Stokes Croft Street Art: Rampant Creativity… Too Fast to Document…

The Croft changes so rapidly that it is increasingly difficult to document…
First off, a debate about the nature of “Rubbish”, a subject very close to Stokes Croft’s heart…

Paris has been prolific, as ever, in the Croft… Interestingly , his re-working of the Hillgrove St./ Stokes Croft corner has elicited no response from BCC.

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Classic Lettering in Wine Street: Council Planners take leave of their senses

If you think the Council inflicts its whims only on graffiti writers in Stokes Croft, think again… Thorne Security has moved to the centre of town, and has done a splendid job of returning some classic lettering to its former splendour… But the Council planners don’t like it… Take a look at the two pics below, and if you think Thorne Security have refurbished the building in keeping with how it used to look e-mail Angelo Calabrese and let him know your thoughts…
angelo.calabrese@bristol.gov.uk
And e-mail Andrew Thorne, because he is spending money going to court to fight this needless battle with the Council who are financed by, you guessed it, us…

And below is the crime that Thorne Security have committed…

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Bristol City Council Proposals for lighting in Stokes Croft (Take a look and then Vote…)

These are current proposals for lighting in Stokes Croft. The Council has some capital budget to spend…
Stokes Croft Lighting Proposals
Click Here for Plans

Have a look and then tell us what you think

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The following roads have been identified as having a low level of lighting and therefore are recommended for lighting improvements.

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No Pissing behind Electricity sub-station on Turbo Island

For an area full of pubs, clubs and street drinkers, the lack of nearby Public Toilets has meant that Turbo Island’s sub-station has been an open latrine for many years.

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Turbo Island Advertising Hoarding: Council moves on Hoardings owners. Discontinuance Notice served…

Dear All
I am very pleased to be able to tell you that Bristol City Council served a discontinuance notice on Primesight Ltd last week.

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News on The Lakota… Demolition not Certain

Helen Rowe has sent us this communique.
Members may remember that the Association has been given leave by the Court to challenge by Judicial Review the City’s decision to permit the demolition of the Lakota club in Stokes Croft, the malt house of the old Bristol Brewery, classified in the City’s appraisal of the Stokes Croft as an ‘unlisted building of merit.’ In particular, and this is the main point of our challenge, we are challenging why we were not allowed to see the financial appraisal which according to the City left no viable alternative to demolition.

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Peoples Republic of Stokes Croft becomes a Community Interest Company

Welcome to the PRSC blog. This will be the place to gather the latest news or to leave comment on all things related to the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft.

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