Latest stories
Struggle for trans health equality
‘She was just left to it’: bereaved mother slams mental health care before death of her trans daughter
Family of Alexandra Greenway, who died in 2019, say she was let down by unfit and under-pressure NHS services, and by a ‘trans-blind’ approach that leaves people’s needs unmet.
Black History Month
Read more
Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs
Poet Lawrence Hoo, on decolonising education, and if he's now in the establishment
As part of the Cable's Black History Month coverage, Neil and Lawrence talk about the renaming of Colston Hall to Bristol Beacon, how education and the arts are key to building positive paths for young people and the role a poet plays in the political process of the city.
Investigations
Read moreTaking a deeper look at the issues affecting Bristol
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Another private mental health ward for children has closed. Now Bristol has no residential beds.
The second ward closure at the Priory Hospital Bristol in two months because of staffing problems has left Bristol temporarily without any residential beds for children. MPs, charities and a parent speak out.
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Revealed: Failures in care for man who took his life at private mental health unit
Dominic Vickars was just 25 when he died while at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke in Weston-super-Mare, a private hospital part-funded by the NHS. Using evidence from the inquest and accounts from his family, we tell the story of how he was let down.
Popular series
The Cornerman
In this four-part true crime investigation, the Cable unmasks one of Britain’s most elusive crime bosses - the Cornerman, so-called for taking a corner out of every crooked deal that came his way and hurting those who don’t pay up.
Featured series
Read moreInside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Inside: Young and pregnant in a mental health hospital for the first time
A young pregnant woman detained under the Mental Health Act for the first time shares her experience of being sent miles away from home. Both mum and daughter tell their story of navigating through the complex mental health system.
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Losing myself: my experiences of psychiatric hospitals
My time in hospitals kept me alive when I was unable to do that myself, but it came with its own set of wounds. Now, I want to be part of changing the system.
Cable Community
Read moreThe Bristol Cable is not just a publisher, it's a community of 2,000 people
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Inside: Private mental health services in Bristol investigated
Frontline workers and families speak out as the Cable investigates why private sector involvement is growing and what impact it’s having on people in Bristol.
