Council scraps funding support for special needs charity amid surveillance row
The council is expected to face questions this week over the surveillance operation of parents with disabled children, but it denies that the removal of funding support for a charity involved in the row is related.
Bristol’s nursery schools battle to stay afloat as government proposals offer lifeline
Bristol's 12 council-funded nurseries, which play a vital role in reducing inequalities among young children, aren't sustainable due to years of underfunding.
Sex workers and women’s groups respond to consultation showing strong support for strip clubs
The results of a public consultation show 86% of respondents don't want strip clubs banned, just three weeks before the council decides their fate – and that of their workers.
Bristol media urges mayor to reverse ban on local democracy reporters from briefings
The Cable has joined other outlets in the city in sending an open letter to Marvin Rees, after the mayor insisted that LDR reporters are not 'banned' but simply 'not invited'.
Autistic woman wins damages after police put ‘false and misleading’ information on her record
In the latest in a series of payouts from the force, Avon and Somerset Police were found to hold records incorrectly describing her as having 'split personality, violent when not medicated'.
‘It’s not pro-life, it’s pro-misogyny’: Bristol marches on abortion rights
A protest on Saturday saw speakers bring to light the murky legal picture around abortion in the UK, just two weeks after the US Supreme Court effectively banned abortions for millions.
‘This house became the gate to hell’: Bristol modern slavery victims tell of horrific abuse as ringleaders are jailed
Maros Tancos and Joanna Gomulska’s sentencing brings an end to a case charities say highlights the need to address immigration system failures that stop survivors coming forward.
Bristol trial tackling drink spiking is hailed a nationwide success
A pilot project in Bristol has seen reports of drink spiking cases skyrocket – meaning the recent awareness campaign might have made people feel more able to speak out.
