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Shock and Awe

by Gabriel Carlyle | Feature | February 2013

PN’s Gabriel Carlyle reports on the sometimes shambolic, always peaceful and often heroic resistance to the tree-felling in Combe Haven for the Hastings-Bexhill Link Road, and the lessons learned.

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Sweet special places

by Derrick Coffee | Feature | November 2012

A Hastings Alliance speech at the Combe Haven Defenders' camp.

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Combe Haven Defenders

by Patrick Nicholson | Feature | November 2012

A warning of things to come: a temporary anti-road camp on the South Coast

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Covanta withdraws from “monster incinerator” scheme

by Chris Austin | News | December 2011 / January 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rossport

News in Brief | September 2011

In Ireland, the Rossport Solidarity Camp has had a busy summer, with regular blockades of Shell’s efforts to complete the next section of their Corrib Gas Project. ...

Bringing the war to the factory floor

by Andrew Beckett | Feature | October 2006

The recent Israeli onslaught on Gaza and Lebanon has been conducted with the help of weaponry made in Brighton. ...

Resisting the BNP in Wrexham

by Marc Jones | Feature | May 2008

About 200 local trade unionists and anti-fascist campaigners marched behind the Cambria Drum Band through Wrexham town centre on 12 April in a lively and good-natured protest against the p ...

Re-energising a network: Cynefin y Werin

by Kelvin Mason | Feature | November 2008

The ‘Wales Peace Festival 08’ took place in Bangor over the weekend 18 – 19 October. ...

Chartists spook banks on Halloween!

by Jonny Jones | Feature | December 2008 - January 2009

Supporters of the People Before Profit Charter (PBPC) held a protest on Queen Street in Cardiff on Halloween. ...

Poppy tradition continues – but only just!

by Kelvin Mason | Feature | November 2008

Once again this year Aberystwyth Town Council will lay a white poppy wreath at the war memorial. The ceremony takes place on Saturday 8 November at 11am. ...