Edition 30

Opinion

Why community action is also needed to tackle the energy crisis

In the face of government inaction on the energy crisis, Bristol Energy Network has been organising grassroots action to stop people from falling into fuel poverty.

Rachel Moffat
Rachel Moffat (Bristol Energy Network)

People's History

Avon Street Gasworks: shedding a light on Bristol’s industrial and social history

Dr James Watts (University of Bristol) and Lena Ferriday (University of Bristol)

Features

Sound of the South Asian underground

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Interviews

Bridging the gap: A campaign empowering south Bristol’s youth

Youth Moves is addressing the cultural, social and economic divide that stops young people south of the river achieving their potential.

Billy Stockwell
Billy Stockwell

Opinion

‘Rwanda is just one part of the government’s latest attack on asylum seekers’

Tom Daly
Tom Daly (Bristol Refugee Rights)

Photography

Photoessay: Lakota at 30

Mark Simmons

Reports

Lost learning: ‘My grandson’s being failed by a broken education system’

The grandmother of a boy repeatedly removed from Bristol primary schools speaks out, as the city's mayor backs a zero-exclusions policy.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

Bristol landlords are cashing in on lucrative short-term lets

As properties are advertised at eye-watering prices, there have been calls for regulation of short-term and holiday lets in Bristol.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Edition 30

“We’re expected to carry our babies while we also carry the burden of the statistics”

With black women four times more likely to die during pregnancy, the Black Maternity Matters pilot project launches in Bristol to address disparities in maternal healthcare.

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Edition 30

Data highlights need for renters to be better protected

Hundreds of people in Bristol have been recognised as homeless in the last few years because a private tenancy ended. Will a national policy ending 'no fault' evictions be enough to address this?

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

Parents and staff warn of post-Covid nursery placement shortage

Staffing shortages are forcing nurseries in the city to close or scale back services.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

Campaigners face uphill battle to save two BS5 pubs from redevelopment

From the Redfield residents trying to preserve a historic cinema to the Barton Hill activists just wanting to keep their last local, there are common frustrations for communities trying to hang on to the places that matter to them.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner
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