gentrification

Jamming for the girls

From racism to gentrification, poet Shagufta K Iqbal has plenty to say.

Hamilton House owners shut out Coexist after decade of managing building

Following a year of fraught negotiations, evictions and uncertainty, the building’s owners are also submitting a full planning application for flats.

I did time for tagging

Jack Keeling, who was imprisoned for graffiti, talks to the Bristol Cable about his sentence, Bristol’s graffiti scene and the council’s promise to create legal graffiti walls.

Iconic Bristol Bearpit billboard removed

The battle to reshape the Bearpit took a new turn today as the council removed Bristol’s only non-corporate billboard.

Artists pushed out but fighting back: YardArts Village

From St Pauls to Shirehampton: Circus company YardArts aim to turn leaving the city centre into an opportunity.

Latest eviction threat by Hamilton House owners rebuffed by council

After having two planning applications blocked, Hamilton House's owners aim to keep development plans alive by stopping it being given community centre status.

Council blocks second planning application to redevelop Hamilton House

After 200 tenants were recently evicted, the future of Stokes Croft's cultural hub hangs in the balance as plans to redevelop are blocked yet again by the council.

Hamilton House: ‘This is an incredibly important moment for Bristol’s future’

The fate of Stoke Croft’s Hamilton House encapsulates whether Bristol’s culture can survive the house building drive, says tenant.

Hamilton House evictions begin as controversial development looms

Around 150 tenants forced out, in the latest chapter of the long dispute over the future of the Stokes Croft cultural hub.

Update: News on the future of Hamilton House

A packed meeting took place at Hamilton House on Stokes Croft this afternoon to discuss the future of the building.

Breaking: Future of Hamilton House in Stokes Croft thrown up in the air

The future of  Hamilton House, an iconic social enterprise and community hub on Stokes Croft, has been made uncertain.

The next stages of gentrification are upon Bristol

But can we take inspiration from cities that are rebelling against it with creative solutions?