Matty Edwards

Features

Division emerges over Bristol’s first liveable neighbourhood scheme

In a trial later this year, cars will be prevented from driving through a large area of Barton Hill, Redfield and St George. The plans have sparked passionate support and equally intense opposition. 

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

‘Life-saving’ council service for adults with learning disabilities facing cut

A Bristol woman says Concord Lodge saved her sister's life at a time when adults with learning disabilities are being locked up in psychiatric hospitals due to a lack of alternative.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

End to no-fault evictions in sight as reforms to the private rented sector finally arrive 

Housing campaigners have welcomed the long-anticipated Renters Reform Bill entering Parliament and committed to closing any loopholes for landlords to exploit.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Future of Cities

Car-free utopia or burning bollards: how can Bristol build a truly ‘liveable’ neighbourhood?

Bristol is about to restrict traffic in its first liveable neighbourhood pilot. What can the city learn from the success story of Milan's 'open squares' initiative, and the cautionary tale of Oxford's low-traffic neighbourhoods?

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards and Alessio Perrone

Reports

Major restrictions on cars revealed in Bristol’s first liveable neighbourhood scheme

A range of measures blocking cars from driving through Barton Hill, Redfield and St George will be trialled later this year.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Investigations

Revealed: Carpentry firm that switched names and pocketed deposits now under investigation

After reporting on a shadowy online firm that regularly changed names and owed multiple customers hundreds of pounds last year, the Cable has found evidence linking it to a new business that also keeps shifting its identity.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

The Cable view: Bristol renters can’t wait any longer for reform

After reporting for years on the city’s broken rental market, the Cable supports those demanding that the long-awaited Renters Reform Bill becomes a reality – now.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

Bristol renters descend on Westminster to demand greater rights and protections

Four years after the government promised to ban no-fault evictions, renters are still waiting for a lifeline in the Renters Reform Bill that would correct the power imbalance with private landlords. 

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Area in Focus

Explained: what vision for major 2,000-home development could mean for Bedminster

The regeneration of Whitehouse Street will change the face of Bedminster. So how does the masterplan shape up on affordable housing, high rises and protecting jobs?

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Matty Edwards and Daisy Steinhardt

Future of Cities

‘The company needs to be held accountable’: Bristol passengers speak out about bus misery

Amid calls for Bristol’s struggling bus services to be franchised, passengers share their stories of failing to get to work and education on time, while some are left with no choice but to walk, get a cab or drive. 

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Area in Focus

A population explosion is coming to Bedminster. So what does the future look like?

A wave of new housing developments is coming to Bedminster, Southville and Windmill Hill. So a new community project asks what the future should hold for the area.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

A copy of the Bristol Cable on a yellow background with a front cover about rent controls. A blue silhouette holds a placard that reads "no rent increase".

Cable reporting inspires action on rogue landlord database

A win for transparency, as motion to address the city's private renting crisis passes, with the Cable acknowledged as a key contributor to the process.

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Eliz Mizon and Matty Edwards
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