Banjo Island: the close-knit community behind the reputation

Despite its fearsome reputation, we found a warm community and good living on Banjo Island estate in Cadbury Heath.

Inside the UK’s first ever city centre drug testing facility- in the heart of Bristol

As charity The Loop reduced harms by testing drugs at Love Saves The Day this weekend, Bristol also became the first place in the UK to offer city centre testing.

Artists pushed out but fighting back: YardArts Village

From St Pauls to Shirehampton: Circus company YardArts aim to turn leaving the city centre into an opportunity.

Private probation companies are sending more people to jail. But not for committing crimes

Outsourced providers in the Bristol area are under heavy fire for sucking up millions in public money, but failing on public safety and criminal justice. 

Another blow for Filwood, as 80-year-old community centre fights for survival

Will the 80-year-old Filwood Community Centre cling on? And what can be done to revive the Broadway?

Action needed on shocking levels of teacher stress

Teachers' union survey exposes stress crisis in Bristol’s schools, exacerbated by cuts and unsustainable workloads. Could a ‘fair workload charter’ help?

Dependent drinkers in Bristol are trialing MDMA therapy

The UK’s first ever clinical study using MDMA has started in Bristol, in a landmark moment for the use of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy.

Meet the volunteers easing pressure on the NHS

With NHS staff overworked and overstretched, hundreds of volunteers are helping reduce the load.

Stillbirth: a grief like no other

A Bristol charity helps families through the death of a baby. But what can we do to reduce the number of such losses?

Bristol: Highest number of mental health patient preventable deaths

Highly vulnerable patients have died after NHS failings. Why?

Women who built Bristol: ‘We were challenging all the time’

A look at some of the great women who helped shape this city.

Mental health: weighing up the options

As social factors play a role in mental illhealth, why is it so often treated with medication alone?