Category Archives: Economy

Development Control (South and East) Committee (part 1)

Posted on August 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Sharp eyed observers may have noticed that a special meeting of the Development Control (South and East) Committee of Bristol City Council is scheduled for 6.00pm November 4. And the Bristol Blogger can confirm that this will be the planning … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS: jolly news

Posted on August 14, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

By our Chief Football Correspondent, Sell Outter See the Evening Cancer on Tuesday? Unfortunately its World Cup “fluff” piece of the day wasn’t considered worth putting on their internet site … But essentially it was about a World Cup jolly … Continue reading →

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Toffwatch south west

Posted on August 10, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

I say chaps. Have you heard yet? Spiffing news what? Those jolly good fellows of the South West Regional Development Agency have only gone and got themselves a terrific new Chairman chappie don’t you know? Naturally such a character, responsible … 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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World Cup footBALLS: parklife

Posted on July 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Still wondering where this £100m in revenue the city council reckons can be made from hosting a World Cup is actually going to come from. We already know that all the big money from TV rights goes to FIFA, not … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS: doing the math

Posted on June 24, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

“The World Cup could pump up to £100 million into Bristol’s economy if the city becomes one of the football tournament’s host cities,” the Evening Cancer assured us last month. Could? If? These are conditionals aren’t they? So where did … Continue reading →

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Bin men speak!

Posted on May 30, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

See also: Striking binmen take protest to council

Posted in Bristol, Economy, Environment, Local government, Politics, Privatisation, Recycling, Trade Unionism | Tagged , | There are 17 comments

Recession Watch: jobs losses at HP Bristol next?

Posted on May 29, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

From The Register, some potentially BIG economic news for the city: HP has confirmed that yesterday’s announcement of UK job cuts will not just hit its manufacturing plant in Scotland, but also HP’s research laboratories in Bristol. The firm will … Continue reading →

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Counting the cost of Brown's Britain (reprise)

Posted on May 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

40% – pay rise awarded to Bristol City Council’s new Chief Exec, Jan Ormondroyd, for the year 2008-09 – before she had even done any work for Bristol. Ormondroyd’s pay packet is in the region of £180k a year or … Continue reading →

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Gone south?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Urban Spash? More of a dribble according to today’s Cancer. (Cartoon by Evelyn Post. Evelyn Post is The Bristol Blogger’s resident cartoonist. He has a woman’s name)

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