Reports

Reports

Looking at the world through the lens of empathy

Jaldeep walks the streets with Bristol resident Anela Wood, who is blind, to understand how everyday streets become dangerous obstacle courses, from overgrown bushes to silent e-scooters. Through her work with Sight Loss Councils, she’s pushing for lasting change in how we design and care for pub...

Jaldeep Katwala
Jaldeep Katwala

Reports

Seven activists stand in a blue hall holding green pamphlets reading 'Boycott Israel. Free Palestine'.

Door to door divestment: Lessons from the Bristol Apartheid-Free Zone

Priyanka Raval George Colwey
Priyanka Raval, George Colwey and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Area in Focus

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‘We’ve got a fighting chance’: How Hillfields is reviving a vital community hub

Priyanka Raval
Priyanka Raval and Begonya Miranda

Reports

East Bristol’s ‘liveable neighbourhood’: Is this really progress?

The Cable has been collecting data since November on how residents of east Bristol feel about the scheme and how it has impacted them so far. Hundreds of people responded to our call out, and their message is clear…

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison, Nicole Skidmore, Matt Lay and Laurence Ware

Investigations

Revealed: how two Bristol men lifted the lid on their union’s failures to tackle racism

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

Labour see off challenge by Reform UK to narrowly hold on in West of England Mayor election

John Wimperis

Reports

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‘They needed to know how wrong this was’: one woman’s battle against council bailiffs

Bristol City Council claims to have an ‘ethical’ debt collection policy, but has sent bailiffs to thousands of vulnerable residents’ doors. After pressure from ACORN, the council has finally committed to investigate.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Reports

Metro Mayor for the West of England: Meet the candidates (and the chaos)

The WECA elections are taking place on 1 May. But what does the West of England Mayor even do, and who should Bristolians vote for? Here’s our complete guide to the candidates.

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Reports

Marvin Rees receives payment from energy giant he awarded massive contract to

US firm Ameresco is now a paying client of Lord Rees of Easton, who struck the £1 billion City Leap decarbonisation deal with the firm when he was Bristol’s mayor.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Reports

What does the arrest of metro mayor and MP Dan Norris mean for his constituents?

The MP for North East Somerset and Hanham was arrested on suspicion of rape and child sex offences last week. He was immediately suspended from the Labour Party.

John Wimperis

Reports

This image features the logo and title for Bristol Unpacked, a podcast presented by The Bristol Cable. It includes stylized illustrations of host Neil Maggs and this week's guest, photographer Colin Moody in yellow circles against a grey abstract background.

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with photographer Colin Moody on documenting the city, and the threats to its nightlife

In the first of a new season of Unpacked, Neil talks to Colin about his new book collaboration with Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley, celebrating Bristol's nightlife – and the challenges venues face in the post-Covid era.

Alex Turner Neil Maggs George Colwey
Alex Turner, Neil Maggs and George Colwey

Reports

Squalid conditions continue at Queen’s Court despite council action

Residents of a Clifton block of flats have rallied against persistent damp and mould and another rent increase. But now some are facing eviction threats from their London landlords.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards
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