The Cable wants to tell more stories from different parts of Bristol. That’s why, every three months we’re getting out into a new area, listening to locals and telling stories that matter.
Area in Focus
St Pauls
Clifton
Kingsdown
BS3
‘Instead of 20 people on the bus, we’ll have 10 taxis’: how cuts to Bristol’s buses are hitting BS3
Axing bus services is leaving already marginalised communities stranded. New responsive travel initiatives are aiming to connect communities to key transport routes, but do they really meet people's needs?
Lockleaze
‘Crisis’ extends housing misery for Lockleaze buyers, as L&G admits mould issues on sister scheme
Modular homes at Legal & General's Bonnington development will be taken off their foundations, leaving buyers waiting up to a year, while serious mould problems had to be fixed at another scheme in Yorkshire, the Cable can reveal.
Filwood
‘A beautiful spot, crying out to be nurtured’: meet the people behind Filwood’s gardening revolution
Campaigns to save green spaces around Knowle West from developers have gained deserved attention. But residents have also taken it upon themselves to reclaim smaller plots, which are now thriving for the community’s benefit.
Barton Hill and Redfield
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.
