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Bristol History Podcast // Bristol Zoo

As the fifth oldest zoo in the world, Bristol Zoological Gardens has been introducing Bristolians to wild animals since 1836. Tom Brothwell meets with...

City were on a high, but which way will the Robins fly?

Striking photos from the stands at Ashton Gate and a few words from a diehard Robins fan.

Norberto Fernández Soriano and Stanley Hughes

Safeguarding shouldn’t mean alienating: parents criticise FGM investigations

There’s growing discontent among sections of the Bristol Somali community around how anti-FGM efforts are being handled. Getting the balance wrong risks driving a wedge between families and the professionals paid to protect children.

Cable Community News

NHS members’ meeting: Tapping into our membership

We listen to the people of Bristol as well as our members to inform our journalism. This time is was all about the NHS.

The Bristol Cable

Opinion: The re-tendering revolution is eroding our public services

Disruption of care, risky transition periods and dangerous cost-cutting reveal a broken commissioning cycle. However, an alternative is possible.

Community action around the city

Funding cut, services cancelled, staff laid off, but it’s not all bad news. We look at positive community stories from all corners of Bristol.

Hannah Vickers and Matty Edwards

Opinion: Bristol’s new phoneboxes could end up spying on you

Councillors should scrutinise plans to introduce phonebox replacements with potentially worrying surveillance capabilities.

Massive response to Bristol councillor’s petition for Windrush-era citizens

Local residents have launched a campaign to protect them from deportation threats.

Dependent drinkers in Bristol are trialing MDMA therapy

The UK’s first ever clinical study using MDMA has started in Bristol, in a landmark moment for the use of psychedelic drugs in psychotherapy.

Cable Community News

Watch: An event to tackle the pale, male and stale media

‘Chat, meet, and action’, an event organised by the Cable is forging a new network to tackle the the lack of diversity in media together.

The Bristol Cable

Protesters claim victory in blocking “illegal” eviction

ACORN campaigners have stopped former Bristol City Football Club director from evicting a mother and her three small children from their home.

Boot Out Bailiffs

“I was chased by bailiffs and the council for a debt I never owed”

This man was hounded for 11 months for money he was never required to pay.

Adam Cantwell-Corn

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