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Tescos open in Stokes Croft. Bristol. Squatters evicted, riot police called in

Unlucky for Sofa Riot they shut down a few weeks ago. Another couple of weeks and they would have had massive media exposure being right at the heart of it.
 
Demo outside Magic Box/Telepathic Heights hit the road at midnight, marched down Stokes Croft. Some objects thrown. Mounted police charge drove the crowd back up towards Ashley Road. Dogs brought in. Ashley Road junction kettled.

Bottle throwing and barricades down Brigstocke Road (St Pauls), quite a few local kids in St Pauls having a go. Kettle apparently seeing sit down protests, police driving vans at people sitting in road etc. Roaming groups of masked up kids launching occasional bottle attacks at police lines. Quite a few vans just fucked off, may be dying down a litte.
 
DJD3TOX Ralph Mundy
by bindymedia
#stokescroft Seems to be a stand-off between squatters and police on Telepathic roof. Squatters evading police by moving to other roofs.

Police move in again whilst rioters distracted by Royal Wedding. :)
 
Geri said:
Yeah, that was it. I think it was a supermarket before that, I seem to remember shopping in there when I lived on Richmond Road.

You must remember the days of the old Full Marks bookshop and the Demolition Diner.
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Apols, I'm currently without the net. I remembered the name of the supermarket it was called Bi-Lo. Funny enough it being there did not have any affect on Licata's, Gallifords et al. I remember the other two well, in fact I am old enough to remember when Rita was still serving at the kebab shop and you could eat at Slix without risking food poisining.
 
Even the Mail is kicking Tescos over falsifying statistics to justify new branches:

"Tesco has been found guilty of using bogus statistics in a bid to win public backing for its efforts to expand its supermarket empire.

Britain's biggest retailer sent leaflets to residents in an Essex town claiming its own research demonstrated there was a 'need and demand' for a new supermarket.

However, the telephone poll used as the basis of the claim showed that just 38 out of the 440 people surveyed wanted a new supermarket - 8.6per cent."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ce-town-needed-supermarket.html#ixzz1M9576Itp
 
Word is that Tescos plan to reopen before the Stokes Croft street fest on weekend of May 21st. Which seems insensitive and stupid. So not unexpected.
 
They'll no doubt put out some special Tesco 'Welcome to Stokes Croft' bunting, in a spirit of conciliation. Maybe even run their own ye olde village shoppe-style stall giving out free cups of squash and cake. Probably run a tombola for charity.
 
I heard a rumour yesterday that the shop was re-opening, as behind the boards they had restocked etc.

Did it? I rarely go past the city road junction.
 
Just seen this for those as may be interested;

Stokes Croft Open Forum Monday, May 23rd 6:30 - 8:30pm Salvation Army 6 Ashley Road, St Pauls Bristol BS6 5NL

In response to the recent disturbances on Cheltenham Road, The Ashley Easton and Lawrence Hill Neighbourhood Partnership will be holding an open forum meeting specifically to provide you with an opportunity to meet Senior representatives from the City Council and Police who will be available to listen and answer questions. The open forum will also be used as a time for discussing how to move forward.
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