Steph Cullen

Two women hold a sign between them against a brick wall

Features

Seen Sisters: the Bristol women highlighting invisible disabilities

Facing a gruelling benefits system, stigma and insecure housing, the collective is reimagining spaces for a better future

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Features

A woman with blonde hair works on her laptop at a table in her garden with her child in a pushchair in the foreground

Meet the Bristol author helping women write their way through early motherhood

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Interviews

‘Having the odd disabled model is not enough’: the Bristol woman shaking up the beauty industry

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen
Abstract painting of two individuals against a green and blue backdrop, one wearing a bright green top and glasses, seated, and the other in a white shirt, standing slightly behind.

Features

‘Letting people be who they want’: an award-winning photographer’s collaboration with a Bristol charity

It was chance that led Argentinian photographer Sebastián Bruno to walk into the Hive Avon, which works with people who have learning disabilities. But the rapport he built with people accessing its services kept him coming back.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

General Election 2024

Election hopefuls feel the heat on independent living, accessible housing and disability rights

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen
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Reports

‘Stealth closures’ of libraries leave casual staff facing hardship and city with fewer warm spaces

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Features

Image of Kevin Baker, who was left paralysed on one side in 2004, says money struggles mean he is less able to use support services, taken at Paul's Place in Coalpit Heath (credit: David Griffiths)

Disabled people are struggling to access ‘lifeline’ services amid the cost-of-living crisis

University of Bristol research has uncovered a dire national picture around disabled people’s financial wellbeing. We spoke to locals who are worrying about heating bills and visiting crucial social spaces less often.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Reports

How local ‘health hubs’ could encourage more women to get checked for breast cancer

Bristol breast cancer rates are 16% higher than the national average, and women from deprived areas are less likely to attend appointments. We asked women about the impact better community-based services could make.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Features

Rising demand and falling donations causing shortages at Bristol food banks

The cost of living crisis means more people need food banks – but fewer are donating. The Cable spoke to organisations across the city trying to help the growing number of households who can't afford to eat.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Features

The menopause leaves some women struggling to work. But what can be done about it?

From depression to anxiety and chronic pain, it can be debilitating to go through the menopause. The Cable spoke to women about their experience and support at work.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Features

Do women really have equity in Bristol workplaces?

For International Women's Day, Steph Cullen interviews women about their experiences in the workplace, and asks: how equitable are Bristol's workplaces for women really?

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Voices

‘I needed therapy after I gave birth, but now I’m going it alone’

Steph experienced a mental health crisis while having her second child. Therapy saved her, but when it ended she felt loss.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen
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