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A vertical sliver of light appears behind the tree (upper left) as the resident opens her door to the street. A split second later, the rocket—fired from the right—explodes next to her. See article below.

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Rocket fired along street narrowly misses resident trying to quieten students

31 October 2023

A firework launched along a Cotham street exploded in front of a resident as she came out of her house to try to quieten students...

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UoB revamp strips CLO of powers, drops waste from rulebook (updated)

25 September 2023

University of Bristol has brought in new complaints-handling procedures that strip its community liaison officer of power to issue fines...

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Time to change: Stepping back from role with residents’ groups

25 September 2023

I have stepped back from my role as coordinator of a list of 12 residents’ associations (RAs) that are associated with the Bristol...

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COMMENT: The BSCP – reflections on a flawed ‘partnership’

25 September 2023

In 2021, I circulated an email to all the Residents Associations in areas close to the University of Bristol that I’d come to know...

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Bulletins

Worrying changes at UoB (Oct 2023)
Partnership in Practice (Sep 2022)
'Respect' + landlords (Sep 2021)
Residents, represented? (Jun 2021)
Beech Alert (Jun 2021)
Council Challenged (Feb 2021)

Recent Incidents

* Chandos, 1 Nov: Halloween complaints

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* Auburn, 29 Oct: Garden noise at 2am

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* Trelawney, 29 Oct: 'Firework near-miss'

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* Eaton Crescent, 28 Oct: 'Second in a row'

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* Eaton Crescent, 27 Oct: 'Excessively loud'

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Articles

Extra Operation Beech patrols to cover Halloween week

23 October 2023

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UoB complaints data drop, but levels still higher than in past (updated)

25 September 2023

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Temple Meads expansion begs questions on student numbers

9 April 2023

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Vice-Chancellor meets residents’ groups, says she’s listening

9 April 2023

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Groups say ‘civic’ agreement should address student impact

9 April 2023

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UoB's new Vice-Chancellor to meet residents’ groups amid 'civic' push

18 February 2023

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Council guide aims to help landlords tackle noise, anti-social behaviour

18 February 2023

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Reading the runes on noise: Mixed messages in the data

18 August 2022

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Operation Beech noise patrol continues to be well used

17 August 2022

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Operation Beech extended to 30 June

13 February 2022

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