Protest reaps the rewards: repairs to housing

Following a demonstration against dangerous housing conditions, a Liv N Let manager attended the home of one of the three tenants and promised that repairs...

Still going strong! Ujima radio 7 years on

The past seven years have been an epic roller coaster ride for Ujima Radio, with the likes of Shaggy, Africa Bambaata and Benjamin Zephaniah appearing...

MITIE fine?

In the first of a series, we take a look at some of the corporate movers and shakers headquartered in Bristol. Illustration: Kleiner Shames

Easton residents protest “damp & dangerous” housing

Over 50 people protested today outside Liv n Let property agency on Mina road in St Werburghs. The demonstration organised by ACORN Bristol community union...

Liv n Let Die: Del Brown – Bristol Entrepreneur or “Slum Landlord” ?

Single mums demand repairs and a halt to “revenge eviction”. Del Brown, a Bristol born and bred multi-millionaire, is “damaging the health of his tenants” claim...

Burning into national consciousness: looking back on the Hartcliffe riots

Hartcliffe rioted twenty-three years ago, soon after the last Conservative government was elected. We cast an eye back to dark times and the seeds of...

Bristol lawyers challenge UK’s flogging of justice to Saudi Arabia

Government responds by trying to block NGO from bringing case A High Court challenge has been launched by a Bristol solicitor against the Ministry of...

Solar flair or damp squib?

In 2013, Bristol council announced ambitious plans to cut its tenants’ energy bills by putting solar panels on their roofs. Two years on, we find...

Going cold Turkey? Drugs & alcohol advice services severed

Community drug and alcohol advice services in Bristol are struggling to keep afloat and provide vital support to people facing the cutbacks of austerity. Words:...

Westminster to Bristol: localising power

It’s time for a real local debate on devolution. Let’s put aside the petty party politics, and instead focus on what kind of powers and...

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Mi Casa, Su Casa: The Bristol cafe that is ‘giving back’ to those in need

As another round of austerity begins and cuts to the most vulnerable are continued, the Bristol Cable visits the independent Café Casa during their free...