Category Archives: Developments

Howzat!! Bristol Labour Party caught taking orders from cricket club toffs and House of Lords lobbyists

Posted on February 21, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

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 →

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Carboot Circus: "an absurd bubble"

Posted on February 17, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

While the council and the Cancer continue to talk up the new Carboot Circus shopping centre with endless waffle about best shopping centre in the world ever awards to the accompaniment of some highly speculative footfall figures, the economic reality … Continue reading →

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RED TROUSER GATE: Committee time

Posted on February 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like the council’s planning department is pushing ahead hard with their controversial Chocolate Factory/Bristol and Bath Railway Path cycle house development (Blogger passim). In fact the relevant planning committee will meet on Wednesday about it. This comes despite … Continue reading →

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Bad losers of the year award

Posted on December 16, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Take a bow Bristol City Council as more evidence of decrepit leadership and the collapse of moral authority at the Council House is revealed. Another example of Bristol City Council blatantly bending and abusing the law and legal process to … Continue reading →

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One law for them

Posted on December 9, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

It looks like Bristol City Council have discovered a whole new means of stopping ordinary people from finding out what they’re really up to by, er … simply breaking the law! The Blogger reported last week that Heather Tomlinson’s retarded … Continue reading →

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RED TROUSER GATE: the community CONsultation

Posted on December 8, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Another interesting aspect of the ongoing dispute over George Ferguson’s plans to build on the Railway Path at Greenbank comes to light … So far it’s gone entirely unreported that a paper petition containing 731 signatures from local people opposing … Continue reading →

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RED TROUSER GATE: the Cabinet questions

Posted on November 29, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s the answers to Ashley Fox’s questions to Cabinet on Thursday regarding the Railway Path land sell-off. The Blogger’s comments are in red. It’s certainly a fascinating insight into the quality of governance we’re getting: Questions from Councillor Ashley Fox … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, Conservatives, Cycling Demonstration City, Developments, Easton, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Politics, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | There are 16 comments

All must have prizes

Posted on November 26, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

More great award season news and thanks to Ecoughnut for spotting it. “Carboot Circus in Bristol has been named the best shopping centre of the year – despite being open just two months,” thunders today’s Evening Cancer. “An international panel … Continue reading →

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RED TROUSER GATE: If Bristol City Council made lager …

Posted on November 22, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

If there’s ever a competition to find the crappest investigation in the world. Ever. Then Bristol City Council should enter their Complaints Manager, Tim Sheppard’s absolutely pathetic attempt to investigate the circumstances of the sale of Railway Path land at … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, Cycling Demonstration City, Developments, Easton, Environment, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Transport | Tagged , , , , , | There are 18 comments

RED TROUSER GATE: Council contradicts itself within 2 minutes

Posted on November 19, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

A Bristol City Council spokeswoman said: “The developer of the chocolate factory is negotiating with the council, which is finalising an in-principle agreement to sell a small strip of land so that some houses could be accessed by bikes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, Bristol Evening Post, Developments, Easton, Environment, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Politics, Transport | Tagged , , , , | There are 11 comments