Edition 20

Interviews

Charmaine Lawrence: Rapper, entrepreneur, activist

From pots of shea butter to awards ceremonies and magazine launches, Bristol businesswoman Charmaine Lawrence’s journey has been all about taking other talent with her

Laura Down

Voices

Diary of a learning disabilities nurse

Becky Henderson

People's History

The tragic story of Hannah Wiltshire and a Bedminster Workhouse resonates today

Rosemary Caldicott

housing Bristol

Housing coops: a landlord you can trust

For the many people in Bristol renting their homes and unable to buy, housing cooperatives offer an alternative way to live.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Infographics

The Alternative South West Rich List

Matthew Hollinshead

Opinion

Opinion: Electric cars are not the answer

Adam Reynolds

Investigations

Revealed: Thousands of kids are being put in isolation, fuelling schools debate

A Bristol Cable investigation can reveal Bristol schools are sending children to isolation 1,000 times a week, shedding light on the controversial form of discipline where children are removed from class.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Edition 20

Time to play as Bristol launches plan

Work with under-11s was cut when the council cut its youth services budget by 30% last year, but Bristol’s organisations have come together to find...

Joe Skirkowski

housing Bristol

Some locals are financially benefiting from gentrification in St Pauls. But at a cost.

Crime may be down, and some locals are cashing in but there’s nostalgia for a different St Pauls.

Henry Palmer

Opinion

Opinion: Eye-watering sums paid to interim managers and opaque recruitment must change

It’s high time for greater transparency in the world of interim managers at Bristol City Council, writes Tin Hinson Colin Molton works four days a...

Tin Hinson

Opinion

Goodbye to unfair letting fees 

Victory for renters who for too long have had to fork out.

Jessica Walters

Investigations

Revealed: NHS under fire for steep increase in charging migrants for healthcare

Evidence suggests vulnerable people who should get free healthcare are being forced to cough up, while others are being chased by bailiffs.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Too hot to handle? Help us investigate fire at 'The Office' in Speedwell

“It seems the bigger and more dangerous the fire, the less scrutiny it receives." We're calling on readers to share information to help crack the case of the Strachan and Henshaw fire.

Alon Aviram
Alon Aviram

Opinion

'It’s time to force supermarkets to reduce plastic waste'

A Bristol plastic attack rebel says we must call time on corporate freedom to pollute, after Sir David Attenborough backs campaign to hand back plastic.

Alex Morss

Fight For Fair Air

Farming's devastating impact on urban air pollution

Ammonia – one of the major sources of pollution is unregulated and unmonitored by the government.

Lorna Stephenson