A bus shelter with an illuminated digital billboard

Campaigners’ Horror as 86 New Digital Billboards Planned for Bristol 

An advertising company has entered planning applications for 86 digital billboards across Bristol, campaign group Adblock Bristol have discovered.  A map created by Adblock shows the proposed digital screens in locations from Southmead hospital in the north to Knowle in the south, and from Ashton Gate in the west to Fishponds in the east. Adblock are used to objecting to individual planning applications for new … Continue reading Campaigners’ Horror as 86 New Digital Billboards Planned for Bristol 

A billboard can be seen above a roadway. It is approx. 10 meters wide and 4 high.

The Fight to End Corporate Advertising in Bristol

Everyday, tens of thousands of motorists – workers, shoppers, tourists – arrive into Bristol via the M32. Towering over the roadway to greet them are two illuminated billboards, bathing all that pass in the artificial light of 24-hour rolling advertisements.  These M32 billboards have stood for almost five years. If a new community campaign is successful, they could soon be removed.   It feels like a … Continue reading The Fight to End Corporate Advertising in Bristol