Life in limbo (Liverpool)
Alicia Rose moved to Liverpool (Wavertree) for a fresh start but quickly learned her new home was earmarked for demolition. Hear a longer interview with her here
"A hugely impressive multi-media documentary in words, pictures and sound...which traces the development of the housing market renewal policy and its human consequences. Streetfighters is a living, vibrant, open-ended piece of reportage"
- Patrick Butler, head of society, health and education at the Guardian.
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They say
Society Daily (Guardian): Streetfighting
New Start blog: The regeneration story no one wants to hear
Photography Lot: Ciara Leeming - Elijah Debnam
Manchester Photography: Street fighters
Michal Jaworski Photography: Street fighters
Duckrabbit blog: Street fighters
BBC In Pictures: Documenting a community
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- Gipton, East Leeds
- Goole, East Riding
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- Oldham, Derker
- Oldham, Derker
- Redearth Triangle, Darwen
- Salford Broughton
- Salford, Seedley South
- St Hilda’s, Middlesbrough
- St Hilda’s, Middlesbrough 2
- Stoke on Trent
- Welsh Streets (anti-demolition)
- Welsh Streets (pro demolition)
- West Hull
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- 2006
- 2007
- Jan 2007: Liverpool, Big Issue in the North
- Feb 2007: Goole, Big Issue in the North
- Mar 2007: East Manchester, Big Issue in the North
- Mar 2007: HMR feature, Red Pepper
- Mar 2007: Liverpool Granby, Big Issue in the North
- Mar 2007: Manchester Ancoats, Manchester Evening News
- Apr 2007: Oldham Derker, Big Issue in the North
- Apr 2007: Salford, Inside Housing
- May 2007: Salford Langworthy, Manchester Evening News
- May 2007: Salford, New Start
- July 2007: Salford Langworthy, Manchester Evening News
- July 2007: Salford Langworthy, The Sunday Express
- July 2007: Salford, New Broughton, Big Issue in the North
- Aug 2007: Langworthy Salford, MEN
- Aug 2007: Liverpool Anfield, Big Issue in the North
- Aug 2007: Salford Langworthy, Big Issue in the North
- Aug 2007: Seedley South, Salford, MEN
- Sep 2007: Beswick, East Manchester, Inside Housing
- 2008
- Jan 2008: Liverpool Edge Lane, Liverpool Confidential
- Mar 2008: Liverpool Toxteth, Big Issue in the North
- April 2008: Barrow in Furness, Big Issue in the North
- April 2008: Elevate East Lancs, Big Issue in the North
- June 2008: Liverpool Edge Lane, Big Issue in the North
- Oct 2008: Leeds Gipton, Big Issue in the North
- Oct 2008: Liverpool Edge Lane, Big Issue in the North
- Nov 2008: Leeds Gipton, Big Issue in the North
- Nov 2008: New East Manchester, New Start
- 2009
- 2010
- Feb 2010: Liverpool Edge Lane, Big Issue in the North
- Feb 2010: Liverpool Wavertree, Big Issue in the North
- Mar 2010: Hull, Big Issue in the North
- Mar 2010: Liverpool Welsh Streets, Big Issue in the North
- Mar 2010: Brendan Nevin profile, Big Issue in the North
- April 2010: Empty Homes Agency, Big Issue in the North
- May 2010: Nelson/East Lancs, Big Issue in the North
- June 2010: Oldham Derker, Big Issue in the North
- Aug 2010: Welsh Streets demolition planned (unpublished)
- Sep 2010: Gresham, Guardian Society
- Sep 2010: Liverpool, Big Issue in the North
- Nov 2010: Bootle, Merseyside, Big Issue in the North
- 2011
- 2012
