City

Gasheads are taking action against hunger in Bristol

Disgusted at the rise of food poverty in Bristol, a group of Rovers fans are stepping up.

Jack Newcombe

Cable Community News

The Bristol Cable wins major grant funding

What this exciting grant means for the Cable, how members got us here, and why it’s still all about membership.

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

Removing Rough Sleepers

Rough sleeping EU migrants are safe from Immigration Enforcement and the council, for now

 One less thing to fear for the city’s rough sleepers

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Bristol and Beyond

Pregabalin: Bristol’s ‘emerging’ prescription drug problem

As pregabalin and gabapentin are liberally prescribed by GPs — and putting drug users at risk on the black market — the government is taking action.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Cable Community News

Why we’re running a free course in the fundamentals of quality journalism

It’s free to access and you can apply up to the 12th of February

Adam Cantwell-Corn
Adam Cantwell-Corn

Features

Coercion: the disturbing hidden crime of controlling a partner

It’s at the heart of domestic abuse, but the police are failing to implement the new law.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

City

Do you want advertising in your parks?

Anti-advertising campaigners warn that introducing advertising into Bristol’s green spaces could detract from the wellbeing they provide.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Video

Taking on diversity beyond tokens

In December, the Cable brought together members of the local community and media organisations to discuss issues of representation.

Sandi Dheensa

Cable Community News

Co-op note: investing in what?

Much has been made recently about encouraging investment in Bristol – generally, for big headline-grabbing infrastructure projects. At the Cable we’ll be investing in the city in a different way over 2018, and we’re not talking about an underground network.

The Bristol Cable
The Bristol Cable

City

UPDATE: ‘Seismic victory’ for music venues as government backs new law

Legislation supported by Bristol MPs and music venues now looks certain to help protect the future of the city’s nightlife.

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Interviews

“It’s not just about venues, but the culture of this country”: Fleece owner Chris Sharp

After the #SaveThekla campaign breathed new life into the conversation around protecting Bristol’s nightlife, the Cable spoke to The Fleece’s Chris Sharp, who’s seen it all

Matty Edwards
Matty Edwards

Investigations

Explore and help us investigate the Bristol properties owned offshore

From major hotels and office blocks, to flats and single car parking spaces, hundreds of properties in Bristol are owned through companies based overseas. Most of these companies are based in tax havens, marked by secrecy and opportunities for dodging taxes or hiding the origins of their money.

Adam Cantwell-Corn Alon Aviram
Adam Cantwell-Corn and Alon Aviram
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