“i dont see the need in closing this garage, What do people expect ?
this is a recesion ! and they dont think about the people that could lose their jobs do they ?! These days all its about is Money,, money ,, money !!!”

“Be a shame to see it go.
I stop there for diesel and a newspaper on my way to Lydney most Sundays.

I understand that Shell has some secret ingredient, derived from LPG, that makes their fuel more efficient, but they're a bit cagey about exactly how much of this additive they use. Maybe it is worth the extra cost over and above bog-standard supermarket fuel.

I rarely buy fuel from a supermarket, as they are mostly so inconvenient to get to from here. I get most of my groceries from a supermarket with a filling station ( BP at Waitrose ) but I invariably walk there.
One problem with the Blade filling station is that, being on a dual carriageway, they can only capture half the passing traffic. People heading east, unless they are really desperate, are not likely to turn around at Elmbridge Court, negotiate the traffic signals, get fuel and then repeat the exercise at Longford roundabout.”

“Thanks for the support captain catt.

Look at the timing on Blade's new dealerships opening, then this announcement occurs. A bit of a coincidence.

"No one from Blade Parklands Audi Dealership was available to comment." - No surprises there.

Shall I go on?”

“This continuing selective removal of readers' comments is nothing short of outrageous. I can only conclude that "I know the truth" is correct in his suspicion that TIG are firmly in Blade's pocket - shame on you. From an initial position of relative ambivalence I now hope the planners kick the entire Blade operation off the site without further delay. By all means delete this comment too if you like, but it will not stop others from arriving at a similar conclusion.”

“Having come across this story I speculate if I may infringe a little on the subject of planning permission granted to commercial firms in England. Acting as a consultant on many planning enquires it is not unusual to find many companies pulling the wool over council leaders/officers concerning a breach in planning agreement. One example of many was where Tesco breached a strict 2004 planning condition on floor space predetermined to protect small shops in Shrewsbury. To the fury of local shopkeepers checks revealed Tesco had been in breach of conditions since opening its doors in 2004. That was in Shrewsbury. Would you like me to tell you about infringements in Gloucester? Spineless council leaders need stripping out of the system and made more accountable for what takes place on their patch.”

“My comments have been taken off too because I know the truth - along with an employee of the petrol station. Bit one sided by TiG. Possibly due to the selling of advertising space in Echo or Citizen.”

“The Competition Commission will press ahead with tougher planning hurdles to stop supermarkets dominating in a local area - but has revised its rules.
It has recommended a "competition test" to prevent firms with a strong presence in an area from building new stores or making major extensions to its outlets. 2 October 2009. So what has changed? Nothing. Domineering supermarkets are lining planning committees with their supporters. Come on Gloucester buy your fruit and vegetable milk and bread direct from the producers. Better quality and keep our local producers from being squeezed out of business”

“Not sure why my earlier comment has been taken off. I agree with you all about the quality of fuel etc.. but more importantly how about thinking off the staff involved who still dont know what is going to happen. We are still waiting”

“Councillor Paul James, leader of Gloucester City Council who represents the area, said: "As far as I am aware, the company wants to close the filling station element of the site. Smooth but certainly not convincing. Do the leaders of Gloucester City Council really believe every person in Gloucester is totally adolescent. On the contrary some are more highly developed businessmen who attach importance to the needs of Gloucester.”

“captain catt, seamen's mission. That is the crucial point in this debate. Planning permission was granted on the stipulation that a petrol station would be operated on the Northern By-Pass. Had it not been for the petrol station it could not have been expected to grant access and egress formed with slip roads onto the By-Pass. Though I admit these slip roads are now cluttered with parked cars.”