Reports

Council tenant rents to rise by 7% but parks and library cuts shelved under updated budget plans

The updated Bristol City Council budget, which will be finalised in February, also includes proposals to increase the cost of garden waste collections and charging second-home owners full council tax.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Doubts over delayed work parking charge plan to raise cash for city’s struggling public transport

A key council report looking into a workplace parking levy, which could raise over millions every year to improve public transport, has been kept secret. Labour councillors have hinted it could be scrapped.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Bristol Beacon refurb cost spirals by another £25 million

The latest blow to Bristol City Council's finances comes as the authority prepares to cut services from April 2023.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Reports

Image of Save Redfield Cinema campaigners and UWE students presenting plans at a public meeting (credit: Alex Turner)

Campaigners seek new community asset listing for pub with hidden cinema in bid to stop flats plan

Save Redfield Cinema group members say they’re throwing the 'kitchen sink' at blocking redevelopment plans for St George's Hall, as they urge locals to object and present alternative proposals.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner

Reports

‘We had to fight so hard to get here’, says aunt of boy struck with paddle as attacker convicted 

Police have apologised to 12-year-old Antwon Forrest and his family, who say the force’s initial poor response was because of the boy's race.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

This Week in Bristol

A man holding an umbrella walks through a flooded underpass entrance at Lawrence Hill roundabout

This week in Bristol:  Lawrence Hill gets a ‘Lido’

Someone changed the name of the Lawrence Hill roundabout on Google Maps this week, after more than two months of flooding.

Eliz Mizon
Eliz Mizon

Reports

‘Waking watch’ fire patrols stood down at two Bristol tower blocks as flammable cladding removed

Work to remove dangerous EPS cladding has been completed at Eccleston House, scene of a serious fire in autumn 2022, and another Barton Hill tower.

Adam Postans (Local Democracy Reporter)

Podcasts

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Bristol 24/7 editor and Hotwells election hopeful Martin Booth

We sat down with the journalist to discuss his plan to run as an independent candidate in February's Hotwells and Harbourside council by-election, before he pulled out of the race.

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Investigations

Revealed: ‘Miss Conduct’ yacht owner is rogue landlord who spun ‘web of deceit’ to mislead tenants

Thomas Flight hid behind aliases and fake addresses, and deployed aggressive ‘agents’ to deny people living in his St Paul's flats their rights as tenants.

Sean Morrison
Sean Morrison

Reports

The glass ceiling and interior columns if Bristol Central Library

Controversial plans to relocate Bristol’s Central Library scrapped after public outcry

The cost-saving proposal to relocate the library from College Green was met with strong opposition.

Alex Seabrook
Alex Seabrook (Local Democracy Reporter)

In Disrepair: Bristol's broken renting system

A copy of the Bristol Cable on a yellow background with a front cover about rent controls. A blue silhouette holds a placard that reads "no rent increase".

Cable reporting inspires action on rogue landlord database

A win for transparency, as motion to address the city's private renting crisis passes, with the Cable acknowledged as a key contributor to the process.

Eliz Mizon Matty Edwards
Eliz Mizon and Matty Edwards

Callouts

Callout: How is Bristol’s bus chaos affecting you?

We want to hear your experiences of the recent cuts to Bristol's bus services, as we explore solutions to the problem.

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Matty Edwards The Bristol Cable
Matty Edwards and The Bristol Cable
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