{"id":37717,"date":"2023-11-17T14:50:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=37717"},"modified":"2023-12-18T18:54:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T18:54:43","slug":"barton-house-police-called-to-restrict-residents-after-council-workers-barricade-themselves-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2023\/11\/17\/barton-house-police-called-to-restrict-residents-after-council-workers-barricade-themselves-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Barton House: Police called to restrict residents after council workers \u201cbarricade\u201d themselves in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-of-demand.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-of-demand.png 700w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-of-demand-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-of-demand-640x366.png 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/edit-of-demand-681x389.png 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Police have been called to the tower block after protesters have made their way into Barton House.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently evicted residents have gone into Barton House after reports of belongings being removed from the building surfaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Council workers have \u201cbarricaded\u201d themselves from the protesters and police have been called in to control the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Barton House now, residents waiting for council members to come and speak to them about the current situation <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CMeYlRSk16\">pic.twitter.com\/CMeYlRSk16<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nadia Valerie Ferraris (@NadiaVFerraris) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NadiaVFerraris\/status\/1725486714607567320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nick Ballard, the head organiser of ACORN, has tweeted the response from police official who say the \u201canger is understandable\u201d and that they would \u201cfeel the same\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bristol City Council have released a statement in the last hour saying, \u201cto clarify, we are speaking with three tenants about the need to empty their properties\u2026 no possessions will be removed from other flats\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protest begun at City Hall but was cut short due to the reports of possessions being removed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Council barricading themselves in against Barton House residents trying to access the own homes to stop them removing their possessions. Police now on scene. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACORN_Bristol?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACORN_Bristol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACORNunion?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ACORNunion<\/a> will not let this go unpunished <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lQVUzkTZAO\">pic.twitter.com\/lQVUzkTZAO<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Nick Ballard (@_NickBallard) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_NickBallard\/status\/1725483009871171613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have been called to the tower block after protesters have made their way into Barton House. Recently evicted residents have gone into Barton House after reports of belongings being removed from the building surfaced. Council workers have \u201cbarricaded\u201d themselves from the protesters and police have been called in to control the situation. 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