Reports
South Bristol’s new youth centre is technically in Knowle West. Can it deliver for kids from Hartcliffe too?
A huge Youth Zone, part of a national network, will be opening in 2026 by the Imperial Retail Park. But is it what this side of the city needs? And will young people feel welcome, no matter what postcode they live in?
Traffic jams around East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood fuel anger, as council calls for patience
A campaign to halt the East Bristol Liveable Neighbourhood has sprung up before the trial scheme is fully in place. Can the attempt to reduce traffic through St George, Redfield and Barton Hill survive this bump in the road?
‘Liveable neighbourhoods’ have caused uproar in east Bristol. How will they fare south of the river?
The council has started consulting on making large areas of south Bristol friendlier to pedestrians and cyclists. What do residents want – and have lessons been learned about how to communicate with them?
Righting a historic injustice: why special needs teachers at one Bristol school walked out
Engaging children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is a rewarding but challenging job. When teachers at a Bristol school found they had been underpaid for years, slow progress in negotiations led to a strike.
‘We need to face them on the streets’: how trade unions are responding to the far-right threat
The scale of the recent far-right turnout in Bristol rattled many trade unionists. Now, an anti-racist taskforce is forming to organise opposition in the South West, but activists say unions must show they have migrant workers’ backs.
