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Council face barricades and fail to evict Avonmouth protesters

Occupiers of 44 Avonmouth Terrace are still in situ, as council eviction order expires.

Avonmouth fly infestation: cries for council tax strike

Councillor promises to investigate concerns in public meeting

Judge finds against Avonmouth housing rights occupation

Council granted right to evict housing activist protesters from council home auctioned last month.

Protests while police and private security protect sale of council homes.

Continued protests whilst heavy handed policing and private security prevent disruption to public housing auction.

The history of struggle at Avonmouth Docks

The Avonmouth Docks have been a site of dispute since opening in 1877 as detailed in these six events from 1923 to the present day.

Avonmouth: have parties failed working class voters?

Alon Aviram Additional work by: Adam Cantwell-Corn Illustration: Sam Knock Is there a growing faultline between working class voters and the Labour party? From trade-unions...

Is it the end for the Avonmouth biomass plant?

On Wednesday November 5th, Bristol City councillors met at City Hall to decide whether or not to approve the planning application for an 11 MW...

This week in Bristol: Metro Mayor hasn’t formally analysed bus franchising

Pressure is growing on West of England metro mayor Dan Norris to investigate bringing buses under more public control.

This week in Bristol: Channel 4 u-turn a ‘victory’ for Bristol

The government's u-turn on Channel 4 privatisation indicates more jobs to come to its Bristol hub, and good news for the city's creative sector as a whole.

This week in Bristol: Wild swimming petition triggers council debate

Plus the latest on school exclusions, Bristol's Eurovision bid and strike action over working conditions.

Why investigative local journalism needs your support

Traditional local news is in decline. People power is the way to dig into the stories that really matter.

‘The police have got all the power over you’: Young Bristol man speaks out about ‘violent’ stop and search experience

A young apprentice was ‘violently’ stopped and searched by Avon and Somerset police officers. Now, the police complaints body is investigating the incident and calling for witnesses.