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| Neighbours in porn movie protest | Neighbours in porn movie protest |
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| A man who uses his home near Bristol as a studio for adult films has been confronted by neighbours protesting outside his property. | |
| James Edwards, 42, operates a legal pornographic film studio from his four-bedroom home in Bradley Stoke. | James Edwards, 42, operates a legal pornographic film studio from his four-bedroom home in Bradley Stoke. |
| People who live in the same cul-de-sac demonstrated outside Mr Edwards' house with placards claiming his business is affecting the prices of their property. | People who live in the same cul-de-sac demonstrated outside Mr Edwards' house with placards claiming his business is affecting the prices of their property. |
| Police said they only have evidence of legal activity and can take no action. | Police said they only have evidence of legal activity and can take no action. |
| Clothed | Clothed |
| Margaret Kite, 75, who lives in the cul-de-sac, said: "Why is this going on? Why is this allowed? There are little children round here. It is not on. He is laughing at us." | Margaret Kite, 75, who lives in the cul-de-sac, said: "Why is this going on? Why is this allowed? There are little children round here. It is not on. He is laughing at us." |
| Mr Edwards, who has been in the adult entertainment business for 10 years, said: "When you look at the house, you can't actually see that there's anything going on. | Mr Edwards, who has been in the adult entertainment business for 10 years, said: "When you look at the house, you can't actually see that there's anything going on. |
| If you've got pornography here now, you're going to have prostitution next, you're going to have drugs Peter Kite, neighbour | If you've got pornography here now, you're going to have prostitution next, you're going to have drugs Peter Kite, neighbour |
| "All right, there are girls visiting and there are camera people coming in and out but they are all clothed when they come out. | "All right, there are girls visiting and there are camera people coming in and out but they are all clothed when they come out. |
| "I get on very well with my immediate neighbours." | "I get on very well with my immediate neighbours." |
| Peter Kite, who also lives in the cul-de-sac and was taking part in the protest, said: "The police say it's legal but they don't see everything. | Peter Kite, who also lives in the cul-de-sac and was taking part in the protest, said: "The police say it's legal but they don't see everything. |
| "If you've got pornography here now, you're going to have prostitution next, you're going to have drugs. In a residential area? No way - no way." | "If you've got pornography here now, you're going to have prostitution next, you're going to have drugs. In a residential area? No way - no way." |
| The Mayor of Bradley Stoke, Rob Jones, speaking from the scene of the protest, said: "It can't be good for the neighbours to have this on their doorstep. | The Mayor of Bradley Stoke, Rob Jones, speaking from the scene of the protest, said: "It can't be good for the neighbours to have this on their doorstep. |
| "I've got a lot of sympathy for that. If there are grounds for complaints under anti-social behaviour or trading standards then by all means come to the council and we'll investigate." | "I've got a lot of sympathy for that. If there are grounds for complaints under anti-social behaviour or trading standards then by all means come to the council and we'll investigate." |
| A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "We believe the occupier is legitimately running a pornographic recording studio." | A spokesman for Avon and Somerset police said: "We believe the occupier is legitimately running a pornographic recording studio." |
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