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‘The pressure is driving people out’: nursery workers warn government childcare reforms will backfire
The government has promised to expand free childcare, and confirmed it will relax permitted ratios of nursery workers to children. But staff around Bristol say nurseries won't survive these changes without a major funding boost.
‘Trust in the grooves’: how Bristol’s independent record shops are navigating an uncertain world
The vinyl revival has provided an unlikely bright spot amid a bloodbath of UK high street closures. Bristol’s indie music retailers explain how they are keeping locked, innovating and creating communities to help them survive and thrive.
Delays with at-home sexual health tests leave Bristolians with a sense of frustration
Since the pandemic, walk-in sexual health services in Bristol have given way to home testing kits – but some people are complaining of long delays and inconclusive results, with the council acknowledging access is a 'key issue'.
‘The company needs to be held accountable’: Bristol passengers speak out about bus misery
Amid calls for Bristol’s struggling bus services to be franchised, passengers share their stories of failing to get to work and education on time, while some are left with no choice but to walk, get a cab or drive.
