Alex Turner

‘I’m Band Four on the housing waiting list – how am I ever going to get out of here?’

Earlier this year, Bristol City Council weighed up converting Imperial Apartments from permanent to temporary accommodation, the Cable can reveal. Many families, backed by their local MP, would love to move on.

Progress on Bristol’s SEND failings but relationships with parents still troubled, inspectors find

Report by Ofsted and Care Quality Commission says now up to government to decide next steps, as inquiry into alleged social media spying looms.

Local housing for local people in Lockleaze: can it work?

Hundreds of new homes are coming to Lockleaze, but some of the developments have not been popular. Can a change in the rules on who gets new social housing in the area bring benefits for locals?

Mum-of-two ‘dragged downstairs naked’ during brutal eviction for historic debt to council

An Easton family was forced into temporary accommodation after activists and neighbours were unable to halt 'disgusting' action by High Court bailiffs.

Charities distance themselves from council review into ‘spying’ on SEND parents’ social media

As councillors prepare to vote on an independent inquiry into alleged online surveillance of parents of children with special educational needs, third parties named in an internal report have challenged the council's narrative.

‘It leaves you with a sense of dread’: Bristol’s broken rental market one of England’s worst for families on housing benefit

Over a whole month, just one two-bed property in the city was affordable to private renters claiming housing benefits, according to new research by the Bureau for Investigative Journalism.

Council in the spotlight amid mounting calls for inquiry into surveillance of SEND parents’ social media

'Explosive' questions likely at scrutiny meeting next week, opposition councillors warn, as inspectors prepare to reassess Bristol’s struggling special education needs and disabilities services.

Data highlights need for renters to be better protected

Hundreds of people in Bristol have been recognised as homeless in the last few years because a private tenancy ended. Will a national policy ending 'no fault' evictions be enough to address this?

Parents and staff warn of post-Covid nursery placement shortage

Staffing shortages are forcing nurseries in the city to close or scale back services.

Campaigners face uphill battle to save two BS5 pubs from redevelopment

From the Redfield residents trying to preserve a historic cinema to the Barton Hill activists just wanting to keep their last local, there are common frustrations for communities trying to hang on to the places that matter to them.

Bristol’s nursery schools battle to stay afloat as government proposals offer lifeline

Bristol's 12 council-funded nurseries, which play a vital role in reducing inequalities among young children, aren't sustainable due to years of underfunding.

Campaigners welcome plans to ban no-fault evictions but warn renters may still need more protection

Government white paper finally delivers on promise to end no-fault evictions that can see tenants kicked out with two months' notice – but appears to leave loopholes landlords can exploit.