This Better Work

Four individuals holding a banner that reads 'Educators for Peace: Solidarity' at an outdoor rally, with union and Palestinian flags visible, and a park setting in the background.

‘Everyone should do something, but it needs to be useful’: Unions walk out in support of Palestine

Workplace days of action encourage workers to engage in a lunchtime walkout in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The actions have generated debate within unions, but build on a long history of international solidarity in Bristol.

Adam Quarshie
Adam Quarshie

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something – Meg and Bryony from SLEEC on smashing the patriarchy for good

Megan Baker and Bryony Ball join Isaac and Priyanka to discuss dismantling the roots of male violence – and why so few men can express what masculinity actually feels like.

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

Area in Focus

Group of six cheerful young people posing together in front of a colorful graffiti wall with the word 'Hartcliffe' (partly obscured) on it.

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?

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Opinion

Recent floods show once again that it’s high time to formally recognise the rights of the River Avon

Rivers are rights-bearing beings that deserve to have a voice in our decision-making structures – and to be treated as life-sustaining ecosystems, not vessels to carry away human waste.

Becca Blease
Becca Blease

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Samira Musse on community power, how to consult with people, and giving kids confidence lessons

What do the powers-that-be get wrong when they come to talk to communities – and how could this be done better? And why are youth services so crucial?

Alex Turner Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media George Colwey
Alex Turner, Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media and George Colwey

Reports

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?

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Photography

A person with a mohawk and tattooed arms is sitting outdoors at what appears to be a festival gathering. The setting includes other casually dressed individuals in a relaxed, social atmosphere.

Tattoos in a Dock City: celebrating the tales behind Bristol’s body art

The meaning of a person’s tattoo can be nothing – or everything. A project by two local photographers aims to showcase the rich variety that makes the scene in Bristol so special.

Joshua Collins Kieran Woodham
Joshua Collins and Kieran Woodham

Features

Urban street scene showing a cyclist in the foreground and a lineup of parked cars on either side, with commercial buildings.

‘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?

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something with Led by Donkeys and the guerrilla story wars

If there was ever a perfect encapsulation of 'Just Doing Something' - it may well be Led By Donkeys, the activists who have made their name with viral political stunts.

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

Reports

An aerial photo of a row of buildings, where one of the roofs has collapsed

One of Bristol’s worst ‘eyesore’ buildings has partially collapsed. What is the council doing about it?

The roof of a building owned by a notorious Bristol landlord has caved in, after years of attempts to force him to clean it up.

Alex King
Alex King

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

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Listen: Bristol Unpacked, with councillor Barry Parsons on Green power in City Hall, and improving relations with council tenants

What's behind Bristol's Green surge? How does it feel to be finally leading the city council? And does the party have any new ideas on the housing crisis? Join Neil Maggs as we get stuck into a brand-new season of Bristol Unpacked…

Alex Turner Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media George Colwey
Alex Turner, Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media and George Colwey

Interviews

‘Having the odd disabled model is not enough’: the Bristol woman shaking up the beauty industry

Millie Flemington-Clare was born with cystinosis, which affects just a few thousand people across the world. She explains why accessible makeup has more than just cosmetic importance.

Steph Cullen
Steph Cullen
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