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The Bristol Cable is created and owned by over 2,500 people in the city. With in-depth reporting, free events and a free quarterly print edition, The Bristol Cable is redefining local journalism through groundbreaking investigations, campaigning for change and amplifying marginalised voices. Online, in print and on the street.
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The Bristol Cable wins funding for ‘The Future of Cities’ solutions series

How can we develop cities fit for the future? Over the next year, the Cable will explore solutions being pioneered here in Bristol and around the world to answer this question.

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Reports

Bristol media urges mayor to reverse ban on local democracy reporters from briefings

The Cable has joined other outlets in the city in sending an open letter to Marvin Rees, after the mayor insisted that LDR reporters are not 'banned' but simply 'not invited'.

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Cable Community News

Bristol’s mayor shouldn’t cherry pick which journalists attend his briefings

Local democracy reporters have been banned from attending Marvin Rees’ press conferences, sparking a boycott from local media outlets.

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Callouts

Share your experiences of living in a high-rise

Do you have a positive story about the social aspects of living in a high-rise apartment building? Are you having problems with crime or antisocial behaviour, or with maintenance in a tower block that’s in disrepair?

Have your say

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Bristol Mayoral Referendum

The Cable view: Time to build a new political system in Bristol

After voting to scrap the mayoral system, Labour and the Greens have the opportunity to form a progressive alliance. But Bristol’s political culture needs work, too.

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Bristol Mayoral Referendum

How Bristol is run isn’t just a political debate. It impacts our everyday lives.

We should care about the mayoral referendum in May because the importance of local democracy goes beyond the media and political bubble.

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Callouts

How do you feel about the end of Covid restrictions?

This week, the government announced it’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan – the end of restrictions in England. We want to know how people in Bristol feel about it.

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Cable Community News

A look back at our 2021 AGM

Not your average media shareholder meeting.

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Callouts

Have you experienced problems with your landlord since the pandemic started?

We want to investigate rogue landlords, poor conditions and council enforcement to help inform the debate on solutions.

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Callouts

How do you feel about the not guilty verdict of the Colston 4?

We want to know what you think about the verdict in the landmark trial and what needs to happen next in the wider debate about statues and how we remember our past.

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In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system