Edition 19

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My journey into journalism

One Bristol Cable Media Lab graduate’s journey into journalism.

Anna Kostyrina

Moving on: Bristol's Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities

Traveller kids are being "pushed out" says teacher

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Opinion

Tiny homes: ‘An innovative way of getting people to accept less’

Nick Dowson

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Communities standing up: college students, skaters and migrant mums

News is so often depresseing and disempowering. But these Bristolians are making a difference across the city.

Matty Edwards Jess Connett
Matty Edwards and Jess Connett

Photography

Photos: A Vibrant Youth

Seb Peters

Features

Exclusive: Two Bristol activists helping build a new society in Syria

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Opinion

Opinion: Council tax is grossly unfair. It's time for a rethink

After it has gone up again in the face of cuts, it’s time to look at alternatives to this unfair and out-of-date tax.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

In Hartcliffe antisocial behaviour is about more than young people acting up

The common media portrayal of Hartcliffe as being closer to Baghdad than Bedminster is clearly nonsense. But the issue is raw and touches on deeper questions.

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

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Meet Kerry, the Hartcliffe community activist on a mission

“We’ve got so used to things being taken away from us, that a lot of people don’t know we’ve got rights.”

Sandi Dheensa

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How child’s play is a serious matter

A year since the council cut play services, we visit an adventure playground in Southmead.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

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The contested future of St Philip's Marsh

A forgotten part of central Bristol is about to transform – but in whose interests?

Matty Edwards
Lorna Stephenson and Matty Edwards

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Investigating private schools: Not just the fees that are unfair

While state schools are at breaking point, Bristol’s private schools get millions in tax breaks as ‘charitable institutions’ – do they deserve it?

Tin Hinson

Investigations

Revealed: Patients denied treatment by local NHS

GPs and clinical specialists are worried about patients being turned away because of local NHS policies.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

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Changing gear: what next for cycling in Bristol?

To get us out of cars and reduce air pollution, Bristol needs to radically overhaul its cycle network. Other cities are leading the way.

Lorna Stephenson

Features

From homes for heroes to a housing crisis: a potted history of Bristol’s council housing

This year marks a century since the start of serious council housebuilding in our city. After years of neglect, a resurgence in social homes is long overdue

Eugene Byrne