Category Archives: Developments

"Fifteen minutes south" (golfing extra)

Posted on September 28, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Urban Splash have ratcheted up the marketing campaign for their Lake Shore development in Hartcliffe a notch. The website for the new development went live this week and in an intriguing twist they now seem to be promoting Hartcliffe as … Continue reading →

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“Fifteen minutes south” (press call remix)

Posted on September 20, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Must be Urban Splash’s press call week for their ‘Lake Shore’ development in Hartcliffe (Blogger passim). Wednesday saw Venue – still pluckily keeping that editorial fashionably offline – rather unconvincingly claiming that the flats, priced between £100k and £200k, could … Continue reading →

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“Fifteen minutes south” (slight return)

Posted on September 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The ads say: “A sustainable landmark bringing geo-thermal heating & carbon saving to Bristol” And that it’s: “fifteen minutes south of Bristol City Centre” So what “carbon saving” form of travel gets you from Bristol City Centre to Hartcliffe in … Continue reading →

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"Fifteen minutes south"

Posted on September 8, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Developers Urban Splash are being very coy about where their new luxury ‘Lake Shore’ residential development actually is. The site of the former Imperial Tobacco factory, nestled charmingly between a dual carriageway and some out-of-town retail sheds, is usually described … Continue reading →

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Planning application of the week

Posted on August 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

This might cause a bit of a fuss… Yankies, KOR Developments Ltd of Tiley House, Hartcliffe Way, have put in a planning application to redevelop the old Esso garage on the Bath Road. The site is situated on the banks … Continue reading →

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Bristol democracy watch

Posted on August 14, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s an interesting one. Last week Labour’s transport executive member Mark Bradshaw, who’s gone to the effort of actually getting elected by us, told the Evening Cancer he was not in favour of the proposed South Bristol ring road and … Continue reading →

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A towering example

Posted on August 13, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The television event of the summer finishes tonight with the last episode of Anthony Wonke’s eight part documentary, The Tower, at 10.35pm on BBC 1. If you haven’t seen any of this so far, watch it while you can. The … Continue reading →

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Public space: how it now works

Posted on July 21, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A couple of events this weekend will highlight what’s in store for the future of public space in the city… College Green has been a natural hang-out for the city’s young people and especially its skateboarders for years now. It’s … Continue reading →

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Beach latest

Posted on July 12, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

A lot prettier than Geoff Mulgan It should have served as a big warning that Bristol’s Urban Beach organisers, Demos, are often described as the think tank closest to New Labour. Their former boss Geoff Mulgan was even headhunted from … Continue reading →

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It tolls for thee Gurney…

Posted on July 4, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Fascinating revelations on Bristol Indymedia about the city council’s chief exec Nick Gurney (the bloke pictured above who looks like he might fuck pigs in his spare time) who’s currently supposed to be organising the effort to make Bristol the … Continue reading →

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