Scrutinising institutions
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Sites set up during coronavirus offer hope for new understanding between Bristol’s vehicle-dwelling communities and the council
In the midst of the pandemic, Bristol council has created two new temporary sites for the city’s vehicle-dwellers. Insiders’ perspectives show just how beneficial providing land in this way is for these ever-diversifying communities.
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Bristol nurseries ‘are being asked to run a bankruptcy model’ during coronavirus
We talk to a nursery manager about the financial impact of coronavirus and the future of early years provision in Bristol.
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Reports Coronavirus In Bristol
Council will have to make spending cuts, as cost of Covid-19 passes £100 million
Bristol City Council has repeatedly called for more funding from central government, because the current level of support leaves a black hole of £86 million.
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Under lockdown, social work has gone virtual. What happens when the real world comes back?
Child protection relies on face-to-face relationships and has been turned inside out by coronavirus. As lockdown eases, there are fears over what might come next.
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Council forced to find alternative for rough sleepers as government scraps scheme
Homeless people in Bristol will be moved out of hotels, where they’d been placed to self-isolate, and into whatever housing the council can lay its...
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You can’t stay home and safe when you’re sleeping rough
As Bristol Homelessness Action week comes to a close, we find out why people are still on the street almost two months after lockdown started. And ask: How might the pandemic change Bristol’s homelessness provision for the better?
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Clifton care home loses third of residents during Covid-19 outbreak
Seven people with coronavirus symptoms have died at Carlton Mansions in Clifton, the Cable has been told.
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Bristol prisoner dies while awaiting trial during coronavirus lockdown
Lawyers and campaigners are calling on the government to “show political courage and rapidly reduce the prison population to save lives”.
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Council owned Bristol Energy put up for sale amid controversy
Opposition councillors are demanding a full inquiry into loss-making Bristol Energy after the city council put it up for sale.
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Revealed: Bristol care workers speak out amid confusion and scramble for PPE during covid-19 outbreaks
New data reveals 60 care home residents have died from coronavirus in two weeks, but some homes with outbreaks haven't had more residents tested.
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Mayor Rees calls for Government bailout to plug £82m blackhole
Mayor Marvin Rees is pleading with the Government for an NHS-style bailout for local authorities as he warned it will take Bristol years to recover from the coronavirus.
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‘We need better data and more testing to avoid coronavirus deaths in our care homes’
New data reveals that nearly one in three of Bristol’s coronavirus deaths have taken place in care homes. Nick Lawrence, a Cable member who used to work in public health, is baffled by the lack of up-to-date data and the government’s testing strategy.
