Category Archives: Planning

"Say yes", "say no", say what you like …

Bristol City FC are ratcheting up their pretty blatant efforts to lobby members of Development Control (South and East) Committee in advance of the crucial stadium planning meeting on Wednesday. They’ve even gone and put together a little ad campaign … Continue reading

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Local media talks otter load-a-bollocks to help wealthy mates

This was a comment posted on Saturday’s ‘Mixed reaction to council backing for new Bristol City stadium bid’ story in the Cancer. It maybe deserves a wider audience as a nice illustration of the kind of tripe they’re printing in … Continue reading

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"Magic money"

Some more from this stadium planning report (pdf): Let’s have a look at page 64 then, which is proving to be a bit of a bone of contention: The Southlands housing and hotel and food and drink uses are proposed … Continue reading

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Stadium planning report: 'minded to approve' joy

I think there is enough in this report to keep a small army of bloggers happy Tony D Indeed. So let’s get the ball rolling with this from page 59 then: In summary, the council’s advisors disagree significantly with the … Continue reading

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No food store = no stadium?

Looks like Stevie Lansdown and his football club Chief Exec, Colin Sexstone might just have gone and hoisted themselves with their own petard or, at least, from their 30 foot high billboard. Today’s revelation from Jones the News that Tesco … Continue reading

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Supermarkets everywhere but can you find a source?

This weekend’s Cancer ‘EXCLUSIVE‘ by Ian “The Tumour” Onions claiming Stevie Lansdown has ditched his Tesco on Ashton Gate plan in favour of a Sainsburys on Ashton Gate plan asks more questions than it answers. Like where the hell did … Continue reading

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Tesco Ashton Gate Planning Meeting: CANCELLED!!!

The dedicated planning meeting to decide the Tesco Ashton Gate planning application has been cancelled today without explanation. This follows another Lib Dem/council officer fiasco today after Deputy Chief Exec Jon House and his sidekick Alun Owen appeared to take … Continue reading

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Council officers plot to give land to Lansdown on the cheap

While Cabinet member Gary Hopkins continues to live in his own little make believe world where he thinks he’s in power and can make promises about the Ashton Gate land sale like “we will … get best value for Bristol … Continue reading

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'No foodstore = two weeks earnings'?

Great news! Another super rich member of that socially useful economic powerhouse delivering monumental benefits to us all – the financial services industry – has just made more money in a few months than you can possibly imagine. Step forward … Continue reading

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Hi-tech internet 'say no to Tesco' toy joy

As promised, our team of software engineers have produced the ultimate in easy-to-use ‘say no to Tesco’ internet applications. Just go to our dedicated campaign site, type your witty anti-Tesco riposte, press ‘Draw’ and then print! Hours of fun for … Continue reading

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