Tag Archives: Simon Cook

Ashton Vale, Ashton Gate, new stadium, World Cup, Sainsburys: the battlelines for 2010

Posted on December 18, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

With the city’s World Cup bid accepted earlier this week, now might be a useful time to look at what will be happening at the grassroots as we enter 2010. First thing, the phoney war over Sainsburys at the Gate … Continue reading →

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£10m World Cup cost shocker!

Posted on November 12, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Let’s briefly cast our minds back to those heady bright days of summer. Especially those July days when local journalists sipped Champagne, at our expense, in the suitably genteel surroundings of the Bristol Marriott while Jan and Simon and Stephen … Continue reading →

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Supermarkets everywhere but can you find a source?

Posted on October 26, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

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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Did you lie Councillor? Or are you merely an incompetent?

Posted on September 25, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

The webcast for the full council meeting of 15 September is now available from the Bristol City Council website here. Using the index you can go to section 4.c Questions from the public where you will find the following: PQ3 … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol East, Bristol South, Developments, Easton, Environment, Lib Dems, Local government, Planning, Politics, Southville, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , | There are 16 comments

Resurrected Red Dawn rises?

Posted on September 19, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Actually I very much doubt it … But I was re-reading one of Dawn’s HearFromYourMP alerts – the sterile monthly dirge the Dim Prawn delivers direct to my mailbox – from July, which had this to say about the Tesco … Continue reading →

Posted in Bedminster, Bristol, Bristol South, Developments, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, MPs, Planning, Politics, Southville, The British Left | Tagged , , , , | There are 2 comments

Those Ashton Gate Tesco questions in full

Posted on September 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Last night a number of people put questions to the Full Council regarding the proposed Tesco at Ashton Gate with specific reference to the piece of land that’s owned by the council. Among the most interesting unanswered questions are what … Continue reading →

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What a difference a day makes …

Posted on July 16, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

This new local online news thingy, Bristol 24/7, reported on Tuesday: Simon Cook – executive member for the culture, sport and tourism projects executive – told a press conference held at the Marriott Hotel, College Green, that the costs of … Continue reading →

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World Cup footBALLS of confusion

Posted on July 2, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Are we in need of the Council House equivalent of a Kremlinologist to explain what the Lib Dem leadership’s view of the proposal to build a Tesco Extra on Ashton Gate might be? A couple of Lib Dem cabinet members … Continue reading →

Posted in Ashton Vale, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Bristol South, Developments, Lib Dems, Local government, Planning, Politics, Southville, World Cup 2018 | Tagged , , , , , , , , | There are 32 comments

Quote of the week: BANKSY BALLS special

Posted on June 15, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

Cancer editor Mike Norton says in today’s paper: I was dragged around [Bristol] museum more times than I care to remember. The building and its artifacts are now part of my psyche. My dad loved the place. This explains a … Continue reading →

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Oh shit! More Lib Dem Clifton thickies on the way

Posted on April 8, 2009 by The Bristol Blogger

As if they didn’t have enough wealthy twits from Clifton in their councillor ranks, come the elections in June it looks like the Lib Dems will be foisting some more of these ridiculous home counties Tories-in-disguise upon us. Joining Lib … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol, Bristol North west, Conservatives, Elections, Kingsweston, Lib Dems, Local Elections 2009, Local government, Politics, The Downs | Tagged , , , , , | There are 67 comments