 14,647 (13.7%) BNP: 6,132 (5.7%) Pensioner Party: 2,796 English Democrats: 2,029 Christian Party: 1,363 Socialist … Continue reading
VOTE 2009: Spot the difference – Lib Dem "shocked and angered" special
Compare and contrast: ———- Forwarded message ———- From: Jon Rogers <jon.rogers@bristol.gov.uk> Date: Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 3:26 PM Subject: .Ashley eFOCUS – May/June 2009 To: … Like many people I have spoken to, I am shocked and angered by … Continue reading
Posted in Ashley, Bristol, Bristol West, Cabot, Elections, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Politics
Tagged Jon Rogers, Mark Wright, Stephen Williams
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City council: crap legal threat of the week
The saga of the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft’s artwork destroyed by Bristol City Council “by mistake” takes a new laughable legal turn. Having now made a very public and PR-friendly apology for the news media‘s benefit, the council has … Continue reading
Helen Holland reckons this is defamatory. So I'll publish it …
Yep. Helen reckons the email below is defamatory and – wait for it – she’s “referred the correspondence to the Head of Legal Services in the City Council”. Ooh er missus! McNamara’s on the case. Please see this article for … Continue reading
From the archives: car parks not kids!
Lest we forget … Here’s Labour leader Helen Holland’s “explicit endorsement in the media” for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club’s car parking arrangements over the education of the city’s children. Bristol Evening Post: We’re bowled over by world class ambition Bristol … Continue reading
Howzat!! Bristol Labour Party caught taking orders from cricket club toffs and House of Lords lobbyists
The Gruesome truth about school places in North Bristol: what you won’t be reading in the Evening Cancer … by lilly manilly Whatever happened to that new school at Ashley Down? They spent enough money on the feasibility studies and … Continue reading
Posted in Bishopston, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol West, CONsultants, Developments, Education, FOI, Local government, Politics
Tagged Ashley Down, Derek Pickup, Francis Maud, Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, Helen Holland, JBP, Jennifer Bryant-Pearson, John Bees, Lord Gordon of Strathblane, Peter Hammond, Sefton Park School
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