Well, Bath's monthly radical tabloid freesheet has had a month off for reasons we won't disclose, but now we're back in action: read on... read full story / add a comment

Here is a FWed email from the Save Vestas campaign - those who attended the Bristol meeting about the campaign or who have been following events here in the South West may be interested to know where the campaign is at... read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 9pm & Sundays 6pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ (or Wednesdays at 6pm during Ramadan) read full story / add a comment

Representatives of Avon and Somerset police tried to contact “the organisers” of the Co-mutiny series of events and protests taking place in Bristol from 12th - 20th September. The co-mutiny has decided to respond with an open letter.

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Bristol Housing Action Movement was contacted today by researcher Ruth Mayer at the BBC (or independent producer?) who is producing what appears to be a live BBC1 TV programme this coming Sunday (13th Sept.) in Bristol. Squatting was to be one of the two 'big questions' in the spotlight. read full story / add a comment

The lap dancing club, Temptations T3 at 46 West St. Old Market has applied for an a new licence.
It is asking to be allowed to open from 8am to 6am the next day.
Full striptease and naked dancing could be taking place 19 hours-a-day from 11am to 6am the next day.
People looking for sexual entertainment could be roaming the streets of Old Market all day, every day.

OBJECT NOW before 25 September 2009
Write NOW to protect the children, residents, traders and users of Old Market from a further invasion of the sex-industry. read full story / add a comment

Local cops are using twitter to give "Operational updates about the policing of Bristol Co-Mutiny actions and events" - it is just me or does that sound less like policing and more like a PR campaign? We've seen the police politicising the policing of events like the G20 and Climate Camp - is it now in Bristol too? read full story / add a comment

...radicals, strugglers, freethinkers, anarchists, workers, fighters, unemployed, dreamers, peace-lovers and planet-savers. Come along and join in the fun!

The Bristol anarchist bookfair 2009 sweeps into the city centre on 12 September. Bringing together local and national groups, networks, individuals and distros, the bookfair provides absolutely anything you have ever wanted to know about anarchism, and much more. It is also, this year, the opening event for the Bristol CoMutiny Convergence – details at http://comutiny.wordpress.com/ read full story / add a comment

People living in Bristol may be asked to vote on whether graffiti should be left on buildings or removed, in an attempt to promote street artists. Under the plan, the city council will ask the public to decide whether murals are art or graffiti tags. As part of a street art policy, council contractors will not take action if people vote to keep wall paintings. The proposal will be debated at a meeting of Bristol City Council on 15 September. read full story / add a comment

This story is important - one of the impacts of globalisation is to pit workers against each other to drive down wages and conditions. This, I feel, is an example of that where an unfair system is being used to pit worker against worker and while we have to be careful not to stray into lazy thinking over 'foreigners' - it is not the fault of the foreign workers that the bosses are trying to use them in this way, like the rest of us, they are just trying to make a living - but we should support the gain in wages and conditions that we have struggled for over generations. An issue for all the South West/South Wales! read full story / add a comment

Cycling regularly thru Oldmarket, enduring crazy lane swapping drivers and the exhaust emissions by breathing as little as possible, I came across these two related and connected peices.

The first out of 'This is Bristol' and the second from the world reknowned Scripps Institute on atmoshperic oxygen levels.

"After all, while most of us may be willing to wait out the effects of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere for a time just to see if we really do get warmer weather and more abundant crops out of the deal; how many of us want to wait and see how little oxygen we can survive on?" read full story / add a comment

Want to know who the BNP members in your area are? This helpful website lets you know. You can find the local BNP members from your postcode anywhere in the South West (or the UK). read full story / add a comment

from Jon Roger's email... read full story / add a comment

Here's a full list of films showing on 3 different days. Challenging, powerful, visually stunning, and spanning the generations.

Come along, be provoked, and enjoy. read full story / add a comment

This mural for the 2009 Bristol anarchist bookfair appeared t'other day to brighten up an otherwise drab street corner in the centre of Bristol, and very colourfull and visual it is too.

It'll give the Bridewell cops something to chew over as they sit chewing pencils at their desks. read full story / add a comment

Reposted from UK Indymedia: read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 9pm & Sundays 6pm http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ (or Wednesdays at 6pm during Ramadan) read full story / add a comment

Fellow Bristolians - our shops are full of Nestle products and can I suggest that we send them a message that we don't buy products from companies like them! Make Bristol a Nestle Free Zone! read full story / add a comment

A union has warned of strike action at Japanese electronics firm Fujitsu over plans to cut pension payments to its UK staff and impose a pay freeze. read full story / add a comment

The programme for the 2009 Bristol Anarchist Bookfair is now available in print, and online. With 36 tables filled by about 30 local and national groups/networks/distributors, 17 workshops/meetings/debates, plus films and an all day cafe, you'll find something for everyone at the bookfair, including you! read full story / add a comment