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

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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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.

We’re hiring: Workplace Lead (Operations)

This crucial role developing and administering our workplace and its systems helps make it possible for us to deliver our journalism and community engagement.

Two years after Bristol’s Kill the Bill unrest, protesters condemn ‘unjust’ sentences and the media narrative

Protesters descended on Bridewell police station this week to mark two years since a peaceful demonstration turned ugly. They were out in force in support of people put in prison for their involvement in the disorder.

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.

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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MPs recommend government funding to ‘revive’ local journalism

In a new report, MPs acknowledge that local journalism is in crisis, saying major outlets have compromised quality for clicks and more funding is needed to support local public interest journalism.

The Bristol Cable wins grant funding for community tech

Funding to develop and democratise our in-house membership platform will come from Power to Change.

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.

Callout: How is Bristol’s bus chaos affecting you?

We want to hear your experiences of the recent cuts to Bristol's bus services, as we explore solutions to the problem.

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Lockleaze 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. Last time it was Filwood, and now it's Lockleaze!

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Help us find housing solutions of the future

After years of reporting on Bristol's housing crisis, we're going to be digging into solutions to it. And we need your help!

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