workinproperty (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Bristol City Football club have received the green light from the local council planning authorities to proceed with their plans a new stadium Speaking seconds after the ruling, City's chief executive Colin Sextone said "To get the permission in the Green Belt, albeit with some reservations, was the big hurdle to cross...There are other hurdles that we still need to cross, but that was the big...
Charlie Bolton's Southville blog (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
I have received the following email (along with other councillors) about the planning applciation at Ashton Gate. I have no idea if it is true, but it suggest a quite extraordinary level of subsidy for the football club.... As a planning specialist I have examined the implications of two documents recently issued regarding the proposed Ashton Vale project The first document is the report by Bristol...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
A Bristol architect lobbies for an alternative development plan for Bristol City FC's Ashton Gate site.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Sheffield Wednesday manager Brian Laws believed his side should have won - and even Bristol City boss Gary Johnson agreed with him - after his side picked up a point at Ashton Gate.
VitalFootball.co.uk - Sheffield Wednesday (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Stats: Bristol City v Wednesday 31/10/09 - 3 Vitalfootball: Sheff Wed: 31/10/2009 18:34:00 All the stats from Bristol City (1) vs (1) Wednesday , Ashton Gate, Bristol, 31/10/09 - 3pm Att: 15,005
VitalFootball.co.uk - Sheffield Wednesday (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Preview: Robins v Owls Vitalfootball: Sheff Wed: 30/10/2009 14:00:00 Wednesday will be hoping there are no more horror shows when Brian Laws and his men make the trip to Bristol City looking to get back to winning ways on Halloween.The Owls have been under-fire from fans given recent performances, and Laws will know the importance of bringing a positive result back from Ashton Gate.It'll arguably...
Simply Southville (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Last week battle lines were drawn and all sides of the 'Tesco at Ashton Gate' debate were preparing for a final push before Bristol City Council's planning committee meeting on 5 November. Well what a major change in such a short period of time. $teve Lansdown and City decide that they want Sainsbury not Tesco for Ashton Gate. Planning meeting postponed and then the application is withdrawn. Planners...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Bristol City FC sign an agreement with Sainsbury's Supermarkets to build a store at Ashton Gate.
Simply Southville (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
We find out today that the planning application for a foodstore at Ashton Gate (but not Tesco) will now be heard at the Planning Committee meeting on 11 November, rather than the 'special' meeting that has been cancelled on 5 November. Here's a statement on Bristol City's website .
Simply Southville (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
It's all change on the superstore front! Last night the council announced that the special meeting to consider Tesco's planning application on 5 November was cancelled without an explanation given. This was followed up today with the Evening Post suggesting that Bristol City has now struck a deal with rivals Sainsbury's. It wants to relocate it's Winterstoke Road store to Ashton Gate. Struth what a...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 24/10/2009
Bristol City FC have been negotiating with supermarket giant Sainsbury's as a potential buyer for their current Ashton Gate ground.
Simply Southville (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Harold Wilson once said ’A week is a long time in politics’. Well having been away from the keyboard at Simply Southville Towers we’ve had a bit of catching up to do with cyber comment on the proposed Tesco development at A$hton Gate. Having had a summer sabbatical Southvile Roads blog sprang back into action to comment on the sudden appearance of yellow lines around A$hton Gate making...
The Bristol Blogger (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
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 residents”, the reality is somewhat different. Because a Freedom of Information request published today reveals the [...]
Malago Women's Institute (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Dear Malago-ers To everything, there is a season, and this is fast becoming a nippy one. Still, at least you now have the wherewithal to knit yourself a Winter hat. Or at least you do if you were one of the 87 (87!) women who came together to knit away the last of that Indian summer at September's meeting. Wow! We couldn't quite believe it ourselves. We weren't expecting you all, so apologies that...
Malago Women's Institute (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Dear Mr Stone I write on behalf of the members of Malago Women's Institute to object to the proposed superstore development at Ashton Gate stadium (application number: 09/03208/P. Our organisation objects to the application for the following reasons: 1. The detrimental effect a superstore would have on the local area has already been identified by the assessment made by Bristol City Council planning...
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