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Area in Focus

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.

How St Paul’s residents fought to make the Malcolm X Centre a space for the community

The Malcolm X Centre on Ashley Road is one of Bristol’s most well-known and treasured community venues. What’s less well remembered is the struggle local people went through to lay the foundations for that status.

Listen: Kingswood locals care about everything but a ‘meaningless’ by-election

In this episode of our Area in Focus series, we explore how the border town’s high street is struggling and, thanks to boundary changes, it’s facing a political identity crisis

Listen: Why are people so attached to their cars? Bristol prepares for its first ‘liveable neighbourhood’

The council will soon launch a formal consultation on the controversial East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood, before the trial traffic-restriction scheme comes in early next year.

Funding, franchising and finding solutions: exploring south Bristol’s bus crisis

In the midst of bus cuts, local residents came together with councillors and transport providers to discuss transport in Bedminster. But is too much responsibility being put on the community to find the solution?

Meet the estate residents picking up trowels and spades to fight harmful social housing stereotypes

A gardening group at Dove Street, one of Bristol’s landmark high-rise estates, has battled negative representation in the media, fire safety issues and the threat of demolition – and in the process forged a new sense of community.

Have your say: Kingsdown In Focus

Your answers will help us tell stories about Kingsdown that are going unreported and create a more accurate picture of what's really going on in our city.

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Have your say: BS3 In Focus

The Cable wants to tell more stories from different parts of Bristol. That's why we're focusing on new a new area every three months. This time it's BS3!

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