Whilst watching the local news on TV last night, we were curious to see that Stapleton Road in Bristol, was named by David Blunkett MP as one of the 5 most dangerous places in the UK. Many of our friends live in the Easton area and are quite happy to do so. That's not to say that we are not aware of the problems that do exist in the area. It was very strange to see the TV debate on the state of the area taking place in The Casbah cafe on the wonderful St Marks road. The coverage made it sound as though, only a madman would venture onto these streets. The same streets and indeed cafe where we have enjoyed lots of fine nights out. Good food in a relaxed enviroment. We just hope that the bad coverage does not put people off going to this part of town. What the traders and community need is more money being spent in the area by people from other parts of Bristol, not less.