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Adblocking galore this month as not only have Adblock Bristol prevented more ad screens going up, but residents of Manchester will soon see three digital billboards coming down thanks to bold action from the city council….Continue reading March updates from Adfree Cities
Since June 2025, three billboards in the borough of St Werburghs have been half demolished. One is now nothing more than a rusty frame, whilst the other still sport ads slowly peeling and fading. We never liked these billboards but this is a whole other level….Continue reading Adblock Bristol: reimagining ad space for the community
Planning applications for digital billboards are proliferating across the UK. Communities across the country, including Newquay, Bournemouth and Sheffield, have been in touch with Adfree Cities to ask for advice. In this blog we summarise how our local group Adblock Bristol blocked 51 of 52 new ‘Street Hub’ billboards, and how you can too. …Continue reading How Bristol blocked 50 new billboards – and how you can too
On a sunny Saturday, Adblockers from across the UK gathered in Bristol for a day of planning, skill sharing and network building. …Continue reading Adblock AGM 2024
Whilst bagging household goods at discount prices is welcome – especially in a cost of living crisis – Black Friday turns the dial up to 11, warping our need into excess. The consequences for our health, workers rights, and the environment have been well documented, even back in the 1950s….Continue reading Behind the Black Friday Ads
…AND WE NEED YOUR HELP TO OBJECT! In principle, Lambeth Council should refuse the recent application for a “large” digital screen on 34 Queenstown Road (ref 22/03939/ADV) based on their Local Plan, but lately they seem to forget (or ignore) principles, so we think it’s better to be ad-safe than sorry. In their laughable application…Continue reading It’s that time of year again…Bright billboards are coming to town…