Category Archives: Redland

Audit update

Posted on March 27, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Here’s an interesting one. There’s a meeting of the council’s Audit Committee on 3 April 2009. And here’s item 14: 14. INTERNAL AUDIT – REPORT OF INTERNAL AUDIT ACTIVITY FOR THE PERIOD 1st DECEMBER 2008 – 28th FEBRUARY 2009 A … Continue reading →

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Green balls

Posted on December 14, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Some daft survey conducted by “marketing specialists” CECI, has decided the greenest location in Britain is Redland closely followed by Clifton, a report in the very slow news pages of today’s Observer says. It’s not very clear how they worked … Continue reading →

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Fancy that!

Posted on January 31, 2008 by The Bristol Blogger

Bristol City Council has admitted misleading parents over the catchment area for its flagship secondary school at Redland Green. Scores of children living within the “area of first priority” did not get in to the comprehensive last September because of … Continue reading →

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An experiment in e-democracy: Tomlinson must go!!!

Posted on November 1, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

One of our readers attended Bristol’s E-Democracy Day yesterday – ‘Modern Methods of governance – democracy in action or mob rule? – and reports that the city council will be encouraging things like petitions even if they could be seen … Continue reading →

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Vowlsie ain't gonna like this!

Posted on September 24, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Redland Conservatives are running a Film Night on 18 October 2007 at the Conservative Club, 5 Westfield Park, Clifton, Bristol. The film? Mine your Own Business – The Dark Side of Environmentalism I fear Vowles the Green is going to … Continue reading →

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Redland Green as expensive as Clifton College shocker!!!

Posted on September 22, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The Evening Cancer yesterday reported Redland estate agents’ claims that house prices in the catchment area of Redland Green School have risen by up to 15%. This means a house in the catchment area once costing £500,000 would now cost … Continue reading →

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Socialism: Bristol Labour style

Posted on September 16, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

John Bees, Labour’s executive member for Central Services, who basically deals with the council’s finances, is supposed to have a background in trade unionism at Avonmouth docks. You’d never know judging by his comments on the £6m – over 20% … Continue reading →

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How government works: lose money, exceed targets

Posted on September 3, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

Remember those heady days, just a couple of years ago, when everyone wanted their name on the latest glowing press release about the exciting new Redland Green School development? Here’s a bit of one from just one year ago with … Continue reading →

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Spot the difference

Posted on April 2, 2007 by The Bristol Blogger

The top picture is a sketch provided to councillors and members of the Development Control (North) Committee in November 2004 as part of the planning application for Redland Green School. The committee, desperate to dish out yet another public subsidy … Continue reading →

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