it looked good after the JR was completed within the 1st day.
well done all involved and at last some common sense which has gone in our favour.
higgs statement taken from our OS....
Higgs said:
“I am delighted that common sense has prevailed, and the right decision has been made here today. This delay has cost us a lot of time and money, but we are now able to push forward once again. We will now work closely with our partners at UWE, Sainsbury’s, South Gloucestershire Council, Bristol City Council and Buckinghams to finalise the outstanding contractual issues which have been slowed down because of this process. Once these have been ironed out, we still aim to be on site to start the build in the summer, with the hope of moving into the new stadium during the 2015/16 season. The new stadium is not only vital for securing the future of Bristol Rovers, it will also be a massive boost for the local economy, creating many much needed jobs at two different sites. We will also be providing state of the art sport facilities to the local community – something that Bristol and South Gloucestershire has been crying out for for some time. I would like to thank everyone who has supported us through this process, especially all those who worked on the BristolsNotTrash petition. It is great news that a small minority group has not been allowed to derail a project that will have such wide reaching benefits to the local community, but we must not lose sight of the costs associated with the delays which for the Football Club alone amount to over £1 million.”