#OwnYourMedia

 

1500 member challenge! Put your money where your mouth is and build the movement for a more democratic media.

Get access to member exclusive discounts, events and more. It's time to #OwnYourMedia.

1,315 current members / 1,500 target members
Join the Cable

Who cares for carers?

Dorothy Cook is full-time carer of her husband Malvin. She discusses the ups and downs of caring, but has her life changed since the new...

Campaigners win power station battle

Calls for a ‘no-burn’ policy on fuel generation within the city following tense campaign to protect air quality in Lawrence Hill.

Reports

Decision time for Lawrence Hill power station
by

Planning committee to vote on plan labeled ‘environmental racism’ and a ‘subsidy cash machine’ tomorrow, amid vehement opposition.

Voices

“It’s difficult to exist outside the gender binary”
by

A non-binary perspective on the south-west’s first ever Trans Pride event.

Voices

A helping hand or an iron fist?
by

Muslim Bristolians on the Prevent policy

Reports Banner Home Page

An ethics lesson for emergency housing
by

Bristol council this week announced it would be adopting ACORN’s Ethical Lettings Charter as the standard for housing across the city. What will it mean...

Voices

Comment: Acorn
by

This comment has been written by Acorn Community Union in response to the ongoing dispute over Connolly & Callaghan’s emergency accommodation provision:   The serious...

Voices

Comment: Connolly & Callaghan
by

This comment has been written by Connolly & Callaghan (C&C) in response to the ongoing dispute with Acorn Community Union over C&C’s emergency accommodation provision:...

Banner Home Page Voices

Homeopathy: public money well spent?
by

Molly Asher asks why Bristol is one of the last places that homeopathy is still NHS funded, despite the practice being scientifically debunked.

Council Correspondent Banner Home Page Reports

Council asks: Public, are you not engaged?
by

The council has been discussing how to make their committee meetings more engaging to the public, a topic dear to the heart of the Cable’s...

Voices

“There are so many words that haven’t been said yet”
by

Bristol poet Shaun Clarke chats to fellow local writers about the creative process, and the challenge of making your name as an artist.

Reports

A Big Housing Conversation to address a big housing crisis.
by

Yesterday evening tenants, activists, experts and councillors from across Bristol met to discuss solutions to the city’s housing crisis at the first of a series...

Voices

“Expect prejudice, but never accept it”
by

The landscape is changing for Bristol’s LGBT+ kids, but they need support

Reports

Crisis line is closing: BMH criticised for ‘unclear communication’
by

After a week of mixed messages, the closure of Bristol’s mental health crisis line is confirmed.

Reports Voices

Precarious work: Bristol’s challenge
by

Migrant workers are most affected as Bristol attempts change of practices

Reports

Bristol Council to axe 1,000 staff
by

One sixth of the Bristol City Council workforce are offered voluntary redundancy in hope of closing £43m budget crisis.

Banner Home Page Voices

We all need to talk, but not everyone can afford to
by

Talking therapies offer a lifeline for people with mental health problems – but for many are prohibitively expensive. Do you need to be rich in order to heal?

Reports

Mental health crisis line to close – oh, wait…
by

Questions raised about alternative provision and better signposting as Bristol CCG and Bristol Mental Health announce closure, then appear to U-turn.