Around 20 people took over the foyer of Barclays Bank in Bradford city centre this morning and turned it into an impromptu library as part of the UK Uncut day of action. The action was taken in protest at the huge bonuses being paid to top bankers, as well as huge tax avoidance by Barclays bank, whilst cuts are being made to libraries and other public services.

On Tuesday 15th February Durham county councillors voted unanimously to reject the application by UK: Coal to extract 530,000 tonnes of coal from the site known as Bradley.

The 3rd National Day of Protest Against Benefit Cuts has been called for April 14th 2011.

In October 2009, West Yorkshire Police used preventative arrest and detention against potential anti-EDL protestors in Leeds.

This Saturday from 1-3pm  there is a Rally at Whinlatter to Save the Forest.  It's heartening that celebrities and NGOs have tripped over each other to line up to save the forests from  government sell off. Hearbreaking that there are no national NGOs and No celebrities lining up to encourage people to save the forests from having a high level nuke dump under them.

Where are Melvyn Bragg…

Every Wednesday: Tree planting near Hebden Bridge.

The group Positive Bradford has sent a message to its members and supporters regarding the urgent action needed to save the historic Odeon building in Bradford.

The message was communicated through Facebook, and so has been replicated below. Details of how you can take action immediately are included.

TAKE VAT!

Protestors descend on Leeds/Bradford Airport in solidarity with protests at Heathrow

Around 20 protesters targeted Leeds/Bradford airport today in a protest about tax avoidance. The protesters made their journey by bus but were stopped by police as soon as they arrived at the airport. Many made a run for the terminal and a few scuffles with police broke out. Eventually they managed to …

The Lakes are well known for Lakeland springs flowing from leaky geology.  Leaky geology is brilliant for Lakeland springs but disastrous as a geological barrier to prevent high level nuclear wastes percolating to the top. 

Local people in the Pont Valley have been resisting an application by UK:Coal. On Tuesday the council will decide whether or not the opencast mine will be given the go ahead. The planning officer has recommended that the application be excepted, we need to stop this happening. The Pont Valley Network and opponents to the mine will be gathering to support their speakers and prevent the destruction …

Manchester Airport on Trial  – case 2 begins Monday 21st February 2011 

Show of support outside court: Meet at 9am outsideTraffford Magistrates' Court, Ashton Lane, Sale, M33 7NR

In May 2010, seventeen people took direct action at Manchester Airport, temporarily shutting it down.  They did this to stop some of the 5 million tonnes of carbon emissions that the airport is responsible for annua…

The 2nd reading of the 500m Buffer Zone Bill takes place this Friday. This press release gives information about the reasons why this is an important Bill, provides information about a new Briefing Note (B6) that explains the Bill and provides info about how to get involved.

Cuts Café has had a very successful week with the workshops and entertainment. The squatted space has caused Hammerson to issue a statement about the regeneration / gentrification plans.

A composer from West Yorkshire has released a single, ‘Starlet', which is intended as a tribute to the legendary producer Joe Meek and his most famous production, ‘Telstar'. The track, which was composed, arranged and produced entirely in software, features authentic samples of instruments from the era, including the clavioline, the Vox ‘Continental' and the Hofner bass, and uses emulations of vin…

Quaker Woman Imprisoned over Anti-Trident Protests

Send letters and cards of solidarity to:

Sylvia Boyes

HMP New Hall

Dial Wood, Flockton

Wakefield

West Yorkshire WF4 4XX

Sixty-seven year old Sylvia Boyes, a Quaker from Keighley, appeared on Thursday (3 Feb) at Bingley Magistrates Court. She was sentenced to 14 days in New Hall Prison for refusing to pay fines arising from a series of p…

Milliband and Balls come recruiting on Tyneside, we say:

'Labour Party - class traitors! You're not welcome here!'

PROTEST: Friday 4 February, 11am, Sage Gateshead (main entrance)

A group of Leeds residents have reclaimed a disused city building for a week of community-led events.

Today, in the early hours of the morning, a group of Leeds residents occupied 10 Templar Street, part of the Eastgate and Harewood Quarter development, which they hope to hold for a week1. The group have announced a timetable of events and activities orientated around protest over planned wel…

Cuts Cafe, 10 Templar Place, LS2 7LW

Jan 31st - Febuary 6th

more info: www.cutscafeleeds.wordpress.com

1. We're in!

We're busy setting up at the corner of Templar Place and Templar Street, near the market. Check out this page to find out how to get here.

LET'S PLAY DARTS!!!

Saturday 29th January 2011 saw the 4th Annual "Darts to an end" tournament held at the 1in12 club in Bradford which drew competitors and spectators from across the North of England. The much revered silver cup was won in theatrical style amid a haze of buckfast and cocktail fuelled shenanigans, which more than made up for the slightly more low key nature of this years event.

Up to 4,000 protesters gathered peacefully in Manchester on Saturday 29th January to hear claims from union leaders that the Government was "betraying" young people.

National Union of Students President Aaron Porter was unable to speak at the rally of today’s NUS/UCU demonstration in Manchester, after hundreds of angry students chased him off the streets.

Click on the link between now (8.45 ish) and 10.30 for the latest live edition of Radio Interference

http://radio.northern-indymedia.org/

This Saturday the 29th January, 2011, students and supporters will be out in force in two UK cities to demonstrate against the cuts to Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) and the trebling of student tuition fees.

Whilst many will be taking to the streets of London, a large mass mobilisation has been called for Manchester by a mix of radical and mainstream groups including the National Campaign …

If proposed nuclear developments go ahead - the population of Cumbria will increase in a relatively short space of time by the tens of thousands. There have been lots of studies looking into why there are substantially more childhood cancers and blood disorders in the vicinity (up to 50Km+) around nuclear plants. Successive governments have dismissed those studies which point to radioactive em…

Stop the Scum in Sheffield

Did you read that article on SchNEWS and some IMC sites[1], pertaining that cops post on Indymedia UK? Wow, that is a big story, isn't it? Not surprising, really, any sensible person had been assuming that this is the case. But actually proving that cops have posted confidential information and have been acting as agent provocateurs on Indymedia UK? That is one hell of a story! Especially coincidi…

Claimants and supporters turned up at A4e Newcastle on Monday 24th January.  We had two aims:

• to protest against benefit cuts, workfare, and the companies (such as A4e) that profit from our poverty. 
• to leaflet, chat to and share solidarity and a picnic with the New Deal detainees forced to attend A4e.

New information has come to light that suggests that any promises UK Coal plc make about providing Community Benefits when it works Opencast Sites need to be backed up with the assurance that a Banker's Guarantee underwrites that promise.

How, in three to five easy steps you can help to turn the issue of introducing a 500m Buffer Zone around future Opencast Coal Sites in England  into a National Campaign and bring English law into line with policies already operating in Wales and Scotland

The following is a statement from the ActivistSecurity.org collective following discussions with individuals involved in the expose of 'Lynn Watson' as an undercover police infiltrator. The original of this, including photographs, can be found at their website http://www.activistsecurity.org/lynn_watson.html