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May elections: your chance to stop harmful advertising

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Towns and cities across the UK, including Edinburgh, Sheffield, Coventry and Hackney are banning advertising that harms our health and worsens climate change. Could your local area be next?  In England, a suit of local elections will take place on 7 May 2026, with candidates vying for 5,036 council seats and six elected mayors. Local…Continue reading May elections: your chance to stop harmful advertising

Local campaign wins against a digital billboard in Frome (guest blog)

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Thanks to Jerry Cripps for this guest blog telling the story of how a quickly organised local campaign managed to avert a digital billboard being built in a completely unsuitable location and challenge the local council’s complicity in this. You can also find the ‘Say NO to a Digital Billboard on Portway’ facebook campaign here. Here is…Continue reading Local campaign wins against a digital billboard in Frome (guest blog)