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Updates from The Bristol Cable about the co-operative, including milestones, callouts, membership announcements, and editorials.

‘Pollution knows no postcode’ – Cable members in Avonmouth chat dirty industry

We’ve been covering dirty industries in Avonmouth. This month’s meeting saw people from the neighbourhood discuss the issue.

Cable members in Knowle West talking about drugs

Our monthly members’ meeting took place in Knowle West this week, exploring drug related issues in the city

Finally: A victory on housing crisis transparency

A year later, the council have responded to calls to take on developers. Here is the Cable’s take. 

The Bristol Cable: inside your people-powered media

From edition 13, OUT NOW! Read more from this edition. When times are bad, we need public good more than ever. Austerity is under the...

Celebrating Bristol’s change makers

Edition 13: We’re looking at the city’s change makers, past and present. In its own way, the Cable is changing the rules - creating media owned and led by those it serves.

Co-op news: Cable members launch into action!

Using ‘big organising’ methods members are leading the way to turn the Cable into the UK’s first sustainable city-wide media coop. Photos: Norberto Fernandez Soriano

Members meeting: Sowing the seeds for a sustainable media co-op

Packed Cable meeting sees the launch of a pioneering membership campaign led by members for a sustainable media co-op.

Annual General Meeting “fun” shocker!

VOTING RESULTS INCLUDED. On Wednesday 5th April, 104 Cable members crowded into the Malcolm X centre in St Pauls for the Bristol Cable AGM 2017.

Advertising job: got what it takes?

The Bristol Cable is seeking a freelance advertising representative within Bristol

This month: issues and stories we focus on

Got any leads? Wonder what Cable content is being researched behind the scenes? Check out our media Coordinators’ areas of focus… This month Alec (@alecsaelens)...

A night with Poetic Pilgrimage; The Hip Hop Hijabis. 25.11.16

Conversation and music with Bristol born and bred Muslim Hip Hop and Spoken Word duo, expressing the world as they see it through the art...

Revealed: Bristol’s police and mass mobile phone surveillance

Evidence points to Avon and Somerset Constabulary and five other forces having bought devices that can spy on thousands of phones at a time...

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