Green Capital finances can’t take scrutiny?

Ex-MPs, council leaders, the Bristol Post… everyone’s got something to say – or something to hide – on the latest Green Capital finances debacle. Today...

Library staff furious about written exam ‘selection process’

A new requirement for all Bristol library assistants to undergo formal written exams as part of a 'selection process' for their own jobs has left staff angry and offended, according to emails leaked to the Cable.

The real costs of Bristol Port’s coal imports

Report highlights how Bristol port’s role in supplying coal to UK is linked to destruction...

“People galvanised their resolve to stand up against bigotry”

Photos: Colin Moody On 17th January, bacon was thrown at the windows of Jamia Mosque, Totterdown. A St George flag – mostly associated with nationalist...

Exclusive: Race and religious hate crimes on the rise.

Figures obtained by the Bristol Cable from Avon and Somerset Police show that the the attack on Totterdown Mosque is the tip of the iceberg.

“Doctors have united against the government to protect patients.”

Junior doctors are striking today in response to government plans to change their contracts. Here is why.

“Probably carcinogenic” chemicals, but will the council dither?

Council to vote on motion to ban Monsanto pesticides which “probably cause cancer” from Bristol’s streets, as thousands back petition.

5 powerful Voices from the past year

Voices from communities across Bristol

A year of insightful Features. Our pick

Like what you read? Join the Cable now thebristolcable.org/membership/ Gangs in Bristol: Beyond the headlines (issue 2)  Speaking to former gang members, youth workers, the police, and...

6 memorable investigations we published this year

Millions of pounds invested in fossil fuels by Bristol University and Avon Pension Fund. Tax haven based companies leasing properties from Bristol City Council. Building...

A year of People’s History. 6 of the best.

Mass Grave of Victorian Paupers Discovered in Eastville. Who were they and what did they endure? Issue 1.   2. Victorian Bristol’s radical coffee taverns –...

So Long Cormac. Rest In Power.

It’s with great sadness that we say so long to Cormac Seachoy, an inspiring man, and website co-ordinator at the Bristol Cable.