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In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

‘Absolutely hopeless’: Bristol’s young renters on the crazy demand for rooms in the city

Places are snapped up in minutes, landlords are inundated with requests for viewings, and renters are even being forced into bidding wars over properties.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

Families on the frontline of Bristol’s rental crisis

Jess Connett
Jess Connett

Features

'How I bounced back from a drug overdose induced coma'

Joe Skirkowski

Features

Andreas Malm: 'Why climate activists should engage in acts of sabotage'

Environmental protesters need to rethink their tactics, argues a Swedish scholar of human ecology who came to Bristol this week.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Features

Having to choose between heating and food

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Features

Can Kingsdown Sports Centre and Jubilee Pool be saved?

Jess Connett
Jess Connett

Features

Does this Bristol pilot project suggest the UK is moving towards less draconian drug laws?

The £5 million pilot project came to Bristol earlier this year to help get more people into treatment and prevent reoffending.

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

Sexual harassment

After a drinks spiking incident at Pryzm, students speak out on sexual harassment

With Sarah Everard and Sabina Nessa driving a new wave of anger about women's safety, how safe is a night out in Bristol?

Filiz Gurer
Filiz Gurer

Features

Why Bristol Uni is taking a more progressive stance on drugs

The uni is going to focus on harm reduction and not punishment when dealing with drugs on campus.

Mattha Busby
Mattha Busby

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Battle over Bristol’s strip clubs reignited as licenses renewed for now

Bristol’s two sexual entertainment venues have their licenses renewed, but council plans could see them banned next year.

Matty Edwards Aphra Evans
Matty Edwards and Aphra Evans

Coronavirus in Bristol

How Bristol is responding to surging demand for mental health support linked to Covid-19

The rise in referrals was lower in Bristol than the national average. The Cable speaks to NHS and voluntary mental health services about how they are coping during the pandemic and what is on the horizon.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Bristol and the Climate Crisis

How Bristol communities are building grassroots action to tackle climate change

Six community groups across the city are taking up the daunting challenge of how to inform local people about the climate crisis and how to reduce their carbon footprint.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
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