Some of the press coverage about our fight against corporate advertising in the UK
For press enquiries please email carla [~at~] adfreecities.org.uk or call 07840 516482.
August 2020
How outdoor advertising can deepen inequality
BBC Worklife, 20th August 2020
JULY 2020
Protest Against Digital Advertising Screens on Bath Road
Bristol 24/7, 20th July 2020
April 2020
Billboard likely to be removed as it has never had planning permission
Bristol 24/7, 16th April 2020
January 2020
The growing global movement to end outdoor advertising
Equal Times, 13 January 2020
December 2019
How big advertisement companies are taking away people’s daylight
The Independent, 16th December 2019
November 2019
Robbie Gillett interview on BBC Radio 4’s The World Tonight, 8th November 2019
October 2019
Robbie Gillett interview on BBC Radio Bristol ahead of the #AdfreeCities conference, 26th October 2019
Renaud Fossard from Resistance a l’agression Publicitaire interview on BBC Radio Bristol ahead of the #AdfreeCities conference, 26th October 2019
September 2019
Campaign grows to block plans for digital billboards in Bristol
Bristol Post, 18th September 2019
New artwork in St Werburghs aims to capture your mind not your wallet
Bristol Post, 4th September 2019
August 2019
Residents fears over digital billboard proposal at busy Gloucester Road junction
Bristol Post, 12th August 2019
June 2019
Leigh from Adblock Bristol appeared on Ujima Radio’s Women’s Outlook show to discuss the fight against outdoor advertising in Bristol. From 26th June 2019, listen again here.
We are not buying it
ecohustler, 13 Jun 2019
March 2019
New digital ad billboard on M32 is ‘brutal monolith’ say local people
Bristol Post, 13th March 2019
Three billboards to be removed in St Werburghs
Bristol Post, 12th March 2019
Advertising billboards in Bristol ‘should be capped’ and no more planning permission granted
Bristol Post, 9th March 2019
February 2019
Campaigners call for outdoor adverts ban in Cardiff
BBC News, 7 February 2019
Dozens object to ‘eyesore’ digital billboard playing six ads a minute on road to Bristol Airport
Bristol Post, 5th February 2019
Art in Ad Places
Vocalise Bristol, Issue 9, Jan-March 2019 (Page 23)
November 2018
BT ‘in talks’ with council to bring controversial InLinks to Bristol despite drug dealer fears
Bristol Post, 16th November 2018
October 2018
BBC Radio Bristol interview with Robbie Gillett (Adblock Bristol) – clip available on request
20th October 2018
‘Monstrous’ and ‘distracting’ – dozens of Bristolians slam plans for new digital billboards over main road
Bristol Post, 15th October 2018
St Werburghs billboard art focuses on mothers’ aspirations
Bristol 24/7, 8th October 2018
August 2018
BBC Radio Bristol interview with Nicola Round (Adblock Bristol) and Councillor Carla Denyer
4th August 2018
July 2018
‘Sexist and objectifying’ billboard provokes anger from Bristol anti-advertising campaigners
Bristol Post, 24th July 2018
Why people are angry about 35-foot high advertising boards coming to Bristol City Centre
Bristol Post, 5th July 2018
Anger as Broadmead bike racks removed to make way for digital advertising hoarding
Bristol Post, 5th July 2018
June 2018
A billboard for art, not ads
Vocalise Magazine, Summer 2018 edition
May 2018
Could fast food advertising soon be banned in Bristol?
Bristol Post, 16th May 2018
Parks aren’t there for making money
The Bristol Cable, 11th May 2018
Bristol parking charges to go up as park cuts approved. But large-scale, high-impact, advertising will not be rolled out
Bristol Post, 2nd May 2018
April 2018
BBC Radio Bristol: morning show (clip coming soon)
25th April 2018
Easton residents object to plans for huge digital billboard in Stapleton Road
Bristol Post, 18th April 2018
Bristol’s new phone boxes could end up spying on you
Bristol Cable, 17th April 2018
BT’s new InLink WiFi portals will introduce dozens of new security cameras to Bristol streets
Bristol Post, 12th April 2018
BT plan to replace Bristol’s telephone boxes with these modern wifi portals
Bristol Post, 4th April 2018
March 2018
How are you? Grab a pen… What happened when one Bristol billboard was covered over and free pens were handed out
Bristol Post, 26 March 2018
‘Low impact’ advertising in parks to be considered despite public opposition
Bristol Cable, 21st March 2018
Money from advertising billboards in parks ‘not worth it’
Bristol 24/7, 21st March 2018
Beyond Consumerism – interview with Adblock Bristol
Ethical Consumer Magazine, 19th March 2018
Huge billboard near Bristol’s bearpit ‘never had planning permission’
Bristol Post, 7 March 2017
February 2018
People in St Werburghs take their battle with advertising giant onto the streets
Bristol Post, 23rd February 2018
St Werburghs Billboard showcases Art Not Ads
Bristol 24/7, 26th February 2018
January 2018
BBC Radio Bristol: evening show (clip coming soon)
30th January 2018
‘Keep Bristol’s parks advert-free’ petition gains thousands of signatures
Bristol Post, 29 January 2018
Do you want advertising in your parks?
The Bristol Cable, 26th January 2018
Newly erected Old City billboard considered ‘unacceptable’ by council
Bristol 24/7, 16th January 2018
December 2017
Anti-consumerism campaigners slam proposal for adverts in Bristol parks
Bristol Post, 28 December 2017
April 2017
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