Housing Bristol Features
Bristol’s working homeless crisis on the rise
The private landlord monopoly and lack of affordable housing is crippling Bristol’s gig economy workers.
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Ravers rejoice as Blue Mountain re-opens pending major development
“Temporary reprieve” for nightclub until council approves plans student flats in heart of Stokes Croft.
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Community rallies to save urban farming project
Community farming project Sims Hill received groundswell of support after being threatened by park-and-ride.
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Bristol City Council to look into buying Hamilton House
Social enterprise Coexist were evicted in December, but this could be a lifeline for the Stokes Croft hub.
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Council to vote to condemn immigration detention
These Walls Must Fall campaign gaining ground in Bristol and around the country.
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Relative of Bristol Brink’s-Mat gangster jailed as part of organised crime ring
10 men including John 'Goldfinger' Palmer's son-in-law jailed for roles in extortion, drug dealing and blackmail gang.
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Fighting the gig economy – of academics not students
Lots of Bristol University staff are highly educated, but casually employed. Bristol UCU is campaigning to change that.
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BREAKING: Artist exodus from Hamilton House as Coexist resist eviction
Coexist were given 24 hours notice to leave on Monday but say they are going to hang on for another month.
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People block developers profiting from Bristol’s housing crisis
Campaign against the Chocolate Factory development in Greenbank kicks back into action as developers begin work – minus any affordable housing.
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The fight is on to prevent Lawrence Hill gas power station
Power plant proposed for next to primary school in inner-city Lawrence Hill, yet again.
