‘Never has it been more important for disabled people to have a voice’

George Ayres talks to disability rights activist Mark Williams about the shift in focus in disability rights activism and his campaign for visitation rights for disabled patients during coronavirus.

Time to stop clapping for Bristol’s NHS workers?

As we reach the 11th week of the NHS clap, some Cable members say it’s time to change it up, to demand for PPE for frontline staff, or a minute’s silence for the dead.

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A new tool for harnessing public knowledge for better journalism

By The Bristol Cable on 27th May, 2020

Out of crisis comes an opportunity to create new ways to get communities involved in our reporting
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Bristol Energy inquiry blocked by Labour councillors

By Amanda Cameron on 27th May, 2020

There will be no independent inquiry into why Bristol City Council continued to pump millions of pounds into debt-ridden firm Bristol Energy.
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Councillors say City Hall officers ‘unduly influenced’ by reporting direct to Mayor

By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporter on 26th May, 2020

Councillor Clive Stevens says he cannot always trust what officers say because they are ‘fearful of pressure from their boss’.
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By Matty Edwards and Fatima Hudoon on 22nd May, 2020

We're about to publish a new series about private mental health services in Bristol, focusing on why people are being treated by for-profit comapanies rather than the NHS. We need your input.
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Last Orders? When can we have a pint again?!

By Marcus Smith on 22nd May, 2020

As the city heats up, the question on the lips of many is, when will Bristol’s pubs reopen? Star & Garter owner Malcolm Haynes gives his take [via Zoom to reporter Marcus Smith]
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Council forced to find alternative for rough sleepers as government scraps scheme

By Amanda Cameron on 21st May, 2020

Homeless people in Bristol will be moved out of hotels, where they’d been placed to self-isolate, and into whatever housing the council can lay its...
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Analysis: How £35 million of public money was ‘lost’ to Bristol Energy

By Old Sparky on 21st May, 2020

Old Sparky, Private Eye’s energy specialist, dissects what went so wrong for Bristol’s energy company in this long read special
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‘Coronavirus means it’s never been more important to deal with the scandal of killer cold homes in Bristol’

By Sarah Becker on 20th May, 2020

Spring is bringing warmer temperatures now, but the COVID-19 pandemic has added an extra reason to act on living conditions that cause thousands of preventable deaths each winter, says Sarah Becker
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‘Covid-19 is creating a housing crisis in Bristol’ – A lettings agent on how to avert it

By Boris Drappier on 19th May, 2020

Tenants don’t need to be lumped with rent arrears and landlords can still get their rent in the long run, writes Bristol lettings agent Boris Drappier.
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Watch: After the storm – powerful voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild

By Aphra Evans, Sandro Gromen-Hayes, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Barrett on 18th May, 2020

"I really hope this crisis has shown that we shouldn't return to normal." Beautiful scenes and moving voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild after the coronavirus storm.
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Doctor’s scathing criticism of PPE guidance that has put NHS staff at risk

By Matty Edwards on 18th May, 2020

The local NHS has responded well to the pandemic, but inadequate PPE has led to staff being hospitalised, according to a Bristol doctor working on the frontline of coronavirus.
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You can’t stay home and safe when you’re sleeping rough

By Hannah Vickers on 14th May, 2020

As Bristol Homelessness Action week comes to a close, we find out why people are still on the street almost two months after lockdown started. And ask: How might the pandemic change Bristol’s homelessness provision for the better?
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Clifton care home loses third of residents during Covid-19 outbreak

By Matty Edwards on 14th May, 2020

Seven people with coronavirus symptoms have died at Carlton Mansions in Clifton, the Cable has been told.
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Cars to be banned from parts of Bristol city centre in major boost for cycling and walking

By Adam Postans, Local Democracy Reporter on 14th May, 2020

The council plans include banning cars from Bristol Bridge and a section of Baldwin Street, as well as pedestrianising the Old City and widening pavements across Bristol.
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Migrants are 1 in 6 of Bristol’s coronavirus hospital heroes. But many are charged to use NHS.

By Adam Cantwell-Corn and Priyanka Raval on 14th May, 2020

Thousands of local hospital staff are from 109 countries across the world, but many are charged to use the NHS they work in.
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‘We need nature to help stem Bristol’s flood risk’

By Jake Chapman on 13th May, 2020

As the effects of climate change become more severe, so too will Bristol’s flooding. And artificial barriers and walls aren't enough, writes Jake Chapman.
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Bristol prisoner dies while awaiting trial during coronavirus lockdown

By Alon Aviram on 12th May, 2020

Lawyers and campaigners are calling on the government to “show political courage and rapidly reduce the prison population to save lives”.
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Looking out for each other’s mental health during coronavirus

By Fatima Hudoon on 8th May, 2020

Protecting our physical health has been at the heart of fighting COVID-19. But what about our mental health? Charities say it's all about early intervention and compassion.

Investigations

The unsolved fire at The Office and the chequered history of a rogue landlord

Five months after the devastating fire at Speedwell’s Strachan and Henshaw building, ‘The Office’ tower is being turned into flats. The Cable investigates former owner Alan Dykes and his run-ins with the law.

Revealed: Thousands of kids are being put in isolation, fuelling schools debate

A Bristol Cable investigation can reveal Bristol schools are sending children to isolation 1,000 times a week, shedding light on the controversial form of discipline where children are removed from class.

Finally exposed: How Lopresti ice cream boss kept men in slave-like conditions, tenants and families in squalor. But people spoke out.

In a Cable investigation spanning five years, a shocking story has been uncovered.

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‘Never has it been more important for disabled people to have a voice’

Time to stop clapping for Bristol’s NHS workers?

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A new tool for harnessing public knowledge for better journalism

Bristol Energy inquiry blocked by Labour councillors

Councillors say City Hall officers ‘unduly influenced’ by reporting direct to Mayor

Help our reporting on private mental health services (member log-in required)

Last Orders? When can we have a pint again?!

Council forced to find alternative for rough sleepers as government scraps scheme

Analysis: How £35 million of public money was ‘lost’ to Bristol Energy

‘Coronavirus means it’s never been more important to deal with the scandal of killer cold homes in Bristol’

‘Covid-19 is creating a housing crisis in Bristol’ – A lettings agent on how to avert it

Watch: After the storm – powerful voices from Bristol on how we should rebuild

Doctor’s scathing criticism of PPE guidance that has put NHS staff at risk

You can’t stay home and safe when you’re sleeping rough

Clifton care home loses third of residents during Covid-19 outbreak

Cars to be banned from parts of Bristol city centre in major boost for cycling and walking

Migrants are 1 in 6 of Bristol’s coronavirus hospital heroes. But many are charged to use NHS.

‘We need nature to help stem Bristol’s flood risk’

Bristol prisoner dies while awaiting trial during coronavirus lockdown

Looking out for each other’s mental health during coronavirus

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The unsolved fire at The Office and the chequered history of a rogue landlord

Revealed: Thousands of kids are being put in isolation, fuelling schools debate

Finally exposed: How Lopresti ice cream boss kept men in slave-like conditions, tenants and families in squalor. But people spoke out.

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