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Edition 41

Flavours without borders: A culinary journey down Stapleton Road

From Somali breakfasts to Kurdish grills, the eateries of Stapleton Road reflect journeys made, cultures shared, and recipes carried across continents

Refugee Women of Bristol: Bridging Cultures

Easton Family Christian Centre: A sacred space reimagined

A red brick corner building on a city street with large windows and white panels

People's History

Celebrating 30 years of the Base for Anarchy and Solidarity in Easton (BASE)

As the Easton-based social centre reaches its thirtieth birthday, we explore the history of the much-loved volunteer-run community space, which began life as a squat back in the mid-1990s

This Better Work

‘Collective power is where it’s at’: City Academy workers celebrate strike action successes

Reports

Reactions to council’s new proposals on van dwellers

“Underhand and sneaky”: Plutus Energy plan new power station

Energy company make second attempt to build an inner city power station in the city’s most deprived ward.

How Bristol 24/7 missed the mark on gentrification

Social change can’t be wished away by calling it something different, argues Alex Turner

Protest reaps the rewards: repairs to housing

Following a demonstration against dangerous housing conditions, a Liv N Let manager attended the home of one of the three tenants and promised that repairs...

Easton residents protest “damp & dangerous” housing

Over 50 people protested today outside Liv n Let property agency on Mina road in St Werburghs. The demonstration organised by ACORN Bristol community union...

Liv n Let Die: Del Brown – Bristol Entrepreneur or “Slum Landlord” ?

Single mums demand repairs and a halt to “revenge eviction”. Del Brown, a Bristol born and bred multi-millionaire, is “damaging the health of his tenants” claim...