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They don't know what they're doing! Pt. 2
“Asked by Mrs Janke if he could explain how the sale of the park affected the Area Green Space plan, Mr Bees’ answer was: “The area is well served by green space.” Bristol Evening Post, October 15 2008 Bristol’s new … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Bristol, Bristol Evening Post, Developments, Easton, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, Merchant Venturers, Politics
Tagged Area Green Space Plans, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Bristol Parks and Green Space Strategy, David Bishop, George Ferguson, John Bees, Square Peg
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They don't know what they're doing!
The plan to rip up the city’s premier green corridor, the Bristol and Bath Railway Path, at Greenbank and build a tower block and houses on it takes a new turn courtesy of the relentless Bristol City Council – Square … Continue reading
Another bloody CONsultation
More good work from the Green Bristol Blog who’ve spotted that Railway Path wreckers, Square Peg Developments (Blogger passim), have consulted with and got the go-ahead – according to their optimistically titled Planning Performance Agreement (pdf) with Bristol City Council … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, Bristol East, Developments, Easton, Environment, Labour Party, Local government, Politics, Transport
Tagged Abdul Malik, Ashy McKay, Bristol and Bath Railway Path, Chocolate Factory, David Bishop, Faruk Chowdery, George Ferguson, Greenbank, Kerry McCarthy, Paul Smith, Square Peg
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Insignificance
Back in February, in their Parks and Green Spaces Strategy (pdf), the city council had this to say about the Bristol and Bath Railway Path: Bristol has a number of strategically important green links, providing important traffic free cycling and … Continue reading
The empire strikes back
George Ferguson and his shadowy money men from Square Peg have been on the internet today desperately attempting to apply some positive spin to their beleaguered Railway Path development. They’ve even knocked together a special logo (above) to try and … Continue reading
Railway Path: that leaked document in full
Here’s that leaked briefing note on the Railway Path from council officers to councillors in full. I understand it originated in the Property Services Department, hence the blatant arse covering exercise we find early on – “Instructions were subsequently given … Continue reading
Artwatch: surrealism special
The Treachery of Images, Rene Magritte 1928-29 The Treachery of Council Officers, Bristol City Council 2008 The Green Bristol Blog has just published a leaked briefing note on the Railway Path sell-off rushed out to concerned councillors this afternoon by … Continue reading
Gag time
Q. When is a bit of park land not a bit of park land? A. When it belongs to Bristol City Council and they want to sell it of course! News now reaches The Blogger that the piece of land … Continue reading
There goes the parks strategy …
There’s a nice story over on the Green Bristol Blog that’s discovered the city council is quietly negotiating a sell off of a strip of land on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path at Greenbank to mystery property developers, Square … Continue reading