Lorna Stephenson, Author at The Bristol Cable

Lorna Stephenson

How will council cuts affect you? Social care

The Cable would like to hear from readers about how you think the council’s proposed cuts will affect you or your family.

Lorna Stephenson

City

Council management blasted in damning report

Incompetent management, democratic failures and a culture of bullying – report published today on council austerity programme 2012-16.

Lorna Stephenson

Bristol and Beyond

Air quality: Blue sky thinking?

UWE Bristol researchers are creating a ‘toolkit’ for radical, citizen-led action on air pollution.

Lorna Stephenson

Reports

Feminists vs. wife beater Floyd Mayweather, round two

Domestic abuser and boxer Floyd Mayweather due to appear at Marriott Hotel event on International Women’s Day.

Lorna Stephenson

City

HIV support service facing 100% cut in funding

“This double blow will leave little or no specialist support for HIV positive people.” – the Brigstowe Project.

Lorna Stephenson

Bristol and Beyond

Meet the man desperately trying to frack the South West

Somerset is the latest target for Gerwyn Williams, who’s been leading a one-man dash for gas throughout Wales and the West Country. Lucky for the county, he’s got a pretty thin track record of actually getting near any drills.

Lorna Stephenson

City

Not business as usual

Bristol’s small and medium-sized business sector is ethnically diverse – but BME-led businesses face barriers to growth and success. Could 2017 be the year when the city finally starts to celebrate its diverse business community instead?

Lorna Stephenson

Reports

City Hall protest over priority housing for DV survivors

Campaigners claim proposals on priority housing for small percentage of individuals in domestic violence refuges don’t go far enough.

Lorna Stephenson

Features

It’s time to talk about HIV

With rates of HIV rising again, the support and education provided by organisations like the Brigstowe Project is more important than ever.

Lorna Stephenson

City

Hundreds protest against school takeover

Protest at Winterbourne International Academy to oppose takeover by Oasis academy chain – as school hit by a ‘financial notice to improve’ from government.

Lorna Stephenson

City