Merlin Betts Second night in the Piero Lounge. Now the confirmed refuge for any wary (or weary) stranger when dusk falls grey and harsh over Nuneaton – if that stranger is sober and needs to charge multiple electrical devices. Doubtful that it’ll last with so few covers on Friday and Saturday night, but the place…
Month: March 2024
Laying the foundations for community-led housing
Merlin Betts Hastings Housing Alliance has been formed to start fixing our local housing crisis from the ground up. But let’s not forget the lesson to be learned here: who can we trust to look after our housing, guaranteeing fair prices and good maintenance? Ourselves! Pictured above: 4 December launch day at the Observer Building,…
Community unites for a seed of change
Merlin Betts Voting time on Acorn’s launch day at His Place Community Centre. Acorn is like a trade union that can represent people regardless of trade, especially renters. We need that in a town with rising rents and a housing crisis. They also lobby on related things that matter to us, like cost of living….



