Edition 32

Features

Cooking up a storm: The project tackling Bristol’s rising food poverty

The Mazi Project provides pre-portioned meal kits to marginalised young people to address food poverty in the city.

Emma Blackmore
Emma Blackmore

Voices

‘I was finally diagnosed with ADHD at 25. Would I have got this sooner if I was a boy?’

Dolores McGurran
Dolores McGurran

Voices

‘I needed therapy after I gave birth, but now I’m going it alone’

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen

Opinion

A fresh approach to regulating e-scooters would help both consumers and the industry

Extended e-scooter trials hand operators such as Voi an effective monopoly on local use. More thoughtful regulation would be fairer, and could help drive the innovation the technology needs to prove its green credentials.

Nick Scott
Nick Scott

Investigations

Rogue landlord yacht owner turns to Airbnb after fleecing tenants’ of their deposits

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Features

Delays with at-home sexual health tests leave Bristolians with a sense of frustration

Andy Leake
Andy Leake

Future of Cities

Taking back control: is bus franchising the route out of Bristol’s public transport chaos?

Metro Mayor Dan Norris says he is open to Bristol taking greater public control over its bus services, but he is currently lagging behind other regional leaders who are pushing ahead with reforms in an attempt to improve vital bus services.

Tom Wall
Tom Wall

Edition 32

‘When you dance with other people, amazing things happen’: The value of Bristol’s nightlife

Bristol's nightlife isn't just about escape and excess, research shows nightclubs can have beneficial impacts on mental health and wellbeing.

Jim Ottewill
Jim Ottewill

Features

Exclusive: Police paying out damages to protesters on hundreds of claims

Avon and Somerset police are counting the cost of recent protest crackdowns.

Jack Barton

Area in Focus

A population explosion is coming to Bedminster. So what does the future look like?

A wave of new housing developments is coming to Bedminster, Southville and Windmill Hill. So a new community project asks what the future should hold for the area.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Features

Turbo Island got tarmacked, was there a better alternative?

An outpouring of posts eulogising the wonders of Turbo Island poured forth on social media, bemoaning the loss of a “cultural icon”. But what does it mean for Stokes Croft?

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval

Reports

Bristol City Council investigates notorious property boss for potential breach of legal order

In 2022, landlord Mushtaq Ahmed was fined £3,000 and given 150 days to clean up three dilapidated buildings in Bristol – but there’s been little sign of improvement since.

Alex King
Alex King
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