Category Archives: Bristol

A bad week for …

Posted on February 7, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Editing a provincial newspaper has never been the most intellectually rigorous of tasks. Traditionally the ability to create an aggressively macho management culture by bullying the work experience girl; grooming a couple of contacts in the local Rotary Club; having … Continue reading →

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Bradshaw and the amazing imaginary quango

Posted on February 6, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Hands up who knows what the bloody hell the Bristol Transport Board is? Because, according to under-pressure Labour Transport boss Mark Bradshaw’s open letter published yesterday, they’re the people deciding the future of our cycle path and whether it gets … Continue reading →

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Rapid Transit: An Open letter to Sustrans from Mark Bradshaw

Posted on February 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

First Out! Sustrans in! “To help explain the impact on the cycle path in much greater detail.” Climb down or buying out the opposition? You decide … Release Date: 05-Feb-2008 Below is the text of an open letter sent by … Continue reading →

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That "disused" railway track in full …

Posted on February 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A reader has sent in a series of photos to BBC Bristol of the Bristol and Bath Cycle path that show just how popular it is. This is the path described by local politicians, the West of England Strategic Partnership … Continue reading →

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Fancy that!

Posted on February 5, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

I recently received my copy of ‘Our City’, which replaces the former Bristol News. I would like to compliment the officers who worked on the publication for a job well done. Explaining the City Council’s Draft Budget is not an … Continue reading →

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Snout watch (featuring trough of the week)

Posted on February 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Thanks to ‘Poor Dear’ on the dazzlingly revamped Bristol Indymedia for this one. With spectacularly bad timing, Bristol West MP, Stephen Williams has used his weekly web-based ‘Westminster Yawnfest’ (surely diary? ed.) to complain about his pay. You see, the … Continue reading →

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Well informed councillor of the week

Posted on February 4, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Step forward Labour’s Noreen Daniels, councillor for the Hillfields Ward of the city. In her favour, Noreen’s the only councillor so far known to have responded to any correspondence from the public regarding her party’s plan to turn the Bristol … Continue reading →

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Gravy train update

Posted on February 3, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

The Tax Payers Alliance have published the latest in their ‘council spending uncovered’ series. Their last outing, you may recall, showed that Bristol City Council’s communications budget has increased by 275% in the last ten years and is now costing … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t a promise from the chief exec of a one-star council count for anything these days?

Posted on February 2, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

by Keren Suchecki Neighbourhood Renewal is over and Bristol won’t be receiving Working Neighbourhoods funding. There’s just a couple of million transition funding to cushion the fall for those being flung off the funding cliff. Luckily, the city has planned … Continue reading →

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Cyclepath: here come the sketches!

Posted on February 1, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

How wide do they think the cycle path is? A quick roundup of cycle path related shenanigans … The meeting arranged for Tuesday 5 February 2008 at 7.30pm is at Easton Community Centre, not Easton Leisure Centre or The Cornubia. … Continue reading →

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